HS Chapter 30 — Pharmaceutical products

HS chapter 30 (Pharmaceutical products) covers 25 product categories in U.S. import records, with 228,874 bill-of-lading shipments. The most imported headings are 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, Pharmaceutical goods specified in note 4 to this chapter, and Wadding, gauze, bandages and similar articles (for example, dressings, adhesive plasters, poultices), impregnated or coated with pharmaceutical substances or put up in forms or packings for retail sale for medical, surgical, dental or veterinary purposes.

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Headings in this chapter

HS	Heading	Products	Shipments
3004	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	8	101,408
3006	Pharmaceutical goods specified in note 4 to this chapter	7	67,654
3005	Wadding, gauze, bandages and similar articles (for example, dressings, adhesive plasters, poultices), impregnated or coated with pharmaceutical substances or put up in forms or packings for retail sale for medical, surgical, dental or veterinary purposes	2	47,502
3003	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	3	9,546
3002	Human blood	3	1,816
3001	Glands and other organs for organotherapeutic uses, dried, whether or not powdered	2	948

Frequently asked questions about HS chapter 30

What is HS chapter 30?

Chapter 30 of the Harmonized System covers pharmaceutical products. In U.S. import records it spans 6 four-digit headings and 25 six-digit product codes.

How many U.S. import shipments fall under HS chapter 30?

ImportDoor has 228,874 U.S. Customs bill-of-lading shipment records under chapter 30, updated monthly.

Which HS 30 heading is imported most into the U.S.?

HS 3004 (Medicaments consisting of mixed or unmixed products for therapeutic) leads with 101,408 shipments, followed by HS 3006 (Pharmaceutical goods specified in note 4 to this chapter) and HS 3005 (Wadding, gauze, bandages and similar articles).