HS code 3005: Wadding, gauze, bandages (dressings, adhesive plasters, poultices)…
Wadding, gauze, bandages (dressings, adhesive plasters, poultices), impregnated or coated with pharmaceutical substances or in forms or packings for retail sale, for medical, surgical or veterinary use — heading 3005 of the Harmonized System (HS 2022).
Chapter 30: Pharmaceutical products
Subheadings of 3005 (6 digits)
- Dressings, adhesive; and other articles having an adhesive layer, packed for retail sale for medical, surgical, dental or veterinary purposes
- Wadding, gauze, bandages and similar articles; (excluding adhesive dressings), impregnated or coated with pharmaceutical substances, packaged for retail sale
Pick the subheading that describes your product. A subheading marked “n.e.c.” (not elsewhere classified) or “other” covers only what the subheadings before it do not. Click a code to copy it.
Common products under 3005
Confirm the full code and the duty rate
The first 6 digits are the same in every country that uses HS 2022. Each country adds 2–4 more digits and sets the duty in its own tariff, and the section and chapter notes can include or exclude products, so check the destination’s official tariff before you put the code on the invoice.
Other headings in chapter 30
- 3001 Glands and other organs (extracts, secretions thereof) for organo-therapeutic uses, dried, powdered or not…
- 3002 Human blood; animal blood for therapeutic, prophylactic or diagnostic uses; antisera, other blood fractions…
- 3003 Medicaments; (not goods of heading no. 3002, 3005 or 3006) of two or more constituents mixed together for…
- 3004 Medicaments; (not goods of heading no. 3002, 3005 or 3006) consisting of mixed or unmixed products for…
- 3006 Pharmaceutical goods
Source: HS 2022 nomenclature, 6-digit level (UN Comtrade). Descriptions are in English, as in the official nomenclature. Digits after the 6th differ by country.
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Common questions
What is HS code 3005?
3005 is the HS 2022 heading for Wadding, gauze, bandages (dressings, adhesive plasters, poultices), impregnated or coated with pharmaceutical substances or in forms or packings for retail sale, for medical, surgical or veterinary use. It is in chapter 30 (Pharmaceutical products), section VI, and has 2 six-digit subheadings, from 3005.10 to 3005.90.
Can I write 3005 on a commercial invoice?
Customs usually need at least the 6-digit subheading (for example 3005.10), and the import declaration uses the destination country’s full code of 8 to 10 digits. Use the subheading that matches your product, and confirm the national digits with the buyer, the customs broker or the official tariff.
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