Analysis
HTS 3003.41.00 covers containing ephedrine or its salts under heading 3003 (medicaments (excluding goods of heading 3002, 3005 or 3006) consisting of two or more…).
There is no general-rate duty on this line, which puts it with roughly 93% of the 58 tariff lines in chapter 30 that are also free. 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 325412 (Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing), an industry of 1,436 US establishments employing 170,029 people, the industry a domestic producer of these goods reports under.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 3003.10.00 | Containing penicillins or derivatives thereof, with a penicillanic acid structure, or streptomycins or their derivatives | Free |
| 3003.20.00 | Medicaments (excluding goods of heading 3002, 3005 or 3006) 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: other, containing antibiotics | Free |
| 3003.31.00 | Containing insulin | Free |
| 3003.39.10 | Artificial mixtures of natural hormones | Free |
| 3003.39.50 | Other: other | Free |
| 3003.42.00 | Containing pseudoephedrine (INN) or its salts | Free |
| 3003.43.00 | Containing norephedrine or its salts | Free |
| 3003.49.00 | Other, containing alkaloids or derivatives thereof: other | Free |
| 3003.60.00 | Medicaments (excluding goods of heading 3002, 3005 or 3006) 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: other, containing antimalarial active principles described in subheading note 2 to this chapter | Free |
| 3003.90.01 | Medicaments (excluding goods of heading 3002, 3005 or 3006) 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: other | Free |