HTS tariff line · chapter 38
3822.11.00
Diagnostic or laboratory reagents on a backing, prepared diagnostic or laboratory reagents whether or not on a backing, whether or not put up in the form of kits: for malaria
Analysis
HTS 3822.11.00 covers diagnostic or laboratory reagents on a backing, prepared diagnostic or laboratory reagents whether or not on a backing, whether or not put up in the form of… under heading 3822 (diagnostic or laboratory reagents on a backing, prepared diagnostic or laboratory…).
Goods classified here enter the United States duty-free at the general (normal trade relations) rate, as do about 25% of the 179 tariff lines in chapter 38. Free here means free of the base duty only: origin-specific Chapter 99 duties such as Section 301 can still be owed.
The other lines in the same group are 3822.12.00 (for Zika and other diseases transmitted by mosquitoes of…, duty-free), 3822.13.00 (for blood-grouping, duty-free), 3822.19.00 (diagnostic or laboratory reagents on a backing, prepared…, duty-free) and 3822.90.00 (certified reference materials, duty-free).
Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 325413 (In-Vitro Diagnostic Substance Manufacturing), an industry of 267 US establishments employing 45,459 people. That is the industry code a US manufacturer of the same product would normally use.
All 4 neighbouring lines carry the same duty-free rate, so a borderline choice between them changes the statistics reported, not the duty paid.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 3822.12.00 | For Zika and other diseases transmitted by mosquitoes of the genus Aedes | Free |
| 3822.13.00 | For blood-grouping | Free |
| 3822.19.00 | Diagnostic or laboratory reagents on a backing, prepared diagnostic or laboratory reagents whether or not on a backing, whether or not put up in the form of kits: other | Free |
| 3822.90.00 | Certified reference materials | Free |