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 compute the full landed rate, including Section 301/232 overlays, IEEPA tariffs, and AD/CVD deposits where applicable.

Are Section 301 or Section 232 tariffs applied to Chapter 30 products?

Section 301 (China) and Section 232 (steel, aluminum, copper) tariffs are layered on top of the base HTSUS rate via Chapter 99 provisions. Whether they apply to a specific 10-digit line in Chapter 30 depends on the product's country of origin, material content, and the active proclamation. Open any code in this chapter to see the live overlay stack and effective rate.

Are there antidumping or countervailing duty (AD/CVD) orders covering Chapter 30 products?

AD/CVD orders are issued at the case level by the Department of Commerce against specific products from specific countries. Tandom's AD/CVD catalog cross-references every active order to the HTS codes it covers — open any code in Chapter 30 to see flagged orders, deposit rates, and the underlying scope determinations.

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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 184 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 184 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 applicable Column 1, Special, and Column 2 duty rates.

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 (176 of 184) enter duty-free under the general rate. Special-program rates (USMCA, KORUS, GSP, AGOA, and others) and Chapter 99 overlays modify these base rates for qualifying shipments.

Every code page links into the Tandom Tariff Calculator with the HTS code prefilled, so you can compute the full landed duty for a specific shipment by entering value, country of origin, and (where relevant) material content or date of entry. 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
3001.90.01.95	··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?

Are Section 301 or Section 232 tariffs applied to Chapter 30 products?

Are there antidumping or countervailing duty (AD/CVD) orders covering Chapter 30 products?

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?

Are Section 301 or Section 232 tariffs applied to Chapter 30 products?

Are there antidumping or countervailing duty (AD/CVD) orders covering Chapter 30 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: