HTS heading 3005
Wadding, gauze, bandages and similar articles (for example, dressings, adhesive plasters, poultices), impregnated or coated with pharmaceutical substances or put up in forms or packings for retail sale for medical, surgical, dental or veterinary purposes — 9 codes under this heading, with the duty on each.
| Code | Description | General rate | Units |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3005 | Wadding, gauze, bandages and similar articles (for example, dressings, adhesive plasters, poultices), impregnated or coated with pharmaceutical substances or put up in forms or packings for retail sale for medical, surgical, dental or veterinary purposes + Ch. 99 | not stated | — |
| 3005.10 | Adhesive dressings and other articles having an adhesive layer + Ch. 99 | not stated | — |
| 3005.10.10.00 | Coated or impregnated with pharmaceutical substances + Ch. 99 | Free | kg |
| 3005.10.50.00 | Other + Ch. 99 | Free | kg |
| 3005.90 | Other + Ch. 99 | not stated | — |
| 3005.90.10.00 | Coated or impregnated with pharmaceutical substances + Ch. 99 | Free | kg |
| 3005.90.50 | Other + Ch. 99 | Free | — |
| 3005.90.50.10 | Laparotomy sponges + Ch. 99 | Free (inherited from 3005.90.50) | kg |
| 3005.90.50.90 | Other + Ch. 99 | Free (inherited from 3005.90.50) | kg |
2 of these lines state no rate of their own and inherit one from the line above, which is how the schedule is read. Each says which line it came from.
Additional duties may apply
9 lines here reference Chapter 99, where Section 301, Section 232 and other additional duties live. Those are charged on top of the general rate and depend on where the goods were made. What those provisions are.
Source: Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, U.S. International Trade Commission (public domain). Classification and the duties that finally apply to a shipment are a licensed customs broker's call.