Analysis
HTS 3004.10.10 covers containing penicillin G salts under heading 3004 (medicaments (excluding goods of heading 3002, 3005 or 3006) consisting of mixed or…). US Customs collects import statistics for it under 3 ten-digit suffixes, reported in kilograms.
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.
The ten-digit suffixes separate for veterinary use, singles and combination antibiotics. The duty is the same across them; the suffix matters for statistics, licensing and some quotas, and an entry needs all ten digits.
All 17 neighbouring lines carry the same duty-free rate, so a borderline choice between them changes the statistics reported, not the duty paid.
Statistical suffixes
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 3004.10.50 | Containing penicillins or derivatives thereof, with a penicillanic acid structure, or streptomycins or their derivatives: other | Free |
| 3004.20.00 | Medicaments (excluding goods of heading 3002, 3005 or 3006) 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: other, containing antibiotics | Free |
| 3004.31.00 | Containing insulin | Free |
| 3004.32.00 | Containing corticosteroid hormones their derivatives or structural analogues | Free |
| 3004.39.00 | Other, containing hormones or other products of heading 2937: other | Free |
| 3004.41.00 | Containing ephedrine or its salts | Free |
| 3004.42.00 | Containing pseudoephedrine (INN) or its salts | Free |
| 3004.43.00 | Containing norephedrine or its salts | Free |
| 3004.49.00 | Other, containing alkaloids or derivatives thereof: other | Free |
| 3004.50.10 | Containing vitamins synthesized wholly or in part from aromatic or modified aromatic industrial organic compounds: vitamin B2 | Free |
| 3004.50.20 | Containing vitamins synthesized wholly or in part from aromatic or modified aromatic industrial organic compounds: vitamin B12 | Free |
| 3004.50.30 | Containing vitamins synthesized wholly or in part from aromatic or modified aromatic industrial organic compounds: vitamin E | Free |
| 3004.50.40 | Containing vitamins synthesized wholly or in part from aromatic or modified aromatic industrial organic compounds: other | Free |
| 3004.50.50 | Other, containing vitamins or other products of heading 2936: other | Free |
| 3004.60.00 | Medicaments (excluding goods of heading 3002, 3005 or 3006) 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: other, containing antimalarial active principles described in subheading note 2 to this chapter | Free |
| 3004.90.10 | Containing antigens or hyaluronic acid or its sodium salt | Free |
| 3004.90.92 | Other: other | Free |