Analysis
HTS 3002.59.00 covers cell cultures, whether or not modified: other under heading 3002 (human blood; animal blood prepared for therapeutic, prophylactic or diagnostic uses…).
Goods classified here enter the United States duty-free at the general (normal trade relations) rate, as do about 93% of the 58 tariff lines in chapter 30. Chapter 99 measures such as Section 301 or 232 can still apply on top, depending on where the goods come from.
Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 325414 (Biological Product (except Diagnostic) Manufacturing), an industry of 441 US establishments employing 75,198 people. That is the industry code a US manufacturer of the same product would normally use.
All 10 neighbouring lines carry the same duty-free rate, so a borderline choice between them changes the statistics reported, not the duty paid.
The general rate of Free has not changed in any edition of the schedule since Jan 2023.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 3002.12.00 | Antisera and other blood fractions | Free |
| 3002.13.00 | Immunological products, unmixed, not put up in measured doses or in forms or packings for retail sale | Free |
| 3002.14.00 | Immunological products, mixed, not put up in measured doses or in forms or packings for retail sale | Free |
| 3002.15.00 | Immunological products, put up in measured doses or in forms or packings for retail sale | Free |
| 3002.41.00 | Vaccines for human medicine | Free |
| 3002.42.00 | Vaccines for veterinary medicine | Free |
| 3002.49.00 | Vaccines, toxins, cultures of micro-organisms (excluding yeasts) and similar products: other | Free |
| 3002.51.00 | Cell therapy products | Free |
| 3002.90.10 | Other: ferments | Free |
| 3002.90.52 | Other: other | Free |