HS classification reference for Covid-19 medical supplies Note: this list is provided as an indicative list only. It does not have legal status. |
Categories | Product names | Brief info | HS Classification |
I. COVID-19 Test kits/ Instruments and apparatus used in Diagnostic Test | COVID-19 Test kits | Diagnostic reagents based on polymerase chain reaction (PCR) nucleic acid test. | 3822.00 |
COVID-19 Test kits | Diagnostic reagents based on immunological reactions | 3002.15 | |
COVID-19 Diagnostic Test instruments and apparatus | Instruments used in clinical laboratories for In Vitro Diagnosis | 9027.80 | |
II. Protective garments and the like | Face and eye protection | ||
• Textile face-masks, without a replaceable filter or mechanicalparts, including surgical masks and disposable face-masks made of non-woven textiles. | 6307.90 | ||
• Gas masks with mechanical parts or replaceable filters for protection against biological agents. Also includes such masks incorporating eye protection or facial shields. | 9020.00 | ||
• Protective spectacles and goggles | 9004.90 | ||
• Plastic face shields (covering more than the eye area) | 3926.20 | ||
Gloves | |||
• Plastic gloves | 3926.20 | ||
• Surgical rubber gloves | 4015.11 | ||
• Other rubber gloves. | 4015.19 | ||
• Knitted or crocheted gloves which have been impregnated or covered with plastics or rubber | 6116.10 | ||
• Textile gloves that are not knitted or crocheted | 6216.00 | ||
Other | |||
• Disposable hair nets | 6505.00 | ||
• Protective garments for surgical/medical use made up of felt or nonwovens whether or not impregnated, coated, covered or laminated (fabrics of heading 56.02 or 56.03). This includes spun-bonded garments. | 6210.10 | ||
• Other protective garments of textiles of rubberised textile fabrics or woven fabrics that are impregnated, coated, covered or laminated (fabrics of headings 59.03, 59.06 or 59.07). Actual classification will depend on type of garment and if for males or females. Example: a unisex full body woven suit impregnated with plastics would be classified under 6210.50 - Other women's or girls' garments | 6210.20 6210.30 6210.40 6210.50 | ||
• Protective garments made from plastic sheeting | 3926.20 | ||
III. Thermometers | Liquid filled thermometer for direct reading | Includes Standard "Mercury-in-glass" clinical thermometer. | 9025.11 |
Other thermometers | For example, digital thermometers, or infrared thermometers for placing on the forehead. | 9025.19 | |
IV. Disinfectants/ Sterilisation products | Alcohol solution | Undenatured, containing by volume 80% or more ethyl alcohol | 2207.10 |
Alcohol solution | Undenatured, 75% ethyl alcohol | 2208.90 | |
Hand sanitizer | A liquid or gel generally used to decrease infectious agents on the hands, alcohol-based type. | 3808.94 | |
Other disinfectant preparations | Put up in forms or packings for retail sale such as rubs and wipes impregnated with alcohol or other disinfectants. | 3808.94 | |
Medical, surgical or laboratory sterilisers | Function by steam or boiling water | 8419.20 | |
Hydrogen peroxide in bulk | Bulk H2O2 whether or not with solidified with urea. | 2847.00 | |
Hydrogen peroxide presented as a medicament | H2O2 put up for internal or external use as a medicine, including as an antiseptic for the skin. Only covered here if in measured doses or in forms or packings for retail sale (including directly to hospitals) for such use. | 3004.90 | |
Hydrogen peroxide put up in disinfectant preparations for cleaning surfaces | H2O2 put up as cleaning solutions for surfaces or apparatus. | 3808.94 | |
Other chemical disinfectants | Put up in forms or packings for retail sale as disinfectants or as disinfectant preparations, containing alcohol, benzalkonium chloride solution or peroxyacids, or other disinfectants. | 3808.94 | |
V. Other medical devices | Computed tomography (CT) scanners | Uses a rotating X-ray machine to image thin slices of the body to diagnose diseases such as pneumonia. | 9022.12 |
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) | Provides prolonged cardiac and respiratory support by removing blood from the person's body and artificially removing the carbon dioxide and oxygenating red blood cells. | 9018.90 |
Medical ventilators (artificial respiration apparatus) | Provides mechanical ventilation by moving breathable air into and out of the lungs. | 9019.20 | |
Other oxygen therapy apparatus including oxygen tents | As well as complete oxygen therapy apparatus, this subheading also covers recognisable parts of such systems. | 9019.20 | |
Patient monitoring devices - Electro-diagnostic apparatus | Electrical or electronic equipment for the observation of a disease, condition or one or several medical parameters over time. This includes such devices as pulse oximeters or bedside monitoring stations used for continuous monitoring of various vital signs. (Note: this does not include devices more specifically covered elsewhere e.g. electro-cardiographs (9018.11) or electronic thermometers (9025.19).) | 9018.19 | |
VI. Medical Consumables | Wadding, gauze, bandages, cotton sticks and similar articles | Impregnated or coated with pharmaceutical substances or put up in forms or packings for retail sale for medical use. | 3005.90 |
Syringes, with or without needles | 9018.31 | ||
Tubular metal needles and needles for sutures | 9018.32 | ||
Needles, catheters, cannulae and the like | 9018.39 | ||
Intubation kits | 9018.90 | ||
Paper bed sheets | 4818.90 |
