Chapter 30, Pharmaceutical products / Heading 3002
HTS 3002.59.00.00: Human blood, cell cultures, whether or not modified
Schedule text: Other. Classification: Human blood; animal blood prepared for therapeutic, prophylactic or diagnostic uses; antisera, other blood fractions and immunological products, whether or not modified or obtained by means of biotechnological processes; vaccines, toxins, cultures of micro-organisms (excluding yeasts) and similar products; cell cultures, whether or not modified › Cell cultures, whether or not modified › Other
General rate of duty
Free
Column 1, USITC schedule
From China, all in
100%
Priced live by the Gateway engine
Section 301 China
none
Product action on this line
Forced labor 301
exempt
9903.05.90
How the rate is built
Each line is a separate legal authority. They stack on the $10,000 customs value unless a carve-out says otherwise.
| Program | Rate | Amount |
|---|---|---|
General rate of duty (Column 1) Official rate: Free 3002.59.00.00 | 0% | $0.00 |
Section 232 Pharmaceuticals Country-of-origin rate: 100% (default rate for origins outside the trade-deal list). This is the combined column one and Section 232 rate (CBP CSMS #70054007): the MFN duty is inside it, not added to it. Generic pharmaceuticals and biosimilars are exempt at this time (9903.04.67). Importer-specific reductions may lower the rate: approved onshoring plans pay 20% (rises to 100% on Apr 2, 2030); Annex II companies with onshoring plans and HHS MFN pricing pay 0% (expires Jan 20, 2029). Articles solely for clinical trials, research and development or other non-commercial use enter under 9903.04.70 at +0% (FR 2026-19498, eff. Sep 29, 2026); that is an end use, not shown in this estimate. Only finished pharmaceutical products, their active ingredients and the key starting materials of those ingredients are pharmaceutical articles; inactive ingredients and excipients are not (9903.04.69). | 100% | $10,000.00 |
Effective duty rate | 100% | $10,000.00 |
Checked and not applied
- Section 301 forced labor: Exempt: article is already subject to Section 232 duties (9903.05.90, U.S. note 52)
Stack priced from China on a $10,000 customs value, ocean entry. Other origins carry different programs; the calculator prices any of them.
Questions about this example
- What is HTS code 3002.59.00.00?
- HTS 3002.59.00.00 covers human blood, cell cultures, whether or not modified; the schedule's own line text is "Other". Its full classification path in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is: Human blood; animal blood prepared for therapeutic, prophylactic or diagnostic uses; antisera, other blood fractions and immunological products, whether or not modified or obtained by means of biotechnological processes; vaccines, toxins, cultures of micro-organisms (excluding yeasts) and similar products; cell cultures, whether or not modified › Cell cultures, whether or not modified › Other. It sits in chapter 30 (Pharmaceutical products) under heading 3002.
- What is the general duty rate for HTS 3002.59.00.00?
- The Column 1 general rate of duty is Free. That is the most-favored-nation rate before any Section 301, Section 232, Section 338, Section 201 or antidumping and countervailing action, and before CBP's Merchandise Processing and Harbor Maintenance fees.
- What is the tariff on HTS 3002.59.00.00 from China?
- Priced on $10,000 of goods, the effective duty from China is 100%: 0% general rate + 100% Section 232 Pharmaceuticals. No Section 301 product action applies to this line today. Forced-labor duty: Exempt: article is already subject to Section 232 duties (9903.05.90, U.S. note 52).
- Which lines are related to HTS 3002.59.00.00?
- Neighbouring statistical lines under the same 8-digit heading are listed on this page. All lines under one 8-digit heading share the same legal duty rate; the tenth digit reports statistics.