Vitamin C Tablets / Ascorbic Acid — HS Code

Classification Notes

Vitamin C (ascorbic acid) classification depends heavily on the form and presentation. Pure ascorbic acid in bulk is 2936.27. Vitamin C tablets or capsules put up for retail sale as food supplements are 2106.90 as food preparations. The same ingredient attracts different duties depending on whether it is an industrial chemical or a finished consumer supplement. Mixtures of vitamins (multivitamins) put up for retail as supplements are 2106.90. Products making medicinal claims (treating deficiency diseases) may be regulated as medicines and classified under Chapter 30, requiring pharmaceutical marketing authorisation.