What is the typical U.S. duty rate for Chapter 30 imports?

General (Column 1) duty rates for ad-valorem lines range from 4.2% to 6.4% (median 5%); roughly 98% of lines enter duty-free. Use the calculator linked from each code page to build a date- and origin-specific import-duty estimate, including applicable Chapter 99 layers and customs fees. Potential AD/CVD exposure is flagged separately and is not included in the estimate.

How are Section 301 and Section 232 measures represented in the HTSUS?

Section 301 and Section 232 measures are represented by Chapter 99 provisions. A catalog link between a provision and a 10-digit line is a screening flag, not a claim that the measure applies; origin, product and material facts, claims, and entry date control the result.

How do I screen for antidumping or countervailing duty (AD/CVD) when using Chapter 30?

AD/CVD orders are issued at the case level by the Department of Commerce against specific products from specific countries. Use the product's base HTS code to find potentially relevant AD/CVD order flags, then read the written order scope; an HTS match alone does not determine coverage.

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Section VI: Products of the Chemical or Allied Industries

Chapter 30: Pharmaceutical products

Q: What does HTS Chapter 30 cover?

Chapter 30 of the U.S. Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTSUS) covers Pharmaceutical products. It sits within Section VI: Products of the Chemical or Allied Industries. Tandom's catalog lists all 219 10-digit statistical lines and 6 4-digit headings in this chapter.

Chapter 30 of the U.S. Harmonized Tariff Schedule covers Pharmaceutical products and sits within Section VI: Products of the Chemical or Allied Industries.

About Chapter 30

Chapter 30 contains 219 10-digit statistical lines grouped under 6 4-digit headings. Brokers, importers, and customs counsel use these codes to declare pharmaceutical products on entry summaries (CBP Form 7501) and to look up the published Column 1, Special, and Column 2 rate notation.

General (Column 1) duty rates for ad-valorem lines in Chapter 30 range from 4.2% to 6.4%, with a median of 5%. About 96% of the chapter's lines (211 of 219) enter duty-free under the general rate. Special-rate notation (including USMCA, KORUS, AGOA, and GSP when authorized) and Chapter 99 measures can modify these base rates for qualifying shipments.

Product-code pages link into the Tandom Tariff Calculator with the base HTS code prefilled. Chapter 99 provision pages instead show mapped base codes and send you to a dated calculator scenario, which determines whether a measure applies from the entry facts. Tandom's data refreshes daily from USITC HTSUS, CBP CSMS, the Federal Register, and the Department of Commerce — the same authoritative sources the trade community files against.

Code	Description	General	Column 2	Special	Units
3001.20.00.00	Extracts of glands or other organs or of their secretions	Free	10%	—	kg
3001.90.01	Other	Free	Free	—	—
3001.90.01.10	··Liver	Free	Free	—	kg
3001.90.01.50	··Other	Free	Free	—	kg
3001.90.01.65	··Heparin	Free	Free	—	kg
3001.90.01.90	·Other	Free	Free	—	kg
3001.90.01.95	··Other	Free	Free	—	kg

Code	Description	General	Column 2	Special	Units
3002.12.00	·Antisera and other blood fractions	Free	Free	—	—
3002.12.00.10	Human blood plasma

Code	Description	General	Column 2	Special	Units
3003.10.00.00	Containing penicillins or derivatives thereof, with a penicillanic acid structure, or streptomycins or their derivatives	Free	15.4¢/kg + 49%	—	kg
3003.20.00.00	Other, containing antibiotics

Code	Description	General	Column 2	Special	Units
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	Free	40%	—	kg
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Chapter 30: Pharmaceutical products

`3003`Medicaments (excluding goods of heading 3002, 3005 or 3006) consisting of two or more constituents which have been mixed together for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, not put up in measured doses or in forms or packings for retail sale:

`3004`Medicaments (excluding goods of heading 3002, 3005 or 3006) consisting of mixed or unmixed products for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, put up in measured doses (including those in the form of transdermal administration systems) or in forms or packings for retail sale:

`3005`Wadding, gauze, bandages and similar articles (for example, dressings, adhesive plasters, poultices), impregnated or coated with pharmaceutical substances or put up in forms or packings for retail sale for medical, surgical, dental or veterinary purposes:

`3006`Pharmaceutical goods specified in note 4 to this chapter:

Frequently asked questions

What does HTS Chapter 30 cover?

What is the typical U.S. duty rate for Chapter 30 imports?

How are Section 301 and Section 232 measures represented in the HTSUS?

How do I screen for antidumping or countervailing duty (AD/CVD) when using Chapter 30?

Code	Description	General	Column 2	Special	Units
3004.10	Containing penicillins or derivatives thereof, with a penicillanic acid structure, or streptomycins or their derivatives:	—	—	—	—
3004.10.10	Containing penicillin G salts

Code	Description	General	Column 2	Special	Units
3005.10	Adhesive dressings and other articles having an adhesive layer:	—	—	—	—
3005.10.10.00	·Coated or impregnated with pharmaceutical substances

3003Medicaments (excluding goods of heading 3002, 3005 or 3006) consisting of two or more constituents which have been mixed together for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, not put up in measured doses or in forms or packings for retail sale:

3004Medicaments (excluding goods of heading 3002, 3005 or 3006) consisting of mixed or unmixed products for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, put up in measured doses (including those in the form of transdermal administration systems) or in forms or packings for retail sale:

3005Wadding, gauze, bandages and similar articles (for example, dressings, adhesive plasters, poultices), impregnated or coated with pharmaceutical substances or put up in forms or packings for retail sale for medical, surgical, dental or veterinary purposes:

3006Pharmaceutical goods specified in note 4 to this chapter:

Frequently asked questions

What does HTS Chapter 30 cover?

What is the typical U.S. duty rate for Chapter 30 imports?

How are Section 301 and Section 232 measures represented in the HTSUS?

How do I screen for antidumping or countervailing duty (AD/CVD) when using Chapter 30?

`3003`Medicaments (excluding goods of heading 3002, 3005 or 3006) consisting of two or more constituents which have been mixed together for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, not put up in measured doses or in forms or packings for retail sale:

`3004`Medicaments (excluding goods of heading 3002, 3005 or 3006) consisting of mixed or unmixed products for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, put up in measured doses (including those in the form of transdermal administration systems) or in forms or packings for retail sale:

`3005`Wadding, gauze, bandages and similar articles (for example, dressings, adhesive plasters, poultices), impregnated or coated with pharmaceutical substances or put up in forms or packings for retail sale for medical, surgical, dental or veterinary purposes:

`3006`Pharmaceutical goods specified in note 4 to this chapter: