Chapter 30: Pharmaceutical products
HTS heading 3006: Pharmaceutical goods specified in note 4 to this chapter
17 numbered lines under heading 3006, including 14 10-digit statistical lines. The first six digits are the international HS subheading; the general column is the normal US duty rate.
| HTS code | Description | Unit | General | Special | Column 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3006 | Pharmaceutical goods specified in note 4 to this chapter: | ||||
| 3006.10.01.00 | Sterile surgical catgut, similar sterile suture materials (including sterile absorbable surgical or dental yarns) and sterile tissue adhesives for surgical wound closure; sterile laminaria and sterile laminaria tents; sterile absorbable surgical or dental hemostatics; sterile surgical or dental adhesion barriers, whether or not absorbable | kg | Free | 40% | |
| 3006.30 | Opacifying preparations for X-ray examinations; diagnostic reagents designed to be administered to the patient: | ||||
| 3006.30.10.00 | Containing antigens or antisera | kg | Free | Free | |
| 3006.30.50.00 | Other | kg | Free | 45% | |
| 3006.40.00.00 | Dental cements and other dental fillings; bone reconstruction cements | kg | Free | 20% | |
| 3006.50.00.00 | First-aid boxes and kits | kg | Free | 45% | |
| 3006.60.00.00 | Chemical contraceptive preparations based on hormones, on other products of heading 2937 or on spermicides | kg | Free | 25% | |
| 3006.70.00.00 | 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 | kg | 5% | Free (A+,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL, JO,K,KR,MA,OM, P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 25% |
| Other: | |||||
| 3006.91.00.00 | Appliances identifiable for ostomy use | kg | 4.2% | Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 45% |
| 3006.92.00.00 | Waste pharmaceuticals | kg | Free | 45% | |
| 3006.93 | Placebos and blinded (or double-blinded) clinical trial kits for a recognized clinical trial, put up in measured doses: | ||||
| 3006.93.10.00 | Packaged with medicinal preparations | kg | Free | 30% | |
| 3006.93.20.00 | Containing over 10 percent by dry weight of sugarNote: See 9904.17.49-9904.17.65. | kg | 40¢/kg + 10.4% | Free (BH,CL,JO,KR,OM,SG) See 9822.05.20 (P+) See 9822.06.10 (PE) See 9822.08.01 (CO) See 9822.09.17 (PA) See 9823.10.01-9823.10.45 (S+) See 9822.03.01 (MA) | 47.4¢/kg +12.2% |
| 3006.93.50.00 | Containing ingredients having nutritional value, in which starch or other foodstuff predominates by weight | kg | 6.4% | Free (A, AU, BH, CL, CO, D, E, IL, JO, KR, MA, OM, P,PA, PE, S, SG) | 20% |
| 3006.93.60.00 | In liquid form for oral intake | liters | 0.2¢/liter | Free (A, AU, BH, CL, CO, D, E, IL, JO, KR, MA, OM, P,PA, PE, S, SG) | 4¢/liter |
| 3006.93.80.00 | Placebos and clinical trial kits containing other chemicals other than medicaments | kg | 5% | Free (A+, AU, BH, CL, CO, D, E, IL, JO, JP, K, KR, MA,OM, P, PA, PE, S, SG) | 25% |
Statistical (10-digit) lines without a rate use the rate of the 8-digit line above them. Additional duties such as Section 301 and Section 232 may apply; check them with the tariff checker.
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Request a free auditSource: Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, 2026 HTS Revision 20 (effective 2026-09-28), U.S. International Trade Commission (hts.usitc.gov), imported 2026-10-07. Reference only; not legal or customs advice or a binding classification. Additional duties under Chapter 99 may apply. ShipWave is not affiliated with the USITC or U.S. Customs and Border Protection.