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HS heading 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

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Heading
30.02
Description
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
Chapter
30: Pharmaceutical products
Subheadings
10
Edition
HS2022

Summary

HS heading 30.02 covers 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. It is in chapter 30 (pharmaceutical products). It is split into 10 subheadings: 3002.12 (antisera, other blood fractions and immunological products, whether or not modified or obtained by means of biotechnological processes, antisera and other blood fractions), 3002.13 (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), 3002.14 (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), 3002.15 (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), 3002.41 (vaccines, toxins, cultures of micro-organisms (excluding yeasts) and similar products, vaccines for human medicine), 3002.42 (vaccines, toxins, cultures of micro-organisms (excluding yeasts) and similar products, vaccines for veterinary medicine) and 4 others. National tariff lines under heading 30.02 are live on border.bot for the United States (21 lines, also used by 1 other country).

What this code covers

HS heading 30.02 covers 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.

It is split into 10 subheadings: 3002.12 (antisera, other blood fractions and immunological products, whether or not modified or obtained by means of biotechnological processes, antisera and other blood fractions), 3002.13 (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), 3002.14 (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), 3002.15 (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), 3002.41 (vaccines, toxins, cultures of micro-organisms (excluding yeasts) and similar products, vaccines for human medicine), 3002.42 (vaccines, toxins, cultures of micro-organisms (excluding yeasts) and similar products, vaccines for veterinary medicine) and 4 others.

  • 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

What it doesn’t cover

Other goods of chapter 30 are classified in its other 5 headings, listed below.

  • 30.01Glands 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
  • 30.03Medicaments (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
  • 30.04Medicaments (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
  • 30.05Wadding, 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
  • 30.06Pharmaceutical goods specified in Note 4 to this Chapter

How it is structured

Heading 30.02 is one of 6 headings in chapter 30. Its first two digits, 30, are the chapter; the next two, 02, number the heading within it. Its subheadings add two more digits (3002.12, 3002.13, 3002.14).

In other countries

National tariff lines under heading 30.02 are live on border.bot for the United States (21 lines, also used by 1 other country).

Frequently asked questions

What does HS heading 30.02 cover?

HS heading 30.02 covers 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.

Which chapter is HS heading 30.02 in?

HS heading 30.02 is in chapter 30 (pharmaceutical products).

How many subheadings does HS heading 30.02 have?

HS heading 30.02 has 10 subheadings: 3002.12 (antisera, other blood fractions and immunological products, whether or not modified or obtained by means of biotechnological processes, antisera and other blood fractions), 3002.13 (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), 3002.14 (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), 3002.15 (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), 3002.41 (vaccines, toxins, cultures of micro-organisms (excluding yeasts) and similar products, vaccines for human medicine), 3002.42 (vaccines, toxins, cultures of micro-organisms (excluding yeasts) and similar products, vaccines for veterinary medicine) and 4 others.

Which countries’ tariffs list national lines under HS heading 30.02?

National tariff lines under heading 30.02 are live on border.bot for the United States (21 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.

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