Subheading · Chapter 30 · Heading 3002
3002.59: Cell cultures, whether or not modified: other
Official description Other
3002.59 is a six-digit subheading of heading 3002, human blood; animal blood prepared for therapeutic, prophylactic or diagnostic…, chapter 30.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 3002 59 00 00 Other Free
Additional duties and import rules
Charges on top of the customs duty, and rules the goods must meet at the border.
Additional duties and charges 1
- Additional dutyAdditional duties 35%
- Applies to goods from
- Belarus, Russia
- Legal act
- 2022 No. 598
- Documents
- 9014
Import requirements 4
- Prohibition or restrictionImport prohibition
- Applies to goods from
- North Korea
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/411
- Import controlVeterinary control
- Applies to goods from
- Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, American Samoa, Andorra, Angola, Anguilla, Antarctica and 232 more
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/782
- Documents
- C084 Exemption by virtue of Articles 3 and 4 of regulation 2019/2122 (animals intended for scientific purposes, research and diagnostic samples, and samples for product analysis and quality testing).
- N853 Common Health Entry Document for Products (CHED-P) (as set out in Part 2, Section B of Annex II to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1715 (OJ L 261))
- Y058 Exemption by virtue of Article 7 of Commission Delegated Regulation 2019/2122 (Goods which form part of passengers' personal luggage and are intended for personal consumption or use) or Article 10 (small consignments of goods sent to natural persons which are not intended to be placed on the market) of Commission Delegated Regulation 2019/2122
- Y930 The declared goods are not concerned by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/632
- Import controlRestriction on entry into free circulation
- Applies to goods from
- Ukraine
- Legal act
- S.I. 2022/395
- Documents
- 9009
- 9010
- 9017
- Import controlImport control on restricted goods and technologies
- Applies to goods from
- North Korea
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/411
- Documents
- Y920 Goods other than those described in the footnotes linked to the measure
Preferential rates by country
| Agreement or scheme | Countries | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| standard rate (no agreement) | — | Free |
| DCTS Comprehensive | Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin and 38 moreAfghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo - Kinshasa, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Kiribati, Laos, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Myanmar (Burma), Nepal, Niger, Rwanda, São Tomé & Príncipe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tuvalu, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia | Free |
| European Union (including code " EU") | Free | |
| CARIFORUM | Antigua & Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize and 10 moreAntigua & Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, St Kitts & Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent & the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad & Tobago | Free |
| OCTs (Overseas Countries and Territories) | Anguilla, Bermuda, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands and 7 moreAnguilla, Bermuda, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Falkland Islands, Montserrat, Pitcairn Islands, South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands, St Helena, Turks & Caicos Islands | Free |
| Central America | Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama | Free |
| SADC EPA | Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia | Free |
| Eastern and Southern Africa States | Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles, Zimbabwe | Free |
| CPTPP | Brunei, Malaysia | Free |
| UK–Andorra agreement | Andorra | Free |
| UK–Albania agreement | Albania | Free |
| UK–Australia agreement | Australia | Free |
| UK–Canada agreement | Canada | Free |
| UK–Switzerland agreement | Switzerland | Free |
| UK–Côte d’Ivoire agreement | Côte d’Ivoire | Free |
| UK–Chile agreement | Chile | Free |
| UK–Cameroon agreement | Cameroon | Free |
| UK–Colombia agreement | Colombia | Free |
| UK–Ceuta & Melilla agreement | Ceuta & Melilla | Free |
| UK–Ecuador agreement | Ecuador | Free |
| UK–Egypt agreement | Egypt | Free |
| UK–Fiji agreement | Fiji | Free |
| UK–Faroe Islands agreement | Faroe Islands | Free |
