# European Union tariff, chapter 30: Pharmaceutical products > The European Union tariff has 58 national lines in HS chapter 30 (pharmaceutical products), under 45 subheadings in 6 headings. Source: https://border.bot/countries/european-union/hs-codes/30 Last updated: 11 October 2026 [Countries](https://border.bot/countries) / [European Union](https://border.bot/countries/european-union) / [Chapter 30](https://border.bot/countries/european-union/hs-codes/30) ## 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](https://border.bot/countries/european-union) - Chapter: 30: Pharmaceutical products ## 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 - [3001.20](https://border.bot/countries/european-union/hs-codes/300120) Extracts of glands or other organs or of their secretions (2 lines) - [3001.90](https://border.bot/countries/european-union/hs-codes/300190) Other (3 lines) ### 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 - [3002.12](https://border.bot/countries/european-union/hs-codes/300212) Antisera, other blood fractions and immunological products, whether or not modified or obtained by means of biotechnological processes: Antisera and other blood fractions (1 line) - [3002.13](https://border.bot/countries/european-union/hs-codes/300213) Antisera, 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 sale (1 line) - [3002.14](https://border.bot/countries/european-union/hs-codes/300214) Antisera, 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 sale (1 line) - [3002.15](https://border.bot/countries/european-union/hs-codes/300215) Antisera, 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 sale (1 line) - [3002.41](https://border.bot/countries/european-union/hs-codes/300241) Vaccines, toxins, cultures of micro-organisms (excluding yeasts) and similar products: Vaccines for human medicine (2 lines) - [3002.42](https://border.bot/countries/european-union/hs-codes/300242) Vaccines, toxins, cultures of micro-organisms (excluding yeasts) and similar products: Vaccines for veterinary medicine (1 line) - [3002.49](https://border.bot/countries/european-union/hs-codes/300249) Vaccines, toxins, cultures of micro-organisms (excluding yeasts) and similar products: Other (4 lines) - [3002.51](https://border.bot/countries/european-union/hs-codes/300251) Cell cultures, whether or not modified: Cell therapy products (1 line) - [3002.59](https://border.bot/countries/european-union/hs-codes/300259) Cell cultures, whether or not modified: Other (1 line) - [3002.90](https://border.bot/countries/european-union/hs-codes/300290) Other (2 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 - [3003.10](https://border.bot/countries/european-union/hs-codes/300310) Containing penicillins or derivatives thereof, with a penicillanic acid structure, or streptomycins or their derivatives (1 line) - [3003.20](https://border.bot/countries/european-union/hs-codes/300320) Other, containing antibiotics (1 line) - [3003.31](https://border.bot/countries/european-union/hs-codes/300331) Other, containing hormones or other products of heading 2937: Containing insulin (1 line) - [3003.39](https://border.bot/countries/european-union/hs-codes/300339) Other, containing hormones or other products of heading 2937: Other (1 line) - [3003.41](https://border.bot/countries/european-union/hs-codes/300341) Other, containing alkaloids or derivatives thereof: Containing ephedrine or its salts (1 line) - [3003.42](https://border.bot/countries/european-union/hs-codes/300342) Other, containing alkaloids or derivatives thereof: Containing pseudoephedrine (INN) or its salts (1 line) - [3003.43](https://border.bot/countries/european-union/hs-codes/300343) Other, containing alkaloids or derivatives thereof: Containing norephedrine or its salts (1 line) - [3003.49](https://border.bot/countries/european-union/hs-codes/300349) Other, containing alkaloids or derivatives thereof: Other (1 line) - [3003.60](https://border.bot/countries/european-union/hs-codes/300360) Other, containing antimalarial active principles described in Subheading Note 2 to this Chapter (1 line) - [3003.90](https://border.bot/countries/european-union/hs-codes/300390) Other (1 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 - [3004.10](https://border.bot/countries/european-union/hs-codes/300410) Containing penicillins or derivatives thereof, with a penicillanic acid structure, or streptomycins or their derivatives (1 