Section 6

Pharmaceutical products
Pharmaceutical products

Pharmaceutical products

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Pharmaceutical products

Notes.


1. This Chapter does not cover:
(a) Foods or beverages (such as dietetic, diabetic or fortified foods, food supplements, tonic beverages, and mineral waters), other than nutritional preparations for intravenous administration (Section IV);
(b) preparations, such as tablets, chewing gum, or patches (transdermal systems), intended to assist smokers to stop smoking (heading 21.06or 38.24)
(c) Plasters specially calcined or finely ground for use in dentistry (heading 25.20);
(d) Aqueous distillates or aqueous solutions of essential oils, suitable for medicinal uses (heading 33.01);
(e) Preparations of headings 33.03 to 33.07, even if they have therapeutic or prophylactic properties;
(f) Soap or other products of heading 34.01 containing added medicaments;
(g) Preparations with a basis of plaster for use in dentistry (heading 34.07); or
(h) Blood albumin not prepared for therapeutic or prophylactic uses (heading 35.02).
2. For the purposes of heading 30.02 the expression “immunological products” applies to peptides and proteins (other than goods of heading 29.37) which are directly involved in the regulation of immunological processes, such as monoclonal antibodies (MAB), antibody fragments, antibody conjugates, and antibody fragment conjugates, interleukins, interferons (IFN), chemokinnes and ceratian tumor necrosis factors (TNF), geowth factors (GF), hematopoietins and colony stimulating factors(CSF).
3. For the purposes of headings 30.03 and 30.04 and of Note 4
(d) to this Chapter, the following are to be treated:
(a) As unmixed products:
(1) Unmixed products dissolved in water;
(2) All goods of Chapter 28 or 29; and
(3) Simple vegetable extracts of heading 13.02, merely standardised or dissolved in any solvent;
(b) As products which have been mixed:
(1) Colloidal solutions and suspensions (other than colloidal sulphur);
(2) Vegetable extracts obtained by the treatment of mixtures of vegetable materials; and
(3) Salts and concentrates obtained by evaporating natural mineral waters.
4. Heading 30.06 applies only to the following, which are to be classified in that heading and in no other heading of the Nomenclature:
(a) Sterile surgical catgut, similar sterile suture materials (including sterile absorbable surgical or dental yarns) and sterile tissue adhesives for surgical wound closure;
(b) Sterile laminaria and sterile laminaria tents;
(c) Sterile absorbable surgical or dental haemostatics; sterile surgical or dental adhesion barriers, whether or not absorbable;
(d) Opacifying preparations for X-ray examinations and diagnostic reagents designed to be administered to the patient, being unmixed products put up in measured doses or products consisting of two or more ingredients which have been mixed together for such uses;
(e) Blood-grouping reagents; (including sterile absorbable surgical or dental yarns)
(f) Dental cement and other dental fillings; bone reconstruction cement;
(g) First-aid boxes and kits;
(h) Chemical contraceptive preparations based on hormones, on other products of heading 29.37 or on spermicides;
(ij) 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;.
(k) Waste pharmaceuticals, that is, pharmaceutical products which are unfit for their original intended purpose due to, for example, expiry of shelf-life; and
(l) Appliances identifiable for ostomy use, that is colostomy, ileostomy, and urostomy pouches cut to shape and the adhesive wafers or faceplates.

Subheading Notes.


1- For the purposes of subheadings 3002.13 and 3002.14, the following are to be treated:
(a) As unmixed products, pure products, whether or not containing impurities;
(b) As products which have been mixed:
(1) The products mentioned in (a) above dissolved in water or in other solvents;
(2) The products mentioned in (a) and (b) (1) above with an added stabilizer necessary for their preservation or transport; and
(3) The products mentioned in (a), (b) (1), and (b) (2) above with any other additive.
2- subheadings 3003.60 and 3004.60 cover medicaments containing artemisinin (INN) for oral ingestion combined with other pharmaceutical active ingredients, or containing any of the following active principles, whether or not combined with other pharmaceutical active ingredients: amodiaquine (INN); artelinic acid or its salts; artenimol (INN); artemotil (INN); arteether (INN); artesunate (INN); chloroquine (INN); dihydroartemisinin (INN); lumefantrine (INN); mefloquine (INN); piperaquine (INN); pyrimethamine (INN) or sulfadoxine (INN).



