# HS code 3003.49: Other, containing alkaloids or derivatives thereof

> HS code 3003.49 covers other, containing alkaloids or derivatives thereof, other than those classified in 3003.41, 3003.42 and 3003.43. It sits in heading 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) in chapter 30 (pharmaceutical products). Other goods of heading 30.03 are classified under 3003.10 (containing penicillins or derivatives thereof, with a penicillanic acid structure, or streptomycins or their derivatives), 3003.20 (other, containing antibiotics), 3003.31 (other, containing hormones or other products of heading 2937, containing insulin), 3003.39 (other, containing hormones or other products of heading 2937, other) or 5 others. National tariff lines under 3003.49 are live on border.bot for the United States (1 line, also used by 1 other country).

Source: https://border.bot/hs-codes/300349
Last updated: 11 October 2026

[HS codes](https://border.bot/hs-codes) / [Chapter 30](https://border.bot/hs-codes/30) / [30.03](https://border.bot/hs-codes/3003) / [3003.49](https://border.bot/hs-codes/300349)

## Key facts

- HS code: 3003.49
- Covers: Other, containing alkaloids or derivatives thereof
- Heading: [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](https://border.bot/hs-codes/3003)
- Chapter: [30: Pharmaceutical products](https://border.bot/hs-codes/30)
- Edition: HS2022
- Duty in the United States: [See its 1 line](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/300349)

## What this code covers

HS code 3003.49 covers other, containing alkaloids or derivatives thereof, other than those classified in 3003.41, 3003.42 and 3003.43.

The legal text of the subheading is “Other, containing alkaloids or derivatives thereof: Other”, read under “Other, containing alkaloids or derivatives thereof”, in HS2022.

## What it doesn’t cover

Other goods of heading 30.03 are classified under 3003.10 (containing penicillins or derivatives thereof, with a penicillanic acid structure, or streptomycins or their derivatives), 3003.20 (other, containing antibiotics), 3003.31 (other, containing hormones or other products of heading 2937, containing insulin), 3003.39 (other, containing hormones or other products of heading 2937, other) or 5 others.

- [3003.10](https://border.bot/hs-codes/300310) Containing penicillins or derivatives thereof, with a penicillanic acid structure, or streptomycins or their derivatives
- [3003.20](https://border.bot/hs-codes/300320) Other, containing antibiotics
- [3003.31](https://border.bot/hs-codes/300331) Other, containing hormones or other products of heading 2937: Containing insulin
- [3003.39](https://border.bot/hs-codes/300339) Other, containing hormones or other products of heading 2937: Other
- [3003.41](https://border.bot/hs-codes/300341) Other, containing alkaloids or derivatives thereof: Containing ephedrine or its salts
- [3003.42](https://border.bot/hs-codes/300342) Other, containing alkaloids or derivatives thereof: Containing pseudoephedrine (INN) or its salts
- [3003.43](https://border.bot/hs-codes/300343) Other, containing alkaloids or derivatives thereof: Containing norephedrine or its salts
- [3003.60](https://border.bot/hs-codes/300360) Other, containing antimalarial active principles described in Subheading Note 2 to this Chapter
- [3003.90](https://border.bot/hs-codes/300390) Other

## How it is structured

3003.49 is a six-digit subheading. Its first two digits, 30, are the chapter; the first four, 3003, are heading 30.03; the last two, 49, identify the subheading within the heading.

Countries add their own digits after these six for their national tariff lines.

- Chapter 30: Pharmaceutical products
- Heading 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
- Within the heading: Other, containing alkaloids or derivatives thereof
- Subheading 3003.49: Other

## In other countries

National tariff lines under 3003.49 are live on border.bot for the United States (1 line, also used by 1 other country).

- [United States](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/300349): 1 line, used by 1 other country

- Previous subheading: [3003.43](https://border.bot/hs-codes/300343) Other, containing alkaloids or derivatives thereof: Containing norephedrine or its salts
- Next subheading: [3003.60](https://border.bot/hs-codes/300360) Other, containing antimalarial active principles described in Subheading Note 2 to this Chapter

## Frequently asked questions

### What does HS code 3003.49 cover?

HS code 3003.49 covers other, containing alkaloids or derivatives thereof, other than those classified in 3003.41, 3003.42 and 3003.43.

### Which heading and chapter is HS code 3003.49 in?

HS code 3003.49 is in heading 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) in chapter 30 (pharmaceutical products).

### Where are goods of heading 30.03 classified when 3003.49 doesn’t fit?

Other goods of heading 30.03 are classified under 3003.10 (containing penicillins or derivatives thereof, with a penicillanic acid structure, or streptomycins or their derivatives), 3003.20 (other, containing antibiotics), 3003.31 (other, containing hormones or other products of heading 2937, containing insulin), 3003.39 (other, containing hormones or other products of heading 2937, other) or 5 others.

### Which countries’ tariffs list national lines under HS code 3003.49?

National tariff lines under 3003.49 are live on border.bot for the United States (1 line, 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.

Machine-readable: https://border.bot/hs-codes/300349.json
