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Chapter 30

Pharmaceutical Products

By TariffCenter Research Team · Updated 2026-02-07 · Source: USITC Harmonized Tariff Schedule

At a glance

Chapter 30 contains 216 HTS lines covering pharmaceutical products. General U.S. duty rates: Free to 6.4%. Section 301 surcharges apply on selected lines for imports from China. Reciprocal tariffs apply following the February 2026 SCOTUS ruling.

3001Glands and other organs for organotherapeutic uses, dried, whether or not powdered; extracts of glands or other organs or of their secretions for organotherapeutic uses; heparin and its salts; other human or animal substances prepared for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, not elsewhere specified or included

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Heading 3001 contains 7 HTS lines. General U.S. duty rates: Free. Section 301 surcharges (25%) and reciprocal tariffs (10%) apply to selected lines.

3002Human blood; animal blood prepared for therapeutic, prophylactic or diagnostic uses; antisera, other blood fractions and immunological products, whether or not modified or obtained by means of biotechnological processes; vaccines, toxins, cultures of micro-organisms (excluding yeasts) and similar products; cell cultures, whether or not modified

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Heading 3002 contains 29 HTS lines. General U.S. duty rates: Free. Section 301 surcharges (25%) and reciprocal tariffs (10%) apply to selected lines.

3002

Human blood; animal blood prepared for therapeutic, prophylactic or diagnostic uses; antisera, other blood fractions and immunological products, whether or not modified or obtained by means of biotechnological processes; vaccines, toxins, cultures of micro-organisms (excluding yeasts) and similar products; cell cultures, whether or not modified:

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

3002.12.00

Antisera and other blood fractions

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

3002.12.00.10

Human blood plasma

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

3002.12.00.20

Normal human blood sera, whether or not freeze-dried

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

3002.12.00.30

Human immune blood sera

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

3002.12.00.40

Fetal Bovine Serum (FBS)

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

3002.12.00.90

Other

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

3002.13.00

Immunological products, unmixed, not put up in measured doses or in forms or packings for retail sale

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

3002.13.00.10

Monoclonal antibodies

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

3002.13.00.90

Other

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

3002.14.00

Immunological products, mixed, not put up in measured doses or in forms or packings for retail sale

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

3002.14.00.10

Containing monoclonal antibodies

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

3002.14.00.90

Other

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

3002.15.00

Immunological products, put up in measured doses or in forms or packings for retail sale

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

3002.15.00.11

Containing monoclonal antibodies

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

3002.15.00.91

Other

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

3002.41.00.00

Vaccines for human medicine

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

3002.42.00.00

Vaccines for veterinary medicine

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

3002.49.00

Other

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

3002.49.00.10

Ricin

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

3002.49.00.50

Other

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

3002.51.00.00

Cell therapy products

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

3002.59.00.00

Other

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

3002.90

Other:

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

3002.90.10.00

Ferments

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

3002.90.52

Other

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

3002.90.52.10

Whole human blood

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

3002.90.52.20

Antiallergenic preparations

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

3002.90.52.50

Other

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

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

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Heading 3003 contains 18 HTS lines. General U.S. duty rates: Free. Section 301 surcharges (25%) and reciprocal tariffs (10%) apply to selected lines.

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

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Heading 3004 contains 136 HTS lines. General U.S. duty rates: Free. Section 301 surcharges (25%) and reciprocal tariffs (10%) apply to selected lines.

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:

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

3004.10

Containing penicillins or derivatives thereof, with a penicillanic acid structure, or streptomycins or their derivatives:

