# HS code 3006.91: Appliances identifiable for ostomy use

> HS code 3006.91 covers appliances identifiable for ostomy use, other than those classified in 3006.92 and 3006.93. It sits in heading 30.06 (pharmaceutical goods specified in Note 4 to this Chapter) in chapter 30 (pharmaceutical products). Other goods of heading 30.06 are classified under 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 or kits) and 4 others. National tariff lines under 3006.91 are live on border.bot for the United States (1 line, also used by 1 other country).

Source: https://border.bot/hs-codes/300691
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) / [3006.91](https://border.bot/hs-codes/300691)

## Key facts

- HS code: 3006.91
- Covers: Appliances identifiable for ostomy use
- Heading: [30.06: Pharmaceutical goods specified in Note 4 to this Chapter](https://border.bot/hs-codes/3006)
- 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/300691)

## What this code covers

HS code 3006.91 covers appliances identifiable for ostomy use, other than those classified in 3006.92 and 3006.93.

The legal text of the subheading is “Other: Appliances identifiable for ostomy use”, read under “Other”, in HS2022.

## What it doesn’t cover

Other goods of heading 30.06 are classified under 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 or kits) and 4 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
- [3006.92](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

## How it is structured

3006.91 is a six-digit subheading. Its first two digits, 30, are the chapter; the first four, 3006, are heading 30.06; the last two, 91, identify the subheading within the heading.

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

- Chapter 30: Pharmaceutical products
- Heading 30.06: Pharmaceutical goods specified in Note 4 to this Chapter
- Within the heading: Other
- Subheading 3006.91: Appliances identifiable for ostomy use

## In other countries

National tariff lines under 3006.91 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/300691): 1 line, used by 1 other country

- Previous subheading: [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
- Next subheading: [3006.92](https://border.bot/hs-codes/300692) Other: Waste pharmaceuticals

## Frequently asked questions

### What does HS code 3006.91 cover?

HS code 3006.91 covers appliances identifiable for ostomy use, other than those classified in 3006.92 and 3006.93.

### Which heading and chapter is HS code 3006.91 in?

HS code 3006.91 is in heading 30.06 (pharmaceutical goods specified in Note 4 to this Chapter) in chapter 30 (pharmaceutical products).

### Where are goods of heading 30.06 classified when 3006.91 doesn’t fit?

Other goods of heading 30.06 are classified under 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 or kits) and 4 others.

### Which countries’ tariffs list national lines under HS code 3006.91?

National tariff lines under 3006.91 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/300691.json