| UK–Georgia agreement | Georgia | Free |
| UK–Ghana agreement | Ghana | Free |
| UK–Israel agreement | Israel | Free |
| UK–India agreement | India | Free |
| UK–Iceland agreement | Iceland | Free |
| UK–Jordan agreement | Jordan | Free |
| UK–Japan agreement | Japan | Free |
| UK–Kenya agreement | Kenya | Free |
| UK–South Korea agreement | South Korea | Free |
| UK–Lebanon agreement | Lebanon | Free |
| UK–Liechtenstein agreement | Liechtenstein | Free |
| UK–Morocco agreement | Morocco | Free |
| UK–Moldova agreement | Moldova | Free |
| UK–North Macedonia agreement | North Macedonia | Free |
| UK–Mexico agreement | Mexico | Free |
| UK–Norway agreement | Norway | Free |
| UK–New Zealand agreement | New Zealand | Free |
| UK–Peru agreement | Peru | Free |
| UK–Papua New Guinea agreement | Papua New Guinea | Free |
| UK–Palestinian Territories agreement | Palestinian Territories | Free |
| UK–Serbia agreement | Serbia | Free |
| UK–Solomon Islands agreement | Solomon Islands | Free |
| UK–Singapore agreement | Singapore | Free |
| UK–San Marino agreement | San Marino | Free |
| UK–Tunisia agreement | Tunisia | Free |
| UK–Türkiye agreement | Türkiye | Free |
| UK–Ukraine agreement | Ukraine | Free |
| UK–Vietnam agreement | Vietnam | Free |
| UK–Samoa agreement | Samoa | Free |
| UK–Kosovo agreement | Kosovo | Free |
| UK–South Africa agreement | South Africa | Free |
UK: imports by month
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 United States | £48.4m | 73.8% | -71.6% |
 Ireland | £9m | 13.7% | -30.7% |
 Belgium | £3.1m | 4.8% | +821.7% |
 Germany | £2.1m | 3.2% | +15.5% |
 Switzerland | £561k | 0.9% | -49.2% |
 China | £544k | 0.8% | +4.6% |
| United Kingdom | £326k | 0.5% | +183.1% |
 Italy | £314k | 0.5% | -8.4% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Türkiye Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line USA Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Canada Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Mexico 5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Brazil 7.2% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Argentina 7.2% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Peru Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
New Zealand Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Japan Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Taiwan Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
GCC Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines Switzerland Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Norway Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
North Macedonia Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Nigeria Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$56kUS$56k+US$2m+US$9m+> US$66m
Exports: 121
- United States: US$130m
- Belgium: US$91m
- India: US$66m
- France: US$58m
- United Kingdom: US$33m
- Germany: US$26m
- China: US$25m
- Indonesia: US$19m
- Netherlands: US$18m
- South Korea: US$9m
- Finland: US$7m
- Denmark: US$7m
- Singapore: US$5m
- Switzerland: US$4m
- Italy: US$3m
- Iceland: US$3m
- Austria: US$3m
- Türkiye: US$3m
- Japan: US$3m
- Canada: US$2m
- Lithuania: US$2m
- Bulgaria: US$2m
- Spain: US$2m
- Ireland: US$2m
- Hungary: US$1m
- Belize: US$1m
- Poland: US$1m
- Brazil: US$731k
- Sweden: US$503k
- Australia: US$491k
- Colombia: US$472k
- Ukraine: US$437k
- Slovenia: US$433k
- Taiwan: US$275k
- Russia: US$243k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$221k
- Czechia: US$183k
- Portugal: US$151k
- South Africa: US$140k
- Saudi Arabia: US$126k
- Serbia: US$122k
- Armenia: US$109k
- Moldova: US$102k
- Slovakia: US$91k
- Israel: US$83k
- Vietnam: US$61k
- Estonia: US$57k
- Croatia: US$56k
- Luxembourg: US$53k
- Latvia: US$49k
- Mauritius: US$47k
- Thailand: US$46k
- Greece: US$39k
- United Arab Emirates: US$26k
- Uruguay: US$22k
- Qatar: US$21k
- Romania: US$20k
- Argentina: US$18k
- Norway: US$17k
- Central African Republic: US$16k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$54kUS$54k+US$760k+US$6m+> US$20m
Imports: 155
- Pakistan: US$258m
- United States: US$53m
- China: US$25m
- United Kingdom: US$23m
- Germany: US$20m
- Japan: US$17m
- India: US$12m
- Netherlands: US$11m
- Belgium: US$11m
- Switzerland: US$9m
- Ireland: US$9m
- Italy: US$9m
- France: US$8m
- Austria: US$8m
- Saudi Arabia: US$6m
- Canada: US$6m
- Australia: US$5m
- South Korea: US$3m
- Spain: US$3m
- Sweden: US$3m
- Serbia: US$2m
- Croatia: US$2m
- Denmark: US$2m
- Singapore: US$2m
- Hungary: US$2m
