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  "summary": "HS code 3002.49 covers vaccines, toxins, cultures of micro-organisms (excluding yeasts) and similar products, other than those classified in 3002.41 and 3002.42. It sits in 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) in chapter 30 (pharmaceutical products). Other goods of heading 30.02 are classified under 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) or 5 others. National tariff lines under 3002.49 are live on border.bot for the United States (2 lines, also used by 1 other country).",
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      "question": "What does HS code 3002.49 cover?",
      "answer": "HS code 3002.49 covers vaccines, toxins, cultures of micro-organisms (excluding yeasts) and similar products, other than those classified in 3002.41 and 3002.42."
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    {
      "question": "Which heading and chapter is HS code 3002.49 in?",
      "answer": "HS code 3002.49 is in 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) in chapter 30 (pharmaceutical products)."
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      "question": "Where are goods of heading 30.02 classified when 3002.49 doesn’t fit?",
      "answer": "Other goods of heading 30.02 are classified under 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) or 5 others."
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      "question": "Which countries’ tariffs list national lines under HS code 3002.49?",
      "answer": "National tariff lines under 3002.49 are live on border.bot for the United States (2 lines, also used by 1 other country)."
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        "HS code 3002.49 covers vaccines, toxins, cultures of micro-organisms (excluding yeasts) and similar products, other than those classified in 3002.41 and 3002.42.",
        "The legal text of the subheading is “Vaccines, toxins, cultures of micro-organisms (excluding yeasts) and similar products: Other”, read under “Vaccines, toxins, cultures of micro-organisms (excluding yeasts) and similar products”, in HS2022."
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        "3002.49 is a six-digit subheading. Its first two digits, 30, are the chapter; the first four, 3002, are heading 30.02; the last two, 49, identify the subheading within the heading.",
        "Countries add their own digits after these six for their national tariff lines."
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        "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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