Pharmaceutical goods; waste pharmaceuticals

HS v2022 Code: 300692

About pharmaceutical goods; waste pharmaceuticals

HS code 300692 covers a critical segment of the pharmaceutical industry - the handling and disposal of pharmaceutical waste. This code encompasses the collection, storage, and safe disposal of expired, unused, or contaminated pharmaceutical products, ensuring the proper management of these potentially hazardous materials. As an essential part of the pharmaceutical supply chain, the activities under this code play a vital role in maintaining public health and environmental safety.

Production process

The main production techniques involved in this industry include the collection of pharmaceutical waste from healthcare facilities, pharmacies, and households. The waste is then sorted, categorized, and transported to specialized treatment facilities. At these facilities, the waste undergoes various processing methods, such as incineration, chemical treatment, or encapsulation, to render the materials safe for disposal or recycling. Strict protocols and regulations govern these processes to minimize the risks associated with handling pharmaceutical waste.

Production inputs

The key inputs required for the pharmaceutical waste management industry include specialized collection and transportation equipment, such as secure containers and vehicles. Additionally, the industry relies on treatment facilities equipped with the necessary infrastructure, including incinerators, chemical treatment systems, and waste storage and handling equipment. Trained personnel, including waste management technicians and environmental specialists, are essential for the safe and compliant handling of pharmaceutical waste.

Production outputs

The primary output of this industry is the safe disposal or recycling of pharmaceutical waste, ensuring that these materials are removed from the general waste stream and handled in an environmentally responsible manner. The waste may be processed into forms suitable for secure landfill disposal or, in some cases, repurposed for other uses, such as the recovery of active pharmaceutical ingredients. The activities under 300490 Medicaments; consisting of mixed or unmixed products for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, put up in measured doses or in forms or packagings for retail sale and 382530 Waste organic solvents may consume the outputs of this industry.

Revisions to 300692

Classification codes are adjusted frequently. The code may have been revised or replaced between system versions. The table below shows the history (newest to oldest) of the code 300692. The most recent 1 version of this code (300692) is in the HS v2022 system (this version):

This page shows the most recent version of code 300692.

Family tree for pharmaceutical goods; waste pharmaceuticals

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    A["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/30'>30: Pharmaceutical products</a>"]
A --> B["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/3006'>3006: Pharmaceutical goods</a>"]
B --> C["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/300692'>300692: Pharmaceutical goods; waste pharmaceuticals</a>"]

    B --> D["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/300610'>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 --> E["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/300630'>300630: Pharmaceutical goods; opacifying preparations for x-ray examinations, diagnostic reagents designed to be administered to the patient</a>"]
B --> F["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/300640'>300640: Pharmaceutical goods; dental cements and other dental fillings, bone reconstruction cements</a>"]
B --> G["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/300650'>300650: Pharmaceutical goods; first aid boxes and kits</a>"]
B --> H["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/300660'>300660: Pharmaceutical goods; chemical contraceptive preparations based on hormones, on other products of heading 2937 or on spermicides</a>"]
B --> I["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/300670'>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 --> J["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/300691'>300691: Pharmaceutical goods; appliances identifiable for ostomy use</a>"]
B --> K["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/300693'>300693: Pharmaceutical goods; placebos and blinded (or double-blinded) clinical trial kits for a recognised clinical trial, put up in measured doses</a>"]

    

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