HTSUS, United States

3003.43.00.00

Containing norephedrine or its salts

Classification path

  1. 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
  2. Other, containing alkaloids or derivatives thereof
  3. Containing norephedrine or its salts

Rates of duty

General (MFN)
Free
Column 2Cuba, North Korea, Russia, Belarus
Free
Unit of quantity
kg

Related lines in heading 3003

About heading 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

Heading 3003 covers medicaments made from two or more mixed constituents for therapeutic or prophylactic use, not put up in measured doses or retail packings. It is split first by active ingredient class: penicillins or streptomycins, other antibiotics, hormones or heading 2937 products, alkaloids, antimalarial active principles, and a residual other group with anti-infective sublines.

Full guide to heading 3003

Products in this heading

  • Bulk antibiotic powder blend for further manufacturing
  • Bulk penicillin mixture for repackaging into doses
  • Bulk insulin formulation concentrate
  • Bulk hormone mixture containing natural hormones
  • Bulk ephedrine combination for manufacturing
  • Bulk pseudoephedrine mixture for manufacturing
  • Bulk antimalarial active-principle blend
  • Bulk antiviral ointment concentrate

Frequently asked questions

What is the HTS code for a bulk antibiotic mixture not put up for retail sale?

If it contains other antibiotics, use 3003.20.00.00, which has a general (MFN) rate of Free. If it contains penicillins or streptomycins, use 3003.10.00.00, also at a general (MFN) rate of Free.

What is the duty on a bulk hormone medicament?

The line for containing insulin, 3003.31.00.00, has a general (MFN) rate of Free. The residual other hormone line, 3003.39.50.00, also has a general (MFN) rate of Free.

How do I classify a bulk antimalarial mixture?

Use 3003.60.00.00 for antimalarial active principles described in subheading note 2, with a general (MFN) rate of Free. If that line does not apply, the residual other line 3003.90.01.90 has a general (MFN) rate of Free.

Source: USITC Harmonized Tariff Schedule, retrieved October 21, 2026.

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