HS Code Detail
300490 Chapter 30 · Pharmaceuticals Medicaments for retail sale, other
Six-digit Harmonized System subheading. Used by 200+ customs authorities worldwide as the universal starting point for tariff classification.
Anatomy of 300490
For a real customs declaration you'll extend this 6-digit code to the destination's full local format: 10 digits for US HTS / UK Trade Tariff, 8 digits for the EU Combined Nomenclature. The first six digits stay the same — only the trailing detail differs.
What this code covers
What falls under 300490
- Medicaments (other, not elsewhere specified) consisting of mixed or unmixed products for therapeutic/prophylactic use, put up in measured doses or retail packing
What's specifically excluded
These look similar but belong under a different code:
Commonly confused with
210690 — Dietary supplement
The supplement vs medicament line is one of the most disputed in the whole tariff. A product making a therapeutic claim and dosed as medicine is 3004; a general nutritional supplement is often 210690 — and the regulatory and duty consequences are very different.
Classification & cost note
Most finished medicaments enter major markets at 0% MFN under the WTO Pharmaceutical (zero-for-zero) agreement, but classification still matters enormously because import licensing, marketing authorisation and controlled-substance rules attach to 3004 and not to a misfiled supplement code. The duty is the easy part; the regulatory gate is where shipments are actually held.
Typical products: Packaged prescription and OTC medicines in dosed form · Retail blister-pack pharmaceuticals
Find the exact duty for 300490
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Questions about 300490
Is there duty on imported medicines?
Finished pharmaceuticals classified under 3004 are largely duty-free in major markets under the WTO pharmaceutical agreement, but import licensing and marketing-authorisation requirements still apply and are the main barrier.
Supplement or medicament — which code?
If the product is dosed and presented for therapeutic/prophylactic use it's 3004; a general nutritional supplement without medicinal claims is usually 210690. The distinction drives both duty and regulatory treatment.
Related codes in Chapter 30
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