European Union tariff, chapter 30: Pharmaceutical products
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Key facts
- National lines
- 58
- Subheadings
- 45
- Import VAT/GST in the European Union
- VAT 21%
- De minimis in the European Union
- Flat €3 duty up to €150; tax always charged
- Tariff
- European Union
- Chapter
- 30: Pharmaceutical products
Summary
The European Union tariff has 58 national lines in HS chapter 30 (pharmaceutical products), under 45 subheadings in 6 headings.
Subheadings with European Union lines
The European Union tariff has 58 national lines in HS chapter 30 (pharmaceutical products), under 45 subheadings in 6 headings.
30.01 Glands and other organs for organo-therapeutic uses, dried, whether or not powdered; extracts of glands or other organs or of their secretions for organo-therapeutic uses; heparin and its salts; other human or animal substances prepared for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, not elsewhere specified or included
30.02 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
- 3002.12Antisera, other blood fractions and immunological products, whether or not modified or obtained by means of biotechnological processes: Antisera and other blood fractions1 line
- 3002.13Antisera, other blood fractions and immunological products, whether or not modified or obtained by means of biotechnological processes: Immunological products, unmixed, not put up in measured doses or in forms or packings for retail sale1 line
- 3002.14Antisera, other blood fractions and immunological products, whether or not modified or obtained by means of biotechnological processes: Immunological products, mixed, not put up in measured doses or in forms or packings for retail sale1 line
- 3002.15Antisera, other blood fractions and immunological products, whether or not modified or obtained by means of biotechnological processes: Immunological products, put up in measured doses or in forms or packings for retail sale1 line
- 3002.41Vaccines, toxins, cultures of micro-organisms (excluding yeasts) and similar products: Vaccines for human medicine2 lines
- 3002.42Vaccines, toxins, cultures of micro-organisms (excluding yeasts) and similar products: Vaccines for veterinary medicine1 line
- 3002.49Vaccines, toxins, cultures of micro-organisms (excluding yeasts) and similar products: Other4 lines
- 3002.51Cell cultures, whether or not modified: Cell therapy products1 line
- 3002.59Cell cultures, whether or not modified: Other1 line
- 3002.90Other2 lines
30.03 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
- 3003.10Containing penicillins or derivatives thereof, with a penicillanic acid structure, or streptomycins or their derivatives1 line
- 3003.20Other, containing antibiotics1 line
- 3003.31Other, containing hormones or other products of heading 2937: Containing insulin1 line
- 3003.39Other, containing hormones or other products of heading 2937: Other1 line
- 3003.41Other, containing alkaloids or derivatives thereof: Containing ephedrine or its salts1 line
- 3003.42Other, containing alkaloids or derivatives thereof: Containing pseudoephedrine (INN) or its salts1 line
- 3003.43Other, containing alkaloids or derivatives thereof: Containing norephedrine or its salts1 line
- 3003.49Other, containing alkaloids or derivatives thereof: Other1 line
- 3003.60Other, containing antimalarial active principles described in Subheading Note 2 to this Chapter1 line
- 3003.90Other1 line
30.04 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
- 3004.10Containing penicillins or derivatives thereof, with a penicillanic acid structure, or streptomycins or their derivatives1 line
- 3004.20Other, containing antibiotics1 line
- 3004.31Other, containing hormones or other products of heading 2937: Containing insulin1 line
- 3004.32Other, containing hormones or other products of heading 2937: Containing corticosteroid hormones, their derivatives or structural analogues1 line
- 3004.39Other, containing hormones or other products of heading 2937: Other1 line
- 3004.41Other, containing alkaloids or derivatives thereof: Containing ephedrine or its salts1 line
- 3004.42Other, containing alkaloids or derivatives thereof: Containing pseudoephedrine (INN) or its salts1 line
- 3004.43Other, containing alkaloids or derivatives thereof: Containing norephedrine or its salts1 line
- 3004.49Other, containing alkaloids or derivatives thereof: Other1 line
- 3004.50Other, containing vitamins or other products of heading 29.361 line
- 3004.60Other, containing antimalarial active principles described in Subheading Note 2 to this Chapter1 line
- 3004.90Other1 line
30.05 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
30.06 Pharmaceutical goods specified in note 4 to this chapter
- 3006.10Sterile 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 haemostatics; sterile surgical or dental adhesion barriers, whether or not absorbable3 lines
- 3006.30Opacifying preparations for X-ray examinations; diagnostic reagents designed to be administered to the patient1 line
- 3006.40Dental cements and other dental fillings; bone reconstruction cements1 line
- 3006.50First-aid boxes and kits1 line
- 3006.60Chemical contraceptive preparations based on hormones, on other products of heading 29.37 or on spermicides1 line
- 3006.70Gel 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 instruments1 line
- 3006.91Other: Appliances identifiable for ostomy use1 line
- 3006.92Other: Waste pharmaceuticals1 line
- 3006.93Other: Placebos and blinded (or double-blinded) clinical trial kits for a recognised clinical trial, put up in measured doses1 line
Import VAT and de minimis in the European Union
The European Union charges VAT on imports at a standard rate of 21%.
From 1 July 2026 until 1 July 2028, consignments sold to buyers in the European Union worth up to €150 pay a flat customs duty of €3 per tariff classification in the consignment instead of the tariff rate. Import tax is charged whatever the value.
In other countries
National tariff lines under chapter 30 are live on border.bot for the United States (198 lines, also used by 1 other country).
- United States198 lines, used by 1 other country
Frequently asked questions
How many national tariff lines does the European Union tariff have in HS chapter 30?
The European Union tariff has 58 national lines in HS chapter 30 (pharmaceutical products), under 45 subheadings in 6 headings.
Sources and updates
The tariff lines for the European Union come from border.bot release 1, read from the publisher’s files, and have been live since 11 October 2026.
The duty rates for the European Union come from border.bot release 1, read from the publisher’s files, and have been live since 11 October 2026.
The trade programmes for the European Union come from border.bot release 1, read from the publisher’s files, and have been live since 11 October 2026.
The import taxes for the European Union come from border.bot release 1, imported from a file, and have been live since 9 October 2026.
The de minimis thresholds for the European Union come from border.bot release 2, entered by border.bot, and have been live since 11 October 2026.
This page was last updated on 11 October 2026.
Guidance from published tariff data, not a binding ruling. For a decision customs must follow, apply to the destination’s customs authority for a binding tariff ruling.