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

3004.10.10

Containing penicillin G salts

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

3004.10.10.10

For veterinary use

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

3004.10.10.20

Singles

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

3004.10.10.45

Combination antibiotics

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

3004.10.50

Other

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

3004.10.50.10

For veterinary use

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

3004.10.50.48

Containing piperacillin and tazobactam or its salts

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

3004.10.50.49

Other

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

3004.10.50.55

For oral suspension

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

3004.10.50.65

Other

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

3004.10.50.75

Other

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

3004.20.00

Other, containing antibiotics

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

3004.20.00.10

For veterinary use

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

3004.20.00.20

Erythromycin, singles or in combination with other antibiotics

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

3004.20.00.30

Tetracycline, singles or in combination with other antibiotics

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

3004.20.00.45

Containing azithromycin or its salts

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

3004.20.00.55

Containing clindamycin or its salts

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

3004.20.00.65

Containing doxycycline or its salts

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

3004.20.00.70

Containing cefdinir or its salts

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

3004.20.00.71

Containing cefepime or its salts

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

3004.20.00.72

Containing ceftazidime or its salts

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

3004.20.00.76

Containing meropenem or its salts

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

3004.20.00.80

Containing vancomycin or its salts

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

3004.20.00.83

Other

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

3004.31.00.00

Containing insulin

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

3004.32.00

Containing corticosteroid hormones their derivatives or structural analogues

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

3004.32.00.10

Containing dexamethasone or its salts

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

3004.32.00.40

Containing methylprednisolone or its salts

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

3004.32.00.60

Other

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

3004.39.00

Other

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

3004.39.00.10

For veterinary use

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

3004.39.00.20

Containing epinephrine

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

3004.39.00.30

Containing levothyroxine or its salts

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

3004.39.00.40

Containing norepinephrine

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

3004.39.00.45

Containing vasopressin

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

3004.39.00.55

Other

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

3004.41.00.00

Containing ephedrine or its salts

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

3004.42.00.00

Containing pseudoephedrine (INN) or its salts

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

3004.43.00.00

Containing norephedrine or its salts

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

3004.49.00

Other

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

3004.49.00.05

For veterinary use

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

3004.49.00.10

Cardiovascular medicaments

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

3004.49.00.20

Anticonvulsants, hypnotics, and sedatives

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

3004.49.00.30

Antidepressants, tranquilizers and other psychotherapeutic agents

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

3004.49.00.40

Other

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

3004.49.00.50

Dermatological agents and local anesthetics

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

3004.49.00.60

Medicaments primarily affecting the eyes, ears or respiratory system

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

3004.49.00.70

Other

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

3004.50

Containing vitamins synthesized wholly or in part from aromatic or modified aromatic industrial organic compounds:

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

3004.50.10.00

Vitamin B2

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

3004.50.20.00

Vitamin B12

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

3004.50.30.00

Vitamin E

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

3004.50.40.00

Other

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

3004.50.50

Other

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

3004.50.50.05

For veterinary use

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

3004.50.50.10

Combined with minerals or other nutrients

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

3004.50.50.20

Other

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

3004.50.50.30

Combined with minerals or other nutrients

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

3004.50.50.40

Other

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

3004.60.00.00

Other, containing antimalarial active principles described in subheading note 2 to this chapter

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

3004.90

Other:

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

3004.90.10.00

Containing antigens or hyaluronic acid or its sodium salt

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

3004.90.92

Other

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

3004.90.92.01

For veterinary use

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

3004.90.92.03

Containing acyclovir or its salts

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

3004.90.92.04

Containing oseltamivir or its salts

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

3004.90.92.05

Containing valganciclovir, peramivir or their salts

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

3004.90.92.06

Other

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

3004.90.92.07

Containing fluconazole or its salts

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

3004.90.92.08

Other

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

3004.90.92.09

Containing metronidazole or its salts

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

3004.90.92.10

Other

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

3004.90.92.11

Sulfonamides

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

3004.90.92.12

Containing levofloxacin or its salts

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

3004.90.92.13

Containing linezolid or its salts

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

3004.90.92.15

Other

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

3004.90.92.16

Antineoplastic and immunosuppressive medicaments

301: 25%Recip: 10%

3004.90.92.17

Containing metoprolol or its salts

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

3004.90.92.18

Containing amiodarone or its salts

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

3004.90.92.19

Containing diltiazem or its salts

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

3004.90.92.20

Containing hydralazine or its salts

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

3004.90.92.22

Containing enoxaparin or its salts

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

3004.90.92.23

Containing labetalol or its salts

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

3004.90.92.24

Containing argatroban, adenosine, amlodipine, esmolol, dobutamine, phenoxybenzamine or their salts

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

3004.90.92.25

Other

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

3004.90.92.26

Tolmetin

301: 25%Recip: 10%

3004.90.92.27

Tolmetin sodium dihydrate

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

3004.90.92.28

Tolmetin sodium (anhydrous)

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

3004.90.92.29

For oral suspension

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

3004.90.92.30

Other

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

3004.90.92.32

For oral suspension

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

3004.90.92.33

Other

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

3004.90.92.34

Containing O-Acetylsalicylic acid (Aspirin)

