THESE PRODUCTS ARE DIAGNOSTIC REAGENT TESTING KITS. THE PRODUCT USES A PALLADIUM VACUUM PRODUCT SPATTERED ONTO MELINEX AND PE145 MICRON. THE PALLADIUM FILM RAW MATERIAL IS ISSUED TO SELF-MONITOR BLOOD GLUCOSE LEVELS (SMBG) DIAGNOSTIC TEST STRIPS (DIAGNOSTIC REAGENTS) FOR USE BY DIABETES PATIENTS IN BLOOD GLUCOSE MEASURING DEVICES. THIS IS THE ONLY USE THE PRODUCT HAS. DURING MANUFACTURE THE PALLADIUM FILM IS ENZYME COATED AND COMBINED IN A LAMINATION PROCESS WITH GOLD FILM USING A PE SPACER COATED WITH AN ADHESIVE. THE MASTER ROLLS ARE PUNCHED AND SLIT TO PACK 25 STRIPS INTO PLASTIC VIALS CONTAINING DESICCANT. THE MELINEX BASE FILM AND PE ADHESIVE SPACER ACT AS CARRIERS TO GIVE THE STRIP FORM AND ARE NOT PART OF THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE FINISHED ITEM IS CONSIDERED PART OF A MEDICAL DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM.

CLASSIFICATION HAS BEEN DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING:- GENERAL INTERPRETATIVE RULES (GIR)S: GIR 1 HAS BEEN USED TO CLASSIFY THIS PRODUCT BY THE TERMS OF HEADING 9018 - INSTRUMENTS AND APPLIANCES USED IN MEDICAL, SURGICAL, DENTAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCES, INCLUDING SCINTIGRAPHIC APPARATUS, OTHER ELECTROMEDICAL APPARATUS AND SIGHT-TESTING INSTRUMENTS GIR 6 HAS BEEN USED TO CLASSIFY THE GOODS TO SUBHEADING LEVEL 901890 OTHER INSTRUMENTS AND APPLIANCES. CN CODE 90189084 - OTHER. ALSO CLASSIFIED IN ACCORDANCE WITH: HARMONIZED SYSTEM EXPLANATORY NOTES (HSENS) - 9018.90 OTHER INSTRUMENTS AND APPLIANCES