Subheading · Chapter 30 · Heading 3006
3006.10: Sterile surgical catgut, similar sterile suture materials (including sterile absorbable surgical or dental yarns) and sterile tissue adhesives for surgical wound closure; sterile laminaria and sterile laminaria tents; sterile absorbable surgical or dental haemostatics; sterile surgical or dental adhesion barriers, whether or not absorbable
Sterile sutures and surgical haemostatics
3006.10 is the HS subheading for sterile sutures and surgical haemostatics, under heading 3006 in chapter 30.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 3006 10 00 00 Sterile surgical catgut, similar sterile suture materials (including sterile absorbable surgical or dental yarns) and sterile tissue adhesives for surgical wound closure; sterile laminaria and sterile laminaria tents; sterile absorbable surgical or dental haemostatics; sterile surgical or dental adhesion barriers, whether or not absorbable
- 3006 10 10 00 Sterile surgical catgut Free+2
- 3006 10 30 00 Sterile surgical or dental adhesion barriers, whether or not absorbable Free+2
- 3006 10 90 00 Other Free+2
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 1
- Import controlRestriction on entry into free circulation
- Applies to goods from
- Ukraine
- Legal act
- S.I. 2022/395
- Documents
- 9009
- 9010
- 9017
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–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–XC agreement | XC | Free |
| UK–Kosovo agreement | Kosovo | Free |
| UK–XL agreement | XL | Free |
| UK–South Africa agreement | South Africa | Free |
UK: imports by month
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 United States | £44.3m | 28.8% | +5% |
 Mexico | £23.7m | 15.4% | +23.4% |
 Denmark | £17.8m | 11.6% | +7.5% |
 Germany | £17m | 11.1% | +5.2% |
 Belgium | £13.3m | 8.7% | +434.6% |
 Austria | £8.7m | 5.6% | -36.2% |
 Brazil | £5.2m | 3.4% | -3.1% |
 Spain | £3.1m | 2% | -24.2% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU Free – 6.5% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines · average 2.2% 
Türkiye 10% – 100% Statutory rate (Law 474) 13 tariff lines · average 46.1% USA Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line The Turkish schedule prints the statutory rate set under Customs Law 474. The rate applied at import is laid down in the Import Regime Decision and can be lower, or different by country of origin.
World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$346.2kUS$346.2k+US$9.5m+US$90.4m+> US$469.9m
Exports: 129
- United States: US$1.3bn
- Mexico: US$519.2m
- Belgium: US$509.5m
- Austria: US$469.9m
- Germany: US$458.8m
- Denmark: US$303.4m
- Spain: US$168.6m
- Ireland: US$142.7m
- United Kingdom: US$114.8m
- Netherlands: US$104.2m
- Israel: US$99m
- Poland: US$97m
- South Korea: US$90.4m
- Switzerland: US$78.5m
- Brazil: US$77.2m
- Dominican Republic: US$76.4m
- Italy: US$76.3m
- France: US$60.4m
- Singapore: US$49.8m
- India: US$46m
- China: US$40.1m
- Czechia: US$30.3m
- Türkiye: US$23.1m
- Japan: US$17.5m
- Thailand: US$17.4m
- Hungary: US$13.8m
- Peru: US$13.1m
- Slovenia: US$11.9m
- Costa Rica: US$11.6m
- Sweden: US$10.7m
- Greece: US$9.5m
- Malaysia: US$7.3m
- Slovakia: US$6.8m
- Saudi Arabia: US$5.3m
- Lithuania: US$4.8m
- Luxembourg: US$4.3m
- Georgia: US$4.3m
- Taiwan: US$4.2m
- Canada: US$3.4m
- Chile: US$2.6m
- Australia: US$2.3m
- Cyprus: US$1.7m
- Romania: US$1.5m
- South Africa: US$1.5m
- Bulgaria: US$1.3m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$1.3m
- Finland: US$1.2m
- Egypt: US$1.2m
- Portugal: US$1.1m
- Panama: US$1m
- Vietnam: US$928.1k
- Nicaragua: US$885.2k
- Serbia: US$830k
- Argentina: US$798.5k
- Russia: US$791.8k
- United Arab Emirates: US$528k
- Colombia: US$485.7k
- Belarus: US$480.2k
- Armenia: US$407.1k
- Ukraine: US$376.7k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$1.1mUS$1.1m+US$11.2m+US$46.9m+> US$186.4m
Imports: 210
- Belgium: US$977.8m
- United States: US$621m
- Germany: US$404.4m
- Japan: US$344.9m
- China: US$244.5m
- Singapore: US$199.2m
- Netherlands: US$186.4m
- Italy: US$174.8m
- United Kingdom: US$168.3m
- France: US$131.8m
- Spain: US$130.1m
- Australia: US$89.2m
- Saudi Arabia: US$84.6m
- South Korea: US$83.9m
- Mexico: US$80.5m
- Taiwan: US$65.9m
- Canada: US$63.3m
- Brazil: US$56.7m
- Switzerland: US$55.7m
- Poland: US$52.1m
- Russia: US$46.9m
