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HS code for herbal medicine
In the UK Trade Tariff’s list of everyday names, “herbal medicine” points to chapter 30: pharmaceutical products. Check the description and the notes of the chapter before declaring: the right code depends on what the goods are made of and how they are used.
The UK Global Tariff divides 30 into 58 tariff lines; the duty is duty-free.
In the EU Combined Nomenclature, 30 covers 55 tariff lines and the duty is between 0% and 6.5%. 52 of them are duty-free.
The Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule divides 30 into 91 tariff lines; the statutory rate is between 0% and 150% (average 33%). 29 of them are duty-free.
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USASee also
- tablets
- antisera
- medicine
- vaccines
- eye drops
- antibodies
- antiseptic
- blood tests
- haemoglobin
- blood, human
- blood plasma
- eye solutions
- first aid kits
- sterile catgut
- pharmaceuticals
- ointments (medical)
- organo therapeutics
- bandages and plasters
- vitamins, medicaments
- wadding, pharmaceutical
- bandages, plaster-coated
- contraceptives - chemical
- reagents - blood grouping
- tissues - human or animal
- corticosteroid medicaments
- cultures of micro-organisms
- dental cements and fillings
- block, animal for therapeutic uses
- dressings for medical and surgical
- gauze - in retail packs for medical use
- surgical ligatures and sutures, sterile
- gauze - impregnated with pharmaceuticals
- adhesive plasters, bandages and dressings
- organs (animal) for organo-therapeutic uses
- glands or other organs and extracts (medical)
- opacifying preparations for x ray examinations
- lints (medical) impregnated or put up for retail sale
- anaesthetics, not in measured doses or packings for retail sale
- veterinary medicaments (in measured doses or packings for retail sale)
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for herbal medicine?
Herbal medicine are classified under 30 (Pharmaceutical products) in the Harmonized System. National tariffs add more digits; see the lines on this page.