Chapter 90, Optical, medical and measuring instruments / Heading 9018

HTS 9018.31.00.40: Hypodermic syringes

Schedule text: Hypodermic. Classification: Instruments and appliances used in medical, surgical, dental or veterinary sciences, including scintigraphic apparatus, other electro-medical apparatus and sight-testing instruments; parts and accessories thereof › Syringes, needles, catheters, cannulae and the like; parts and accessories thereof › Syringes, with or without needles; parts and accessories thereof › Syringes, with or without their needles › Hypodermic

General rate of duty

Free

Column 1, USITC schedule

From China, all in

112.5%

Priced live by the Gateway engine

Section 301 China

100%

List Syringes-100

Forced labor 301

12.5%

9903.05.31

How the rate is built

Each line is a separate legal authority. They stack on the $10,000 customs value unless a carve-out says otherwise.

ProgramRateAmount
General rate of duty (Column 1)
Official rate: Free
9018.31.00.40
0%$0.00
Section 301 China (List Syringes-100)
100%$10,000.00
Section 301 forced labor
9903.05.31
12.5%$1,250.00
Effective duty rate
112.5%$11,250.00

Stack priced from China on a $10,000 customs value, ocean entry. Other origins carry different programs; the calculator prices any of them.

Related lines

Statistical lines under the same 8-digit heading share one legal rate; the last two digits report statistics.

  • 9018.31.00Syringes, with or without needles; parts and accessories thereof (rate line, Free)
  • 9018.31.00.80Other
  • 9018.31.00.90Parts and accessories

Questions about this example

What is HTS code 9018.31.00.40?
HTS 9018.31.00.40 covers hypodermic syringes; the schedule's own line text is "Hypodermic". Its full classification path in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is: Instruments and appliances used in medical, surgical, dental or veterinary sciences, including scintigraphic apparatus, other electro-medical apparatus and sight-testing instruments; parts and accessories thereof › Syringes, needles, catheters, cannulae and the like; parts and accessories thereof › Syringes, with or without needles; parts and accessories thereof › Syringes, with or without their needles › Hypodermic. It sits in chapter 90 (Optical, medical and measuring instruments) under heading 9018.
What is the general duty rate for HTS 9018.31.00.40?
The Column 1 general rate of duty is Free. That is the most-favored-nation rate before any Section 301, Section 232, Section 338, Section 201 or antidumping and countervailing action, and before CBP's Merchandise Processing and Harbor Maintenance fees.
What is the tariff on HTS 9018.31.00.40 from China?
Priced on $10,000 of goods, the effective duty from China is 112.5%: 0% general rate + 100% Section 301 + 12.5% forced labor. Section 301 applies (List Syringes-100). The Section 301 forced-labor duty applies.
Which lines are related to HTS 9018.31.00.40?
It is a statistical line under the 8-digit rate line 9018.31.00 (Syringes, with or without needles; parts and accessories thereof), which has 2 other statistical lines. All lines under one 8-digit heading share the same legal duty rate; the tenth digit reports statistics.