Amniocentesis Needle Waste from Japan
Specialized needles used in prenatal testing, contaminated with amniotic fluid containing fetal cells/pathogens, clinical waste from medical diagnostics.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
12.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.4912.5%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of Japan, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 12.5 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• HIPAA-equivalent privacy for human tissue waste
• Fetal tissue research oversight committee approval