HTS chapter · section VI
Chapter 30
Products of the chemical or allied industries
Chapter 30 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule sits in section VI (products of the chemical or allied industries). It has 6 headings and 60 eight-digit tariff lines.
The spread of 6.4 percentage points between the cheapest and dearest lines makes misclassification expensive here.
54 of its 58 lines with a percentage rate are duty-free at the general rate (93%) and 4 are dutiable, from duty-free up to 6.4%. The median line pays duty-free.
2 of the lines carry specific or compound rates (per kilogram, per dozen and so on) rather than a percentage, so their burden depends on the unit value of the goods.
The most finely divided heading is 3004 (medicaments (excluding goods of heading 3002, 3005 or 3006) consisting of mixed…), with 18 lines; fine division usually means the rates or the trade statistics differ enough to be worth separating.
5 of its 6 headings are entirely duty-free at the general rate, including 3001 (glands and other organs for…), 3002 (human blood; animal blood prepared for…) and 3003 (medicaments (excluding goods of heading…).
Headings
| Heading | Description | Lines | Free | Median rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3001 | Glands and other organs for organotherapeutic uses, dried, whether or not powdered; extracts of glands or other organs or of their secretions for… | 2 | 2 | duty-free |
| 3002 | Human blood; animal blood prepared for therapeutic, prophylactic or diagnostic uses; antisera, other blood fractions and immunological products, whether or not… | 11 | 11 | duty-free |
| 3003 | Medicaments (excluding goods of heading 3002, 3005 or 3006) consisting of two or more constituents which have been mixed together for therapeutic or… | 11 | 11 | duty-free |
| 3004 | Medicaments (excluding goods of heading 3002, 3005 or 3006) consisting of mixed or unmixed products for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, put up in measured… | 18 | 18 | duty-free |
| 3005 | Wadding, gauze, bandages and similar articles (for example, dressings, adhesive plasters, poultices), impregnated or coated with pharmaceutical substances or… | 4 | 4 | duty-free |
| 3006 | Pharmaceutical goods specified in note 4 to this chapter | 14 | 8 | duty-free |