Analysis
HTS 3004.90.92 covers other: 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 74 ten-digit suffixes, reported in kilograms.
The ten-digit suffixes separate for veterinary use, containing acyclovir or its salts, containing oseltamivir or its salts, containing valganciclovir, peramivir or…, containing fluconazole or its salts and containing metronidazole or its salts and 48 more. The duty is the same across them; the suffix matters for statistics, licensing and some quotas, and an entry needs all ten digits.
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.
Goods from countries without normal trade relations pay the column 2 rate of 30% instead of nothing, so origin decides between free entry and a 30% duty.
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.
Statistical suffixes
| Code | Description | Units | NAICS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3004.90.92.01 | For veterinary use | kg | |
| 3004.90.92.03 | Containing acyclovir or its salts | kg | 325412 |
| 3004.90.92.04 | Containing oseltamivir or its salts | kg | |
| 3004.90.92.05 | Containing valganciclovir, peramivir or their salts | kg | |
| 3004.90.92.06 | Other | kg | |
| 3004.90.92.07 | Containing fluconazole or its salts | kg | 325412 |
| 3004.90.92.08 | Other | kg | |
| 3004.90.92.09 | Containing metronidazole or its salts | kg | 325412 |
| 3004.90.92.10 | Other | kg | |
| 3004.90.92.11 | Containing trimethoprim and sulfamethoxazole or their salts | kg | 325412 |
| 3004.90.92.12 | Other | kg | |
| 3004.90.92.13 | Containing levofloxacin or its salts | kg | 325412 |
| 3004.90.92.14 | Containing linezolid or its salts | kg | 325412 |
| 3004.90.92.15 | Other | kg | 325412 |
| 3004.90.92.16 | Containing hydroxyurea or cyclophosphamide or their salts | kg | |
| 3004.90.92.17 | Containing tacrolimus or mycophenolate mofetil or its salts | kg | |
| 3004.90.92.18 | Other | kg | |
| 3004.90.92.19 | Containing metoprolol or its salts | kg | |
| 3004.90.92.20 | Containing amiodarone or its salts | kg | 325412 |
| 3004.90.92.21 | Containing diltiazem or its salts | kg | |
| 3004.90.92.22 | Containing hydralazine or its salts | kg | 325412 |
| 3004.90.92.23 | Containing enoxaparin or its salts | kg | |
| 3004.90.92.24 | Containing labetalol or its salts | kg | 325412 |
| 3004.90.92.25 | Containing argatroban, adenosine, amlodipine, esmolol, dobutamine, phenoxybenzamine or their salts | kg | |
| 3004.90.92.26 | Other | kg | 325412 |
| 3004.90.92.27 | Tolmetin | kg | |
| 3004.90.92.28 | Tolmetin sodium dihydrate | kg | 325412 |
| 3004.90.92.29 | Tolmetin sodium (anhydrous) | kg | |
| 3004.90.92.30 | For oral suspension | kg | 325412 |
| 3004.90.92.31 | Other | kg | |
| 3004.90.92.32 | For oral suspension | kg | |
| 3004.90.92.33 | Other | kg | |
| 3004.90.92.34 | Containing O-Acetylsalicylic acid (Aspirin) | kg | |
| 3004.90.92.35 | Containing tramadol | kg | 325412 |
| 3004.90.92.36 | Other | kg | |
| 3004.90.92.37 | Containing dexmedetomidine, etomidate, midazolam, propofol or their salts | kg | |
| 3004.90.92.38 | Containing midazolam or its salts | kg | |
| 3004.90.92.39 | Containing phenytoin or its salts | kg | |
| 3004.90.92.40 | Containing propofol or its salts | kg | 325412 |
| 3004.90.92.41 | Containing levetiracetam, phenytoin or their salts | kg | |
| 3004.90.92.42 | Containing etomidate or its salts | kg | |
| 3004.90.92.43 | Other | kg | |
| 3004.90.92.44 | Containing lorazepam or its salts | kg | |
| 3004.90.92.45 | Containing olanzapine or its salts | kg | 325412 |
| 3004.90.92.46 | Other | kg | |
| 3004.90.92.47 | Containing rocuronium or its salts | kg | |
| 3004.90.92.48 | Containing succinylcholine or its salts | kg | |
| 3004.90.92.49 | Other | kg | |
| 3004.90.92.50 | Containing lidocaine or its salts | kg | 325412 |
| 3004.90.92.51 | Other | kg | |
| 3004.90.92.52 | Laxatives | kg | |
| 3004.90.92.53 | Antacids | kg | |
| 3004.90.92.54 | Containing famotidine or its salts | kg | |
| 3004.90.92.55 | Containing pantoprazole or its salts | kg | 325412 |
| 3004.90.92.56 | Containing ondansetron or its salts | kg | |
| 3004.90.92.57 | Containing glycopyrrolate or its salts | kg | |
| 3004.90.92.58 | Containing loperamide or its salts | kg | |
| 3004.90.92.60 | Other | kg | 325412 |
| 3004.90.92.61 | Containing furosemide and its salts | kg | |
| 3004.90.92.62 | Containing hydrochlorothiazide or its salts | kg | |
| 3004.90.92.63 | Other | kg | |
| 3004.90.92.64 | Containing calcium gluconate | kg | |
| 3004.90.92.65 | Containing potassium chloride | kg | 325412 |
| 3004.90.92.66 | Containing sodium bicarbonate, in injection form | kg | |
| 3004.90.92.67 | Other | kg | |
| 3004.90.92.68 | Cough and cold preparations | kg | |
| 3004.90.92.69 | Containing diphenhydramine or its salts | kg | |
| 3004.90.92.70 | Other | kg | 325412 |
| 3004.90.92.71 | Containing albuterol sulfate | kg | |
| 3004.90.92.72 | Containing timolol maleate | kg | |
| 3004.90.92.73 | Other | kg | |
| 3004.90.92.74 | Containing heparin sodium or its salts | kg | |
| 3004.90.92.75 | Containing zoledronic acid or its salts | kg | |
| 3004.90.92.76 | 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 |
| 3004.49.00 | 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 |