- Brazil: US$2m
- Poland: US$2m
- Slovakia: US$1m
- Colombia: US$984k
- Czechia: US$959k
- Norway: US$940k
- Türkiye: US$921k
- Portugal: US$913k
- Israel: US$863k
- Estonia: US$837k
- Finland: US$828k
- Taiwan: US$760k
- Indonesia: US$759k
- Romania: US$647k
- Russia: US$626k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$606k
- New Zealand: US$552k
- Lithuania: US$543k
- Malaysia: US$521k
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$484k
- Venezuela: US$477k
- Cyprus: US$398k
- Ukraine: US$367k
- Slovenia: US$362k
- Guatemala: US$357k
- Bulgaria: US$323k
- Kazakhstan: US$291k
- Peru: US$268k
- Greece: US$267k
- Montenegro: US$244k
- Philippines: US$235k
- Vietnam: US$198k
- United Arab Emirates: US$195k
- Malta: US$168k
- Thailand: US$152k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | US$130m | 24.4% |
| 2 | Belgium | US$91m | 17.1% |
| 3 |  India | US$66m | 12.3% |
| 4 |  France | US$58m | 10.9% |
| 5 | United Kingdom | US$33m | 6.2% |
| 6 | Germany | US$26m | 4.8% |
| 7 | China | US$25m | 4.8% |
| 8 |  Indonesia | US$19m | 3.6% |
| 9 |  Netherlands | US$18m | 3.4% |
| 10 |  South Korea | US$9m | 1.7% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Pakistan | US$258m | 48.3% |
| 2 | United States | US$53m | 9.9% |
| 3 | China | US$25m | 4.7% |
| 4 | United Kingdom | US$23m | 4.4% |
| 5 | Germany | US$20m | 3.7% |
| 6 | Japan | US$17m | 3.2% |
| 7 | India | US$12m | 2.3% |
| 8 | Netherlands | US$11m | 2.1% |
| 9 | Belgium | US$11m | 2% |
| 10 | Switzerland | US$9m | 1.6% |
Import duty on this product around the world 93
The most-favoured-nation (MFN) duty each country applies to goods of this HS subheading: the average over its national tariff lines, with the lowest and highest line where they differ. Goods from countries with a trade agreement often pay less.
- 0%median duty
- 77number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 15%highest: French Polynesia, Pakistan, India
93
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
 Albania | 0% | 2023 | |
 Algeria | 5% | 2023 | |
 Armenia | 6.5% | 2023 | |
 Australia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Bahamas | 0% | 2022 | |
 Bahrain | 0% | 2023 | |
 Belize | 0% | 2023 | |
 Benin | 0% | 2023 | |
 Bermuda | 0% | 2023 | |
 Bhutan | 0% | 2022 | |
 Bosnia & Herzegovina | 5% | 2022 | |
 Botswana | 0% | 2023 | |
 Burkina Faso | 0% | 2023 | |
 Burundi | 0% | 2023 | |
 Cameroon | 5% | 2023 | |
| Canada | 0% | 2023 | |
 Central African Republic | 5% | 2023 | |
 Chad | 5% | 2023 | |
| China | 3% | 2023 | |
 Congo - Brazzaville | 5% | 2023 | |
 Costa Rica | 0% | 2023 | |
 Dominican Republic | 0% | 2023 | |
 El Salvador | 0% | 2022 | |
 Equatorial Guinea | 5% | 2023 | |
 Eswatini | 0% | 2023 | |
| European Union (27 countries) | 0% | 2023 | |
 Fiji | 0% | 2023 | |
 French Polynesia | 15% | 2023 | |
 Gabon | 5% | 2023 | |
 Gambia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Ghana | 0% | 2023 | |
 Guatemala | 0% | 2023 | |
 Guinea | 0% | 2023 | |
 Guinea-Bissau | 0% | 2023 | |
 Honduras | 0% | 2023 | |
 Hong Kong SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Iceland | 0% | 2023 | |
| India | 10% | 2023 | |
| Indonesia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Jamaica | 0% | 2023 | |
| Japan | 0% | 2023 | |
 Jordan | 0% | 2023 | |
 Kazakhstan | 0% | 2023 | |
 Kenya | 0% | 2023 | |
 Kuwait | 0% | 2023 | |
 Lesotho | 0% | 2023 | |
 Liberia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Macao SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Madagascar | 0% | 2023 | |
 Malaysia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Maldives | 0% | 2023 | |
 Mali | 0% | 2023 | |
 Mauritius | 0% | 2023 | |
 Mongolia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Morocco | 2.5% | 2023 | |
 Mozambique | 0% | 2023 | |
 Namibia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Nepal | 0% | 2023 | |
| New Zealand | 0% | 2023 | |
 Nicaragua | 0% | 2023 | |
 Niger | 0% | 2023 | |
| Nigeria | 0% | 2023 | |
| North Macedonia | 0% | 2023 | |
| Norway | 0% | 2023 | |
 Oman | 0% | 2023 | |
| Pakistan | 11% | 2023 | |
 Panama | 0% | 2023 | |
 Papua New Guinea | 0% | 2023 | |
 Philippines | 3% | 2023 | |
 Qatar | 0% | 2023 | |
 Rwanda | 0% | 2023 | |
 Saudi Arabia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Senegal | 0% | 2023 | |
 Seychelles | 0% | 2023 | |
 Sierra Leone | 0% | 2023 | |
 South Africa | 0% | 2023 | |
| South Korea | 0% | 2023 | |
 Sri Lanka | 0% | 2023 | |
 St Kitts & Nevis | 0% | 2023 | |
 St Vincent & the Grenadines | 0% | 2023 | |
