3005.90.10.00/PHMB Antimicrobial Gauze Sponge/Japan

PHMB Antimicrobial Gauze Sponge from Japan

4x4 inch gauze sponges impregnated with polyhexamethylene biguanide (PHMB) for wound cleansing. HTS 3005.90.10.00 classification for pharmaceutical antimicrobial coating preventing biofilm formation. Standard in surgical prep kits.

Duty Rate — Japan → United States

12.5%

Rate breakdown

9903.05.4912.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — Japan (col1 rate < 12.5 percent): MFN < 12.5% → total duty capped at 12.5%

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Import Tips

• PHMB concentration must be declared (typically 0.2%); biocidal product notification to EPA; avoid textile classification without pharma proof