HS HEADING 3006

Pharmaceutical goods

HEADING

3006

CHAPTER

In plain English

This category includes various pharmaceutical items such as sterile surgical sutures, adhesives, and absorbable materials used in medical procedures. It also covers diagnostic tools like x-ray contrast agents and patient-specific reagents, alongside dental products including cements and fillings for bone reconstruction. The list extends to first aid kits, hormonal contraceptive preparations, and specialized gels for lubrication during surgeries or examinations. Additionally, it encompasses ostomy appliances, waste pharmaceuticals, and placebo kits prepared for clinical trials.

PARAPHRASE OF THE OFFICIAL HS 2022 TEXTS BELOW — NOT LEGAL ADVICE

6-digit subheadings (9)

Official HS 2022 subheading texts. National tariff schedules subdivide these further (8-10 digit lines) and set the actual duty rates.

3006.10

Pharmaceutical goods; sterile surgical catgut, suture materials, tissue adhesives, laminaria, laminaria tents, absorbable surgical or dental haemostatics, and surgical or dental adhesion barriers

3006.30

Pharmaceutical goods; opacifying preparations for x-ray examinations, diagnostic reagents designed to be administered to the patient

3006.40

Pharmaceutical goods; dental cements and other dental fillings, bone reconstruction cements

3006.50

Pharmaceutical goods; first aid boxes and kits

3006.60

Pharmaceutical goods; chemical contraceptive preparations based on hormones, on other products of heading 2937 or on spermicides

3006.70

Pharmaceutical goods; Gel preparations designed to be used in human or veterinary medicine as a lubricant for parts of the body for surgical operations or physical examinations or as a coupling agent between the body and medical instruments

3006.91

Pharmaceutical goods; appliances identifiable for ostomy use

3006.92

Pharmaceutical goods; waste pharmaceuticals

3006.93

Pharmaceutical goods; placebos and blinded (or double-blinded) clinical trial kits for a recognised clinical trial, put up in measured doses

Chapter 30 classification notes

Retail-packaged pharmaceuticals classify under 3004. The chapter is the primary home of controlled medicines (amphetamines, benzodiazepines, opioids) when in final dosage form. Import licences, pharmacy-only restrictions, and prescription requirements apply on top of ordinary customs rules.

Frequent misclassification in this chapter

Dietary supplements without therapeutic claims: Chapter 21 (2106.90). Cosmetic creams with added pharmaceutical actives: Chapter 33 unless the primary purpose is therapeutic. Medical devices vs pharmaceuticals: Chapter 90 for instruments, Chapter 30 for consumables.

Classification certainty

The 6-digit level shown here is the internationally harmonised layer. Duty rates attach to national 8-10 digit tariff lines, which differ by country — use the duty calculator for lane estimates. For binding certainty, request a ruling from the destination customs authority.

Binding tariff ruling database

Other headings in Chapter 30

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