| Switzerland | 0% | 2023 | |
 Tanzania | 0% | 2023 | |
 Thailand | 0% | 2023 | |
 Togo | 0% | 2023 | |
| Türkiye | 0% | 2023 | |
 Uganda | 0% | 2023 | |
 United Arab Emirates | 0% | 2023 | |
| United Kingdom | 0% | 2023 | |
| United States | 0% | 2023 | |
 Vanuatu | 0% | 2023 | |
 Vietnam | 0% | 2023 | |
 Zambia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Zimbabwe | 0% | 2023 |
Tariff data years 2022–2023; rates may have changed since. · UNCTAD TRAINS, accessed via WITS (World Bank)
Classifications and correspondences
Where this HS subheading sits in the United Nations' statistical classifications, and which codes it had in earlier editions of the Harmonized System.
- SITC Rev. 4
- 54164 Human blood; animal blood prepared for therapeutic, prophylactic/diagnostic uses; toxins, cultures of micro-organisms (excluding yeasts) & similar products
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Intermediate goods · BEC 711220
- CPC 2.1 product
- 35270 Other pharmaceutical products
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 2100 Manufacture of pharmaceuticals, medicinal chemical and botanical products
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3002.90 | changed |
| 2012 | 3002.90 | changed |
| 2007 | 2933.29, 3002.10, 3002.90 | changed |
| 2002 | 2933.29, 3002.10, 3002.90 | changed |
| 1996 | 2933.29, 3002.10, 3002.90 | changed |
| 1992 | 2933.29, 3002.10, 3002.90 | changed |
Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
Recent rule changes mentioning this code
Acts whose text cites this code or its heading. Check the act itself: a code can be cited for reasons other than a change of its duty.
- Tariff change
FR Doc. 2026-19498 · 91 FR 60360 · Source: federalregister.gov
- Import and export controls
FR Doc. 2026-14542 · 91 FR 45516 · Source: federalregister.gov
- Tariff change
FR Doc. 2026-11158 · 91 FR 33854 · Source: federalregister.gov
- Classification · Applies from:
CELEX 32026R0360 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
Code history
Since 2022; before, these goods were classified under 3002.90.
Subheading 3002.59 is a single line in the UK Global Tariff, where the duty is duty-free.
The EU Combined Nomenclature has one tariff line for subheading 3002.59; the duty is duty-free.
Goods from 156 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard Free; 156 of them pay no duty at all, for example under DCTS Comprehensive or European Union.
In the UK, additional duty of 35% applies on top of the customs duty to goods from Belarus and Russia.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the UK imported these goods worth £65.6m (down 66% on the year before), at an average of £1,231.21 per kg; United States supplied 74%, followed by Ireland.
World trade in these goods reached US$533m in 2024, up 3.4% on 2023.
The United States was the largest exporter with 24.4% of the total, ahead of Belgium.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for cell cultures, whether or not modified: other?
Cell cultures, whether or not modified: other fall under HS subheading 3002.59, part of heading 3002, in section VI of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on cell cultures, whether or not modified: other in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 3002.59 from countries without a preferential agreement are free of duty. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
What is the import duty on cell cultures, whether or not modified: other in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 3002.59 from countries without a preferential agreement are free of duty. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most cell cultures, whether or not modified: other?
The United States, with US$130m in 2024 (24.4% of world exports).
Which countries can export these goods to the UK duty-free?
156 countries pay no duty under a trade agreement or preference scheme, among them partners under DCTS Comprehensive, European Union, CARIFORUM. The goods must meet the agreement’s rules of origin and the importer needs proof of origin; otherwise the standard rate of Free applies. Pick a country above to see its rate.
Is there anti-dumping duty on these goods?
The UK charges additional duty of 35% on goods from Belarus and Russia. Lower rates apply to the named exporters listed in the measure.
Where does the UK import these goods from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were United States (74%), Ireland (14%) and Belgium (5%), out of total imports of £65.6m.