Analysis
HTS 3004.49.00 covers other, containing alkaloids or derivatives thereof: other under heading 3004 (medicaments (excluding goods of heading 3002, 3005 or 3006) consisting of mixed or…). US Customs collects import statistics for it under 8 ten-digit suffixes, reported in kilograms.
The normal trade relations rate here is zero, shared by about 93% of the 58 tariff lines in chapter 30, a useful check when a neighbouring dutiable line is a candidate. Chapter 99 measures such as Section 301 or 232 can still apply on top, depending on where the goods come from.
The ten-digit suffixes separate for veterinary use, cardiovascular medicaments, anticonvulsants, hypnotics, and…, antidepressants, tranquilizers and…, dermatological agents and local… and medicaments primarily affecting the…. The duty is the same across them; the suffix matters for statistics, licensing and some quotas, and an entry needs all ten digits.
Goods from countries without normal trade relations pay the column 2 rate of 25% instead of nothing, so origin decides between free entry and a 25% duty.
Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 325412 (Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing), an industry of 1,436 US establishments employing 170,029 people. That concordance is how imports of this line are compared with US output.
Statistical suffixes
| Code | Description | Units | NAICS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3004.49.00.05 | For veterinary use | kg | 325412 |
| 3004.49.00.10 | Cardiovascular medicaments | kg | 325412 |
| 3004.49.00.20 | Anticonvulsants, hypnotics, and sedatives | kg | 325412 |
| 3004.49.00.30 | Antidepressants, tranquilizers and other psychotherapeutic agents | kg | 325412 |
| 3004.49.00.40 | Other | kg | 325412 |
| 3004.49.00.50 | Dermatological agents and local anesthetics | kg | 325412 |
| 3004.49.00.60 | Medicaments primarily affecting the eyes, ears or respiratory system | kg | 325412 |
| 3004.49.00.70 | Other | kg | 325412 |
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 3004.10.10 | Containing penicillin G salts | Free |
| 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 |
| 3004.50.10 | 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 |