- Austria: US$40.6m
- Thailand: US$35.9m
- Colombia: US$32.4m
- Kuwait: US$30.1m
- Sweden: US$29.4m
- Ireland: US$29.2m
- Israel: US$27.6m
- Türkiye: US$27.5m
- Czechia: US$26.9m
- United Arab Emirates: US$25.6m
- Greece: US$21.7m
- Portugal: US$20.5m
- Indonesia: US$19.5m
- India: US$19m
- New Zealand: US$18.2m
- South Africa: US$18.2m
- Chile: US$18.1m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$17.9m
- Denmark: US$17.1m
- Costa Rica: US$17m
- Malaysia: US$16.4m
- Pakistan: US$15m
- Vietnam: US$14.8m
- Romania: US$14.4m
- Egypt: US$14.3m
- Argentina: US$14.3m
- Hungary: US$13.8m
- Slovenia: US$12.9m
- Iran: US$12.5m
- Ukraine: US$12.5m
- Serbia: US$12.5m
- Finland: US$11.2m
- Croatia: US$11m
- Slovakia: US$9m
- Norway: US$8.7m
- Ecuador: US$8.4m
- Philippines: US$8.4m
- Dominican Republic: US$8m
- Qatar: US$6.8m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | US$1.3bn | 25.9% |
| 2 | Mexico | US$519.2m | 10.1% |
| 3 | Belgium | US$509.5m | 9.9% |
| 4 | Austria | US$469.9m | 9.1% |
| 5 | Germany | US$458.8m | 8.9% |
| 6 | Denmark | US$303.4m | 5.9% |
| 7 | Spain | US$168.6m | 3.3% |
| 8 |  Ireland | US$142.7m | 2.8% |
| 9 | United Kingdom | US$114.8m | 2.2% |
| 10 |  Netherlands | US$104.2m | 2% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belgium | US$977.8m | 19% |
| 2 | United States | US$621m | 12.1% |
| 3 | Germany | US$404.4m | 7.9% |
| 4 |  Japan | US$344.9m | 6.7% |
| 5 |  China | US$244.5m | 4.8% |
| 6 |  Singapore | US$199.2m | 3.9% |
| 7 | Netherlands | US$186.4m | 3.6% |
| 8 |  Italy | US$174.8m | 3.4% |
| 9 | United Kingdom | US$168.3m | 3.3% |
| 10 |  France | US$131.8m | 2.6% |
The UK Global Tariff divides subheading 3006.10 into 3 tariff lines; the duty is duty-free.
In the EU Combined Nomenclature, subheading 3006.10 covers 3 tariff lines and the duty is between 0% and 6.5%. 2 of them are duty-free.
157 countries pay no duty in the UK thanks to trade agreements and preference schemes such as DCTS Comprehensive and European Union, against a standard rate of Free.
In the UK, additional duty of 35% applies on top of the customs duty to goods from Belarus and Russia.
Imports of sterile sutures and surgical haemostatics into the UK came to £153.9m between September 2025 and August 2026 (up 7% on the year before); United States supplied 29%, followed by Mexico.
In 2024, countries exported sterile sutures and surgical haemostatics worth US$5.1bn (+0.7% year on year).
The largest exporter was the United States (US$1.3bn), followed by Mexico.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for sterile surgical catgut, similar sterile suture materials (including sterile absorbable surgical or dental yarns) and sterile tissue adhesives for surgical wound closure; sterile laminaria and sterile laminaria tents; sterile absorbable surgical or dental haemostatics; sterile surgical or dental adhesion barriers, whether or not absorbable?
Sterile surgical catgut, similar sterile suture materials (including sterile absorbable surgical or dental yarns) and sterile tissue adhesives for surgical wound closure; sterile laminaria and sterile laminaria tents; sterile absorbable surgical or dental haemostatics; sterile surgical or dental adhesion barriers, whether or not absorbable fall under HS subheading 3006.10, part of heading 3006, in section VI of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on sterile surgical catgut, similar sterile suture… in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 3006.10 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 sterile surgical catgut, similar sterile suture… in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 3006.10 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 0% to 6.5%, depending on the line. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most sterile surgical catgut, similar sterile suture…?
The United States, with US$1.3bn in 2024 (25.9% of world exports).
Which countries can export sterile sutures and surgical haemostatics to the UK duty-free?
157 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 sterile sutures and surgical haemostatics?
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 sterile sutures and surgical haemostatics from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were United States (29%), Mexico (15%) and Denmark (12%), out of total imports of £153.9m.