Code 3005 90 50 · Subheading 3005 90
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This code covers bandages and dressings made of textile materials when they are impregnated or coated with pharmaceutical preparations, or are in retail packaging for medical, surgical, dental or veterinary use. It does not cover cotton or gauze products, adhesive plasters or other products with an adhesive layer.
Official tariff text
Bandages and similar articles of textile materials, impregnated or covered with pharmaceutical substances or put up for retail sale for medical, surgical, dental or veterinary purposes (excl. wadding, gauze and articles thereof, adhesive dressings and other articles having an adhesive layer)
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3005 90 50
The spaces only make the code easier to read. Customs declarations normally use the unspaced form, 30059050.
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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.
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 databaseImport restrictions are recorded for goods originating in Ukraine; any country.
Document or certificate conditions are recorded. Customs may ask for:
What Norwegian customs charges when goods like these are imported into Norway.
30.05.9001
Wadding
30.05.9002
Gauze
30.05.9009
Other
Contains data from Norwegian Customs (data.toll.no), licensed under CC BY 4.0, adapted for display.
What UK customs charges when goods like these are imported into the UK.
3005 90 50 00
Other
These rates apply in Great Britain. Different rules may apply for goods entering Northern Ireland.
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Source: UK Department for Business and Trade (data.api.trade.gov.uk).
Before you use the code
The code can be right while what you pay still changes, because of where the goods come from, when they arrive, or extra EU measures.
Worth comparing
Codes that sit close to this one, for when the material itself could be different.
That code covers gauze and products made from it; this code covers textile-material bandages and dressings other than gauze products.
That code covers bandages and dressings excluding those made of textile materials; this code specifically covers textile-material bandages and dressings.
Duty rates shown here are estimates, read from official EU / Danish, Norwegian and UK tariff data for orientation only. Confirm the current rate with SKAT, TARIC, Norwegian Customs or the UK Online Trade Tariff before you file. The rate you pay can also depend on the country of origin. These are base customs duties only: import VAT, excise duties, anti-dumping duties and safeguard or quota measures are not included.
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