# HS heading 30.06: Pharmaceutical goods specified in Note 4 to this Chapter

> HS heading 30.06 covers pharmaceutical goods specified in Note 4 to this Chapter. It is in chapter 30 (pharmaceutical products). It is split into 9 subheadings: 3006.10 (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), 3006.30 (opacifying preparations for X-ray examinations; diagnostic reagents designed to be administered to the patient), 3006.40 (dental cements and other dental fillings; bone reconstruction cements), 3006.50 (first-aid boxes and kits), 3006.60 (chemical contraceptive preparations based on hormones, on other products of heading 29.37 or on spermicides), 3006.70 (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) and 3 others. National tariff lines under heading 30.06 are live on border.bot for the United States (14 lines, also used by 1 other country).

Source: https://border.bot/hs-codes/3006
Last updated: 11 October 2026

[HS codes](https://border.bot/hs-codes) / [Chapter 30](https://border.bot/hs-codes/30) / [30.06](https://border.bot/hs-codes/3006)

## Key facts

- Heading: 30.06
- Description: Pharmaceutical goods specified in Note 4 to this Chapter
- Chapter: 30: Pharmaceutical products
- Subheadings: 9
- Edition: HS2022

## What this code covers

HS heading 30.06 covers pharmaceutical goods specified in Note 4 to this Chapter.

It is split into 9 subheadings: 3006.10 (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), 3006.30 (opacifying preparations for X-ray examinations; diagnostic reagents designed to be administered to the patient), 3006.40 (dental cements and other dental fillings; bone reconstruction cements), 3006.50 (first-aid boxes and kits), 3006.60 (chemical contraceptive preparations based on hormones, on other products of heading 29.37 or on spermicides), 3006.70 (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) and 3 others.

- [3006.10](https://border.bot/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
- [3006.30](https://border.bot/hs-codes/300630) Opacifying preparations for X-ray examinations; diagnostic reagents designed to be administered to the patient
- [3006.40](https://border.bot/hs-codes/300640) Dental cements and other dental fillings; bone reconstruction cements
- [3006.50](https://border.bot/hs-codes/300650) First-aid boxes and kits
- [3006.60](https://border.bot/hs-codes/300660) Chemical contraceptive preparations based on hormones, on other products of heading 29.37 or on spermicides
- [3006.70](https://border.bot/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
- [3006.91](https://border.bot/hs-codes/300691) Other: Appliances identifiable for ostomy use
- [3006.92](https://border.bot/hs-codes/300692) Other: Waste pharmaceuticals
- [3006.93](https://border.bot/hs-codes/300693) Other: Placebos and blinded (or double-blinded) clinical trial kits for a recognised clinical trial, put up in measured doses

## What it doesn’t cover

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

- [30.01](https://border.bot/hs-codes/3001) 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
- [30.02](https://border.bot/hs-codes/3002) 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
- [30.03](https://border.bot/hs-codes/3003) 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
- [30.04](https://border.bot/hs-codes/3004) 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
- [30.05](https://border.bot/hs-codes/3005) 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

## How it is structured

Heading 30.06 is one of 6 headings in chapter 30. Its first two digits, 30, are the chapter; the next two, 06, number the heading within it. Its subheadings add two more digits (3006.10, 3006.30, 3006.40).

## In other countries

National tariff lines under heading 30.06 are live on border.bot for the United States (14 lines, also used by 1 other country).

- [United States](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/30): 14 lines, used by 1 other country

- Previous heading: [30.05](https://border.bot/hs-codes/3005) 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
- Next heading: [31.01](https://border.bot/hs-codes/3101) Animal or vegetable fertilisers, whether or not mixed together or chemically treated; fertilisers produced by the mixing or chemical treatment of animal or vegetable products

## Frequently asked questions

### What does HS heading 30.06 cover?

HS heading 30.06 covers pharmaceutical goods specified in Note 4 to this Chapter.

### Which chapter is HS heading 30.06 in?

HS heading 30.06 is in chapter 30 (pharmaceutical products).

### How many subheadings does HS heading 30.06 have?

HS heading 30.06 has 9 subheadings: 3006.10 (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), 3006.30 (opacifying preparations for X-ray examinations; diagnostic reagents designed to be administered to the patient), 3006.40 (dental cements and other dental fillings; bone reconstruction cements), 3006.50 (first-aid boxes and kits), 3006.60 (chemical contraceptive preparations based on hormones, on other products of heading 29.37 or on spermicides), 3006.70 (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) and 3 others.

### Which countries’ tariffs list national lines under HS heading 30.06?

National tariff lines under heading 30.06 are live on border.bot for the United States (14 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.

Machine-readable: https://border.bot/hs-codes/3006.json