Key facts
- Chapter
- 30
- Description
- Pharmaceutical products
- Headings
- 6
- Subheadings
- 45
- Edition
- HS2022
Summary
HS chapter 30 covers pharmaceutical products. It has 6 headings, 30.01 to 30.06, and 45 six-digit subheadings in HS2022. National tariff lines under chapter 30 are live on border.bot for the United States (198 lines, also used by 1 other country).
What this chapter covers
HS chapter 30 covers pharmaceutical products.
It has 6 headings, 30.01 to 30.06, and 45 six-digit subheadings in HS2022.
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 fractions
- 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 sale
- 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 sale
- 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 sale
- 3002.41Vaccines, toxins, cultures of micro-organisms (excluding yeasts) and similar products: Vaccines for human medicine
- 3002.42Vaccines, toxins, cultures of micro-organisms (excluding yeasts) and similar products: Vaccines for veterinary medicine
- 3002.49Vaccines, toxins, cultures of micro-organisms (excluding yeasts) and similar products: Other
- 3002.51Cell cultures, whether or not modified: Cell therapy products
- 3002.59Cell cultures, whether or not modified: Other
- 3002.90Other
30.03 Medicaments (excluding goods of heading 30.02, 30.05 or 30.06) 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 derivatives
- 3003.20Other, containing antibiotics
- 3003.31Other, containing hormones or other products of heading 2937: Containing insulin
- 3003.39Other, containing hormones or other products of heading 2937: Other
- 3003.41Other, containing alkaloids or derivatives thereof: Containing ephedrine or its salts
- 3003.42Other, containing alkaloids or derivatives thereof: Containing pseudoephedrine (INN) or its salts
- 3003.43Other, containing alkaloids or derivatives thereof: Containing norephedrine or its salts
- 3003.49Other, containing alkaloids or derivatives thereof: Other
- 3003.60Other, containing antimalarial active principles described in Subheading Note 2 to this Chapter
- 3003.90Other
30.04 Medicaments (excluding goods of heading 30.02, 30.05 or 30.06) 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 derivatives
- 3004.20Other, containing antibiotics
- 3004.31Other, containing hormones or other products of heading 2937: Containing insulin
- 3004.32Other, containing hormones or other products of heading 2937: Containing corticosteroid hormones, their derivatives or structural analogues
- 3004.39Other, containing hormones or other products of heading 2937: Other
- 3004.41Other, containing alkaloids or derivatives thereof: Containing ephedrine or its salts
- 3004.42Other, containing alkaloids or derivatives thereof: Containing pseudoephedrine (INN) or its salts
- 3004.43Other, containing alkaloids or derivatives thereof: Containing norephedrine or its salts
- 3004.49Other, containing alkaloids or derivatives thereof: Other
- 3004.50Other, containing vitamins or other products of heading 29.36
- 3004.60Other, containing antimalarial active principles described in Subheading Note 2 to this Chapter
- 3004.90Other
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 absorbable
- 3006.30Opacifying preparations for X-ray examinations; diagnostic reagents designed to be administered to the patient
- 3006.40Dental cements and other dental fillings; bone reconstruction cements
- 3006.50First-aid boxes and kits
- 3006.60Chemical contraceptive preparations based on hormones, on other products of heading 29.37 or on spermicides
- 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 instruments
- 3006.91Other: Appliances identifiable for ostomy use
- 3006.92Other: Waste pharmaceuticals
- 3006.93Other: Placebos and blinded (or double-blinded) clinical trial kits for a recognised clinical trial, put up in measured doses
What it doesn’t cover
Chapter 29, before it, covers organic chemicals; chapter 31, after it, covers fertilisers.
How it is structured
Chapter 30 is the first level of the Harmonized System. Its headings add two digits to the chapter number (30.01), and each heading's subheadings add two more.
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
What does HS chapter 30 cover?
HS chapter 30 covers pharmaceutical products.
How many headings and subheadings are in HS chapter 30?
HS chapter 30 has 6 headings and 45 six-digit subheadings in HS2022.
Which countries’ tariffs list national lines in HS chapter 30?
National tariff lines under chapter 30 are live on border.bot for the United States (198 lines, also used by 1 other country).
Sources and updates
The Harmonized System legal text comes from border.bot release 2 (edition HS 2022), imported from a file, and has 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.