Endoscopy Biopsy Waste from Japan
Tissue samples and channel cleaning waste from gastrointestinal endoscopies, contaminated with GI pathogens, as clinical waste.
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%
Import Tips
• Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease protocols if neurological
• Endoscope model traceability for contamination source