Heading 3006

Pharmaceutical goods specified in note 4 to this chapter

14 declarable lines

Heading 3006 covers pharmaceutical goods specified in note 4 to chapter 30. It starts with sterile surgical sutures, tissue adhesives, hemostatics and adhesion barriers, then provides lines for X-ray opacifying preparations and diagnostic reagents, dental cements and bone cements, first-aid kits, chemical contraceptives, medical lubricant or coupling gels, and an other group for ostomy appliances, waste pharmaceuticals and clinical trial placebos or kits.

Products in this heading

Sterile surgical suture materials
Sterile tissue adhesives for surgical wound closure
Opacifying preparations for X-ray examinations
Diagnostic reagents designed to be administered to the patient
Dental cements and dental fillings
Bone reconstruction cements
First-aid boxes and kits
Chemical contraceptive preparations based on hormones or spermicides

How to choose the right subheading

Decide whether the article is a sterile surgical suture, sterile hemostatic, sterile adhesion barrier, or tissue adhesive for wound closure, which points to 3006.10.
For X-ray opacifying preparations or diagnostic reagents administered to the patient, use 3006.30 and check whether the goods contain antigens or antisera.
For dental cements, dental fillings, or bone reconstruction cements, use 3006.40.
For first-aid boxes or kits use 3006.50; for chemical contraceptives based on hormones, heading 2937 products, or spermicides use 3006.60.
For medical lubricant gels or instrument coupling gels use 3006.70; if no specific line fits, choose among ostomy appliances, waste pharmaceuticals, and placebo or clinical trial kits by use and composition.

Often confused with

Adhesive bandages and gauze dressings put up for retail medical use
These are wadding, gauze, bandages and similar dressings, not pharmaceutical goods of heading 3006.
Heading 3005
Antibiotic ointment put up for retail therapeutic use
It is a medicament in retail packing for therapeutic use, so heading 3004 applies.
Heading 3004
Vaccines
Vaccines are covered by heading 3002.
Heading 3002
Heparin and its salts
Heparin and its salts are named in heading 3001.
Heading 3001

Frequently asked questions

What is the HTS code for sterile surgical sutures?

Sterile surgical catgut and similar sterile suture materials are classified under 3006.10.01.00, general (MFN) rate Free.

What is the duty on first-aid kits?

First-aid boxes and kits are classified under 3006.50.00.00, general (MFN) rate Free.

How do I classify a medical lubricant gel?

Gel preparations designed as a lubricant for body parts during surgery or exams, or as a coupling agent between the body and medical instruments, are classified under 3006.70.00.00, general (MFN) rate 5%.

Guide written from the official schedule text. Rates quoted are general (MFN) rates; check the line page for trade agreement rates and the classification of your exact product.