Microencapsulated iron (ferric saccharate in calcium alginate) classified as food/dietary supplement under heading 2106; tariff 21069099

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....The primary issue was classification of a microencapsulated iron product under the Customs Tariff. Applying GRI and HSN Explanatory Notes, the Authority found the product is a two-component mixture (ferric saccharate and calcium alginate), suitable for human consumption with minimal processing and intended as a dietary supplement; thus it meets the Explanatory Note description of heading 2106 as a food/dietary supplement. Legal basis: exclusionary application of specific chapter/section notes and the explanatory note to heading 2106. Outcome: classified under Chapter 21, Heading 2106, subheading 210690, tariff item 21069099. - AAR....