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

3004.90.92.35

Containing tramadol

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

3004.90.92.36

Other

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

3004.90.92.37

Containing dexmedetomidine, etomidate, midazolam, propofol or their salts

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

3004.90.92.38

Containing midazolam or its salts

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

3004.90.92.39

Containing phenytoin or its salts

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

3004.90.92.40

Containing propofol or its salts

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

3004.90.92.41

Containing levetiracetam, phenytoin or their salts

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

3004.90.92.42

Containing etomidate or its salts

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

3004.90.92.43

Other

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

3004.90.92.44

Containing lorazepam or its salts

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

3004.90.92.45

Containing olanzapine or its salts

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

3004.90.92.46

Other

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

3004.90.92.47

Containing rocuronium or its salts

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

3004.90.92.48

Containing succinylcholine or its salts

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

3004.90.92.49

Other

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

3004.90.92.50

Containing lidocaine or its salts

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

3004.90.92.51

Other

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

3004.90.92.52

Laxatives

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

3004.90.92.53

Antacids

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

3004.90.92.54

Containing famotidine or its salts

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

3004.90.92.55

Containing pantoprazole or its salts

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

3004.90.92.56

Containing ondansetron or its salts

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

3004.90.92.57

Containing glycopyrrolate or its salts

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

3004.90.92.58

Containing loperamide or its salts

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

3004.90.92.60

Other

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

3004.90.92.61

Containing furosemide and its salts

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

3004.90.92.62

Containing hydrochlorothiazide or its salts

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

3004.90.92.63

Other

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

3004.90.92.64

Containing calcium gluconate

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

3004.90.92.65

Containing potassium chloride

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

3004.90.92.66

Containing sodium bicarbonate, in injection form

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

3004.90.92.67

Other

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

3004.90.92.68

Cough and cold preparations

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

3004.90.92.69

Containing diphenhydramine or its salts

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

3004.90.92.70

Other

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

3004.90.92.71

Containing albuterol sulfate

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

3004.90.92.72

Containing timolol maleate

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

3004.90.92.73

Other

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

3004.90.92.74

Containing heparin sodium or its salts

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

3004.90.92.75

Containing zoledronic acid or its salts

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

3004.90.92.76

Other

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

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

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Heading 3005 contains 9 HTS lines. General U.S. duty rates: Free. Section 301 surcharges (25%) and reciprocal tariffs (10%) apply to selected lines.

3006Pharmaceutical goods specified in note 4 to this chapter

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Heading 3006 contains 17 HTS lines. General U.S. duty rates: Free–6.4%. Section 301 surcharges (25%) and reciprocal tariffs (10%) apply to selected lines.

3006

Pharmaceutical goods specified in note 4 to this chapter:

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

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

301: 25%Recip: 10%

3006.30

Opacifying preparations for X-ray examinations; diagnostic reagents designed to be administered to the patient:

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

3006.30.10.00

Containing antigens or antisera

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

3006.30.50.00

Other

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

3006.40.00.00

Dental cements and other dental fillings; bone reconstruction cements

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

3006.50.00.00

First-aid boxes and kits

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

3006.60.00.00

Chemical contraceptive preparations based on hormones, on other products of heading 2937 or on spermicides

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

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

5%

301: 25%Recip: 10%hts_special: Free (A+,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL, JO,K,KR,MA,OM, P,PA,PE,S,SG)

3006.91.00.00

Appliances identifiable for ostomy use

4.2%

301: 25%Recip: 10%hts_special: Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)

3006.92.00.00

Waste pharmaceuticals

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

3006.93

Placebos and blinded (or double-blinded) clinical trial kits for a recognized clinical trial, put up in measured doses:

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

3006.93.10.00

Packaged with medicinal preparations

Free

301: 25%Recip: 10%

3006.93.20.00

Containing over 10 percent by dry weight of sugar

40¢/kg + 10.4%

301: 25%Recip: 10%hts_special: 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)

3006.93.50.00

Containing ingredients having nutritional value, in which starch or other foodstuff predominates by weight

6.4%

301: 25%Recip: 10%hts_special: Free (A, AU, BH, CL, CO, D, E, IL, JO, KR, MA, OM, P,PA, PE, S, SG)

3006.93.60.00

In liquid form for oral intake

0.2¢/liter

301: 25%Recip: 10%hts_special: Free (A, AU, BH, CL, CO, D, E, IL, JO, KR, MA, OM, P,PA, PE, S, SG)

3006.93.80.00

Placebos and clinical trial kits containing other chemicals other than medicaments

5%

301: 25%Recip: 10%hts_special: Free (A+, AU, BH, CL, CO, D, E, IL, JO, JP, K, KR, MA,OM, P, PA, PE, S, SG)

Frequently Asked Questions — Chapter 30

Sources & Methodology

Glossary

General rate (MFN rate)
The base import duty applied to all World Trade Organization members under Most-Favored-Nation treatment. This is the standard rate shown in the General Rate column.
Section 301 tariff (301: 25%)
An additional surcharge authorized under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974, imposed on selected imports from China. The most common rate is 25%; some products carry 7.5%. Applied on top of the MFN base rate.
Reciprocal tariff (Recip: 10%)
Tariffs applied under the post-February 2026 SCOTUS ruling upholding Section 122 authority. Typically 10–25% depending on country of origin, stacked on top of base and Section 301 rates.
Section 232 tariff (S232: 25%)
Tariffs on steel and aluminum products (and downstream derivatives) imposed under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 on national security grounds.
hts_special / Special rates
Preferential duty rates available to imports from countries with Free Trade Agreements or other special trade programs with the U.S. Country codes: AU (Australia), BH (Bahrain), CA (Canada), CL (Chile), CO (Colombia), IL (Israel), JO (Jordan), KR (South Korea), MA (Morocco), MX (Mexico), OM (Oman), PA (Panama), PE (Peru), SG (Singapore). Free (AU,BH...) means duty-free treatment for those partners.