Import duty / Chapter 30 / Heading 3006
Heading 3006 covers 9 tariff lines in LoadLoom's table; 7 of them clear duty-free under USMCA for goods made in Canada, the US or Mexico. Published US and Canadian rates below, verified October 2026. Pick the line that matches your goods for the worked example and border steps.
| HS code | Goods | US duty | Canada duty | USMCA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3006.10 | Pharmaceutical goods; sterile surgical catgut, suture materials, tissue adhesives, laminaria, laminaria tents, absorbable surgical or dental haemostatics, and surgical or dental adhesion barriers | Free | Free | Free with certificate |
| 3006.30 | Pharmaceutical goods; opacifying preparations for x-ray examinations, diagnostic reagents designed to be administered to the patient | Free | Free | Not eligible |
| 3006.40 | Pharmaceutical goods; dental cements and other dental fillings, bone reconstruction cements | Free | Free | Free with certificate |
| 3006.50 | Pharmaceutical goods; first aid boxes and kits | Free | Free | Free with certificate |
| 3006.60 | Pharmaceutical goods; chemical contraceptive preparations based on hormones, on other products of heading 2937 or on spermicides | Free | Free | Free with certificate |
| 3006.70 | Pharmaceutical goods; Gel preparations designed to be used in human or veterinary medicine as a lubricant for parts of the body for surgical operations or physical examinations or as a coupling agent between the body and medical instruments | 5% | 6.5% | Free with certificate |
| 3006.91 | Pharmaceutical goods; appliances identifiable for ostomy use | 4.2% | Free | Free with certificate |
| 3006.92 | Pharmaceutical goods; waste pharmaceuticals | Free | Free | Free with certificate |
| 3006.93 | Pharmaceutical goods; placebos and blinded (or double-blinded) clinical trial kits for a recognised clinical trial, put up in measured doses | Free | 11% | Not eligible |
This page is a free reference for shippers, not a customs ruling. Final classification and duty are determined by the licensed customs broker at entry, and government amounts are always billed at actual. Rates change with each tariff edition and trade action.