Explanatory remarks to Chapter 30


1- The importation and exportation of animal and veterinary medicines and biological material are subject to the consent of the Ministry of Agriculture Jihad.
2- The importation of products indicated in this chapter by the symbol (■) in the considerations column, is limited to take the license of article 122, clause (چ) customs affairs rules.

Legal notes to Chapter 30


Note 1- Repealed
Note 2- Primary and packaging materials imported for the manufacture of medicines at the factories that are already established, or will be established in Iran with the authorization of the Ministry of Health or Directorate-General of Veterinary and which are imported in the names of the same factories in accordance with the relevant regulations, shall be subject to the same customs duties as having been levied on the foreign-made medicines, according to the table annexed to Customs Affairs Law, unless a lower customs duty is specified for the above-mentioned materials, provided that the description in terms of type, quantity, and place of use in each case is certified in writing by the Ministry of Health or DirectorateGeneral of Veterinary as the case may require. (provisions of this note shall also be binding in respect of the Commercial Benefit Tax).
Note 3 - In accordance with Article 16 of the law on foodstuffs, beverages, cosmetics, and sanitary materials adopted on 18 July 1967 (28.04.46), customs clearance of goods having a commercial attribute covered by tariff numbers 29.41, 30.01, 30.02, 30.03 and 30.05 shall be subject to the presentation of clearance permit issued by the Ministry of Health or the DirectorateGeneral of Veterinary (as the case may require). The validity period of clearance should be shown on such permits.
Note 4 - Of all pharmaceutical products with a consumption validity period (a specific span of therapeutic effectiveness), only those which have a remaining validity period of at least 65% from the date of clearance shall qualify for clearance.

Heading, Subheading No. Description
Remark
Preferential
Tariff		 SUQ
Import duty
30  01 

Glands and other organs for organo therapeutic uses, dried, whether or not powdered extracts of glands or other organs or of their secretions
for organotherapeutic uses; heparin and its salts; other human or animal substances prepared for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, not elsewhere specified or included.  

