Soiled Surgical Dressings from Japan
Bandages and gauze saturated with blood, pus, and exudates from wound care and operations, falling under clinical waste per chapter note 6(a) as contaminated from surgical procedures. These require incineration or autoclaving due to pathogen risk.
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
• Label shipments as UN3291 Clinical Waste and follow IATA Packing Instruction 650 for air transport
• Submit facility closure or decommissioning certificates if from hospital waste streams