Pharmaceutical goods
HS v2017 Code: 3006
About pharmaceutical goods
HS code 3006 covers a wide range of pharmaceutical goods, which are essential for maintaining and improving human health. This industry plays a crucial role in the global economy, providing vital medical treatments, vaccines, and other healthcare products. The pharmaceutical industry is highly regulated and research-intensive, with significant investments in developing new drugs and therapies to address evolving healthcare needs.
Production process
The production of pharmaceutical goods involves complex manufacturing processes that adhere to strict quality and safety standards. Key steps include the synthesis of active pharmaceutical ingredients, formulation development, and packaging. Pharmaceutical companies utilize advanced technologies and specialized equipment to ensure the purity, potency, and stability of their products.
Production inputs
The pharmaceutical industry relies on a variety of raw materials, such as 2903 Halogenated derivatives of hydrocarbons, 2904 Sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives of hydrocarbons, and 2907 Phenols; phenol-alcohols. Additionally, the industry requires specialized machinery, laboratory equipment, and a highly skilled workforce of scientists, engineers, and technicians to support the research, development, and production of pharmaceutical goods.
Production outputs
The pharmaceutical industry produces a wide range of outputs, including prescription drugs, over-the-counter medications, vaccines, and medical devices. These products are consumed by various industries, such as 3002 (Vaccines, toxins, cultures of micro-organisms (excluding yeasts) and similar products), 3003 (Medicaments (excluding goods of heading 3002, 3005 or 3006)), and 3004 (Medicaments (excluding goods of heading 3002, 3005 or 3006)). The pharmaceutical industry's outputs are essential for maintaining and improving public health, as well as supporting the broader healthcare system.
Family tree for pharmaceutical goods
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A["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/30'>30: Pharmaceutical products</a>"]
A --> B["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/3006'>3006: Pharmaceutical goods</a>"]
A --> C["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/3001'>3001: Glands and other organs (extracts, secretions thereof) for organo-therapeutic uses, dried, powdered or not; heparin and its salts; other human or animal substances for therapeutic or prophylactic uses n.e.c.</a>"]
A --> D["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/3002'>3002: Human blood; animal blood for therapeutic, prophylactic or diagnostic uses; antisera, other blood fractions, immunological products, modified or obtained by biotechnological processes; vaccines, toxins, cultures of micro-organisms (excluding yeasts) etc</a>"]
A --> E["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/3003'>3003: Medicaments; (not goods of heading no. 3002, 3005 or 3006) of two or more constituents mixed together for therapeutic or prophylactic use not in measured doses or in forms or packings for retail sale</a>"]
A --> F["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/3004'>3004: Medicaments; (not goods of heading no. 3002, 3005 or 3006) consisting of mixed or unmixed products for therapeutic or prophylactic use, put up in measured doses (incl. those in the form of transdermal admin. systems) or packed for retail sale</a>"]
A --> G["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/3005'>3005: 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</a>"]
B --> H["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/300610'>300610: Pharmaceutical goods; sterile surgical catgut, suture materials, tissue adhesives, laminaria, laminaria tents, absorbable surgical or dental haemostatics, and surgical or dental adhesion barriers</a>"]
B --> I["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/300620'>300620: Pharmaceutical goods; blood-grouping reagents</a>"]
B --> J["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/300630'>300630: Pharmaceutical goods; opacifying preparations for x-ray examinations, diagnostic reagents designed to be administered to the patient</a>"]
B --> K["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/300640'>300640: Pharmaceutical goods; dental cements and other dental fillings, bone reconstruction cements</a>"]
B --> L["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/300650'>300650: Pharmaceutical goods; first aid boxes and kits</a>"]
B --> M["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/300660'>300660: Pharmaceutical goods; chemical contraceptive preparations based on hormones, on other products of heading 2937 or on spermicides</a>"]
B --> N["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/300670'>300670: 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</a>"]
B --> O["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/300691'>300691: Pharmaceutical goods; appliances identifiable for ostomy use</a>"]
B --> P["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/300692'>300692: Pharmaceutical goods; waste pharmaceuticals</a>"]
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