        
3001  20  00   - Extracts of glands or other organs or of their secretions        5
3001  90  00   - other       5
30  02  Human blood; animal blood prepared for therapeutic, prophylactic or diagnostic uses; antisera other blood fractions and immunological products,
whether or not modified or obtained by means of biotechnological processes; vaccines, toxins, cultures of microorganisms (excluding yeasts) and similar products.		        
   - Antisera, other blood fractions, and immunological products, whether or not modified or obtained by means of biotechnological processes.        
3002  11  00   --Malaria diagnostic test kits       5
3002  12    --Antisera and other blood fractions:         
3002  12  10   --- With research or non-medical application       5
3002  12  90   --- other       5
3002  13     --immunological products, unmixed, not put up in measured doses or in forms or packing for retail sale        
  --- For human consumption:         
3002  13  11   ---- Having  similar domestic production       32
3002  13  12   ---- other       5
  --- For Veterinary Usage:         
3002  13  21   ---- Having  similar domestic production       20
3002  13  22   ---- other       5
3002  14     -- immunological products, mixed, not put up in measured doses or in forms or packing for retail sale        
  --- For human consumption:         
3002  14  11   ---- Having  similar domestic production       32
3002  14  12   ---- other       5
  --- For Veterinary Usage:         
3002  14  21   ---- Having  similar domestic production       20
3002  14  22   ---- other       5
3002  15     -- Immunological products, put up in measured doses or in forms or packing for retail sale:         
3002  90  20 --- Micro organism perobiotech       5
3002  90  21 --- Abrin ■     5
3002  90  22 --- Aflatoxins ■     5
3002  90  23 --- Botulinum toxinns ■     5
3002  90  24 --- Cholera toxin ■     5
3002  90  25 --- Clostridium perfringens alpha beta1,beta2, epsilon and iotatoxins ■     5
3002  90  26 --- Conotoxins ■     5
3002  90  27 --- Diacetoxy scirpend ■     5
3002  90  28 ---HT-2 toxin ■     5
3002  90  29 --- Microcystins (cyanginosins) ■     5
3002  90  30 ---1H, 10H-pyrrolo [1, 2-c] purine-10, 10 – dio1, 2, 6 – diamino- 4 -[[(aminocarrbonyl) oxymethyl] - 3a, 4, 8, 9 – tetrahydro –
(3as, 4r, 10 as) – (3as – (3a – α, 4 – x.10ar*)) -2, 6 –diamino – 4 – (((amino carbonyl)oxy) methyl) – 3a, 4, 8, 9 – tetrahydro –
1 H.10H – pyrrolo (1-2-e) purine – 10.10- diol		 ■     5
3002  90  31 ---   Shiga   toxins   (shiga   –   like   toxins verotoxins, and verocytotoxins) ■     5
3002  90  32 ---    Staphylococeus    aureus    entertoxins, hemolysin alpha toxin, and toxic shock syndrome   toxin   (formerly   known   as staphylococeus enterotoxin f) ■     5
3002  90  33 --- T-2 toxin ■     5
3002  90  34 --- Tetrodotoxin ■     5
3002  90  35 --- Viscumin (viscum album lectin 1) ■     5
3002  90  36 --- Volkensin ■     5
3002  90  37 --- Coceidioides immitis ■     5
3002  90  38 --- Coceidioides posadasii ■     5
3002  90  39 --- Modeccin ■     5
3002  90  40 --- Ricinuscommunis ■     5
3002 90 90 --- other       5
30  03  Medicaments (excluding goods of heading 30.02, 30.05 or 30.06) consisting of two or more constituents which have been mixed together
for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, not put up in measured doses or in forms or packings for retail sale.  		   4   *
3003  10   - Containing penicillins or derivatives thereof, With a penicillanic acid structure, or streptomycins or their derivatives   3    
3003  10  10 --- Having similar domestic production   6.4   26
3003  10  90 --- Other       5
3003  20 - other, Containing antibiotics   3    
3003  20  10 --- Having similar domestic production       26
3003  20  90 --- Other   4   5
  -   other,   Containing   hormones   or   other products of heading 29.37:        
3003  31 -- Containing  insulin   3    
3003  31  10 --- Having similar domestic production   4   26
3003  31  90 --- Other   4   5
3003  39 -- Other   3    
3003  39  10 --- Having similar domestic production   4   26
3003  39  90 --- Other   4   5
  - Other, Containing alkaloids or derivatives thereof:        
3003  41 -- Containing ephedrine or its salts        
3003  41  10 --- Having similar domestic production   4   26
3003  41  90 --- Other   4   5
3003  42 --  Containing  pseudoephedrine  (INN)  or its salts        
3003  42  10 --- Having similar domestic production       26
3003  42  90 --- Other   4   5
3003  43 -- Containing norephedrine or its salts        
3003  43  10 --- Having similar domestic production   4   26
3003  43  90 --- Other   4   5
3003  49 -- Other        
3003  49  10 --- Having similar domestic production   4   26
3003  49  90 --- Other   4   5
3003  60  00  -   Other,   Containing   antimalarial   active principles described in subheading Note 2 to this chapter       5
3003  90  - Other:   3.6    
3003  90  10  --- Having similar domestic production   6.4   26
3003  90  90  --- Other   6.4   5
30  04  Medicaments (excluding goods of heading 30.02, 30.05 or 30.06) consisting of mixed or unmixed products for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, put up in measured doses (including those in the form of transdermal administration systems) or in forms or packings for retail sale.         *
3004  10  - Containing penicillins or derivatives thereof, with a penicillanic acid structure,or streptomycins or their derivatives:          
  --- For human consumption:        
3004  10  11  ---- Having  similar domestic production       32
3004  10  12  ---- Other       5
  --- For Veterinary Usage:        
3004  10  21  ---- Having  similar domestic production       20
