Lab Culture Waste from Japan
Petri dishes and tubes with bacterial/viral cultures from medical research, as clinical waste per note 6(a) contaminated from diagnosis/research.
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
• BSL-3/4 compliance docs; CDC/USDA dual approval
• Autoclave logs or chemical disinfection certs