line) - [3004.20](https://border.bot/countries/european-union/hs-codes/300420) Other, containing antibiotics (1 line) - [3004.31](https://border.bot/countries/european-union/hs-codes/300431) Other, containing hormones or other products of heading 2937: Containing insulin (1 line) - [3004.32](https://border.bot/countries/european-union/hs-codes/300432) Other, containing hormones or other products of heading 2937: Containing corticosteroid hormones, their derivatives or structural analogues (1 line) - [3004.39](https://border.bot/countries/european-union/hs-codes/300439) Other, containing hormones or other products of heading 2937: Other (1 line) - [3004.41](https://border.bot/countries/european-union/hs-codes/300441) Other, containing alkaloids or derivatives thereof: Containing ephedrine or its salts (1 line) - [3004.42](https://border.bot/countries/european-union/hs-codes/300442) Other, containing alkaloids or derivatives thereof: Containing pseudoephedrine (INN) or its salts (1 line) - [3004.43](https://border.bot/countries/european-union/hs-codes/300443) Other, containing alkaloids or derivatives thereof: Containing norephedrine or its salts (1 line) - [3004.49](https://border.bot/countries/european-union/hs-codes/300449) Other, containing alkaloids or derivatives thereof: Other (1 line) - [3004.50](https://border.bot/countries/european-union/hs-codes/300450) Other, containing vitamins or other products of heading 29.36 (1 line) - [3004.60](https://border.bot/countries/european-union/hs-codes/300460) Other, containing antimalarial active principles described in Subheading Note 2 to this Chapter (1 line) - [3004.90](https://border.bot/countries/european-union/hs-codes/300490) Other (1 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 - [3005.10](https://border.bot/countries/european-union/hs-codes/300510) Adhesive dressings and other articles having an adhesive layer (1 line) - [3005.90](https://border.bot/countries/european-union/hs-codes/300590) Other (4 lines) ### 30.06 Pharmaceutical goods specified in note 4 to this chapter - [3006.10](https://border.bot/countries/european-union/hs-codes/300610) 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 haemostatics; sterile surgical or dental adhesion barriers, whether or not absorbable (3 lines) - [3006.30](https://border.bot/countries/european-union/hs-codes/300630) Opacifying preparations for X-ray examinations; diagnostic reagents designed to be administered to the patient (1 line) - [3006.40](https://border.bot/countries/european-union/hs-codes/300640) Dental cements and other dental fillings; bone reconstruction cements (1 line) - [3006.50](https://border.bot/countries/european-union/hs-codes/300650) First-aid boxes and kits (1 line) - [3006.60](https://border.bot/countries/european-union/hs-codes/300660) Chemical contraceptive preparations based on hormones, on other products of heading 29.37 or on spermicides (1 line) - [3006.70](https://border.bot/countries/european-union/hs-codes/300670) 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 (1 line) - [3006.91](https://border.bot/countries/european-union/hs-codes/300691) Other: Appliances identifiable for ostomy use (1 line) - [3006.92](https://border.bot/countries/european-union/hs-codes/300692) Other: Waste pharmaceuticals (1 line) - [3006.93](https://border.bot/countries/european-union/hs-codes/300693) Other: Placebos and blinded (or double-blinded) clinical trial kits for a recognised clinical trial, put up in measured doses (1 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 States](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/30): 198 lines, used by 1 other country - [The Harmonized System text for chapter 30](https://border.bot/hs-codes/30) - Previous chapter: [29](https://border.bot/countries/european-union/hs-codes/29) Organic chemicals - Next chapter: [31](https://border.bot/countries/european-union/hs-codes/31) Fertilisers ## 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. Official source files: - https://circabc.europa.eu/sd/a/9e277705-ac42-441d-8580-90cd730d9bc6/Geographical%20areas%20composition.xlsx - https://circabc.europa.eu/sd/a/bfb94607-8b4c-40c3-ad33-1efef11bb80a/Duties%20Import%2001-99.xlsx - https://circabc.europa.eu/sd/a/4b3c682c-947c-4f34-932d-0b8d192537bd/Measure%20exclusions.xlsx - https://circabc.europa.eu/sd/a/13694f84-6980-4966-8c91-22459447b52b/Nomenclature%20EN.xlsx Machine-readable: https://border.bot/countries/european-union/hs-codes/30.json