3004  10  22  ---- Other       5
3004  20  - other, Containing antibiotics:        
  --- For human consumption:        
3004  20  11  ---- Having  similar domestic production   7   32
3004  20  12  ---- Other   7   5
  --- For Veterinary Usage:        
3004  20  21  ---- Having  similar domestic production   7   20
3004  20  22  ---- Other   7   5
  -   other,   Containing   hormones   or   other products of heading 29.37:        
3004  31  -- Containing  insulin        
3004  31  10  --- Having similar domestic production   4   32
3004  31  90  --- Other   4   5
3004  32  -- Containing corticosteroid hormones, their derivatives or structural analogues:        
  --- For human consumption:        
3004  32  11  ---- Having  similar domestic production   4   32
3004  32  12  ---- Other   4   5
  --- For Veterinary Usage:        
3004  32  21  ---- Having  similar domestic production   4   20
3004  32  22  ---- Other   4   5
3004  39    -- Other:        
  --- For human consumption:         
3004  39  11  ---- Having  similar domestic production   4   32
3004  39  12  ---- other   4   5
  --- For Veterinary Usage:         
3004  39  21  ---- Having  similar domestic production   4   20
3004  39  22  ---- other   4   5
   - Other, Containing alkaloids or derivatives thereof:        
3004  41  -- Containing ephedrine or its salts        
3004  41  10  --- Having similar domestic production   4   32
3004  41  90  --- other   4   5
3004  42  -- Containing pseudoephedrine (INN) or its salts        
3004  42  10  --- Having similar domestic production   4   32
3004  42  90  --- other   4   5
3004  43  -- Containing norephedrine or its salts        
3004  43  10  --- Having similar domestic production   4   32
3004  43  90  --- other   4   5
3004  49  -- other        
3004  49  10  --- Having similar domestic production   4   32
3004  49  90  --- other   4   5
3004  50 - Other, Containing vitamins or other products of heading 29.36:        
  --- For human consumption:         
3004  50  11  ---- Having  similar domestic production       32
3004  50  12  ---- other       5
  --- For Veterinary Usage:         
3004  50  21  ---- Having  similar domestic production       20
3004  50  22  ---- other       5
3004  60  00  -- Other, Containing antimalarial active principles described in subheading Note 2 to this chapter        5
3004  90  - other   1    
  --- Radiopharmaceutical:         
3004  90  11  ---- Having similar domestic production   6   32
3004  90  12  ---- other       5
   --- Medicine With natural origin for human consumption:        
3004  90  13  ---- Having similar domestic production   6   32
3004  90  14  ---- other       5
   --- Medicine With natural origin for Veterinary Usage:        
3004  90  15  ---- Having similar domestic production       20
3004  90  16  ---- other       5
  --- Other:         
3004  90  91  ---- Having similar domestic production       32
3004  90  92  ---- Other       5
3005 Wadding, gauze, bandages and similar articles (for example, dressings, adhesive plasters, poultices), impregnated or coated with
pharmaceutical substances or put up in forms or packings for retail sale for medical, surgical, dental or veterinary purposes.  		       *
3005  10  - Adhesive dressings and other articles having an adhesive layer        
3005  10  10  ---   Adhesive   dressing   for   ulcer     and bleeding (or injection)   4   32
3005  10  20  ---  Adhesive  dressing  that  to  keep  the equipment and tools used   4   32
3005  10  30  --- Medical oil cloth   4   40
3005  10  90  --- Other   4   5
3005  90  - Other   5.7    
3005  90  10   --- Simple sterile bandages, vaselined gause, plastery and under plastery and tube bandages, Simple lenogause, dental cotton roles and eye-pad       40
3005  90  20  --- Bandages of fiberglass       40
3005  90  90  --- Other       40
30  06 Pharmaceutical goods specified in Note 4 to this Chapter.        
3006  10  - Sterile surgical catgut, similar sterile suture materials (including sterile absorbable surgical or dental yarns) and sterile tissue adhesives
for surgical wound closure; sterile laminaria and sterile laminaria tents; sterile absorbable surgical or dental haemostatics; sterile surgical
or dental adhesion barriers, whether or not absorbable 		        
3006  10  10   --- Sterile surgical catgut, plain, chromic, Nylon, silk, polypropelene, poly vinilidine floride (monofilament) and poly glycolic acid (without needle) with size of 0 to 0/5        15
3006  10  90  --- Other       5
3006  20  00  - Blood-grouping reagents       10
3006  30     - Opacifying preparations for X-ray examinations; diagnostic reagents designed to be administered to the patient:          
3006  30  10  ---Diagnostic Radiopharmaceuticals For use on the patient       10
3006  30  90  --- Other       5
3006  40 - Dental cements and other dental fillings; bone reconstruction cements        
3006  40  10 --- Other   8   10
3006  40  20 --- Glass anious cement   8   10
3006  40  30 --- Acryle       10
3006  40  40 --- Polycarboxilate cement   8   10
3006  40  50 --- Composite       5
3006  40  60 --- Zoe cement   8   10
3006  40  80 --- Amalgams for dental Fillings       15
3006  40  90 --- Other       5
3006  50  00 - First-aid boxes and kits       20
3006  60  00  - Chemical contraceptive preparations based on hormones, on other products of heading 29.37 or on spermicides         5
3006  70   - 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		        
3006  70  10 --- Medical electrode jel       10
3006  70  90 --- Other       5
  - Other        
3006  91  00 --Appliances identifiable for ostomy use       5
3006  92  00 --Waste pharmaceuticals       5