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Code 3005 90 10 · Subheading 3005 90

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Cotton wool and articles made from it, treated with pharmaceutical preparations or packed for retail medical, surgical, dental or veterinary use

This is a complete 8-digit customs code. There is no further code choice to make below it.

This covers cotton wool and articles made from cotton wool when they are impregnated or coated with pharmaceutical preparations, or are in retail-sale forms or packages for medical, surgical, dental or veterinary use. It does not describe adhesive plasters or other goods with an adhesive layer.

For example

  • Pharmaceutical-preparation-impregnated cotton wool in a retail package for medical use
  • Cotton wool pads in a retail package for veterinary use
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Official tariff text

Wadding and articles of wadding, impregnated or coated with pharmaceutical substances or put up in forms or packings for retail sale for medical, surgical, dental or veterinary purposes

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3005 90 10

Cotton wool and articles made from it, treated with pharmaceutical preparations or packed for retail medical, surgical, dental or veterinary use

The spaces only make the code easier to read. Customs declarations normally use the unspaced form, 30059010.

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Trade measures to be aware of

Besides the ordinary duty, the EU records these kinds of measure against this code. They are listed as signals only: whether one applies to your goods can depend on where they come from, who produced them, the exact product and the documents you present. No amounts are worked out here.

  • Lower duty for goods from some countries

    Preferential rates exist for goods originating in Andorra, San Marino, Türkiye, European Union, Western Sahara, OCTs (Overseas Countries and Territories), Switzerland, Algeria and 11 more origins. Whether you can use one depends on the origin rules for the goods and on the documentation you can show.

    Check this code in the official EU TARIC database

  • Restrictions and paperwork

    Import restrictions are recorded for goods originating in Ukraine; any country.

    Document or certificate conditions are recorded. Customs may ask for:

    • Goods not originating from or destined to Crimea or Sevastopol (Articles 2 and 2b.1 of Council Regulation (EU) No 692/2014)
    • Movement certificate EUR.1
    • Invoice declaration or origin declaration made out by any exporter on invoice or any other commercial document
    • Compliance with the REACH restrictions defined in Column 2 of Annex XVII of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006
    • Exemption from REACH restrictions by virtue of Article 67(1) and 67(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006
    • Substance/mixture not subjected to the provisions of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 (Annex XVII)
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    • Goods not originating from or not destined for the non-government controlled areas of Ukraine in the oblasts of Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk and Zaporizhzhia
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EU tariff measure data version 2026-08-03-tullverket.

Export to Norway

What Norwegian customs charges when goods like these are imported into Norway.

  • 30.05.9001

    Wadding

    Ordinary duty
    Duty free
    Goods of EU origin
    Duty free You need documentation of EU origin to use this rate.

  • 30.05.9002

    Gauze

    Ordinary duty
    Duty free
    Goods of EU origin
    Duty free You need documentation of EU origin to use this rate.

  • 30.05.9009

    Other

    Ordinary duty
    Duty free
    Goods of EU origin
    Duty free You need documentation of EU origin to use this rate.

Norwegian tariff data version 1.5/1.2, last checked Aug. 9, 2026.

Contains data from Norwegian Customs (data.toll.no), licensed under CC BY 4.0, adapted for display.

Export to the United Kingdom

What UK customs charges when goods like these are imported into the UK.

  • 3005 90 10 00

    Wadding and articles of wadding

    Ordinary duty
    Duty free
    Goods of EU origin
    Duty free You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.

These rates apply in Great Britain. Different rules may apply for goods entering Northern Ireland.

UK tariff data version v4.0.1576, last checked Aug. 9, 2026.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Source: UK Department for Business and Trade (data.api.trade.gov.uk).

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