Code 2941 20 · Heading 2941

Streptomycins, their derivatives and their salts

This category covers streptomycins, derivatives of streptomycins and salts of these products. It is within the antibiotic group and is divided further between dihydrostreptomycin and the other products listed here.

For example

Streptomycin
A streptomycin derivative
A salt of streptomycin

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Official tariff text

Streptomycins and their derivatives; salts thereof

How we got to this code

VI
29
2941
2941 20

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Step 1 · Section VI Products of the chemical or allied industries
Is it an inorganic or organic chemical; a pharmaceutical product; a fertilizer; a tanning or dye extract, pigment, paint, varnish, filler or printing ink; an essential oil, perfume, cosmetic or toilet product; soap, a surface-active, washing, cleaning, polishing or wax product; a protein, modified starch, glue or enzyme; an explosive, pyrotechnic article, match or other specified combustible material; a photographic or cinematographic product; or another chemical product?
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Step 2 · Chapter 29 Organic chemicals 2 of 11 chapters in section VI
What type of organic chemical is it—for example, a hydrocarbon, alcohol, acid, nitrogen compound, sulfur compound, heterocyclic compound, vitamin, hormone, glycoside, plant alkaloid, sugar, antibiotic or another listed organic compound?
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Step 3 · Heading 2941 Antibiotics 41 of 42 headings under chapter 29
Is it penicillin or a penicillin derivative with a penicillanic-acid structure, streptomycin or a derivative, tetracycline or a derivative, chloramphenicol or a derivative, erythromycin or a derivative, or another antibiotic?
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Step 4 · Subheading 2941 20 Streptomycins and their derivatives; salts thereof 2 of 6 subheadings under heading 2941
Is the product dihydrostreptomycin or a salt, ester or hydrate of dihydrostreptomycin?

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Import duty on the codes below: 0.0–5.3%

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2941 10 Penicillins and their derivatives with a penicillanic acid structure; salts thereof 0.0%
2941 20 Streptomycins and their derivatives; salts thereof you are here 0.0–5.3%
2941 30 Tetracyclines and their derivatives; salts thereof 0.0%
2941 40 Chloramphenicol and its derivatives; salts thereof 0.0%
2941 50 Erythromycin and its derivatives; salts thereof 0.0%
2941 90 Antibiotics (excl. penicillins and their derivatives with a penicillanic acid structure, salts thereof, streptomycins, tetracyclines, chloramphenicol and erythromycin, their derivatives and salts thereof) 0.0%

Selling to Norway, Great Britain and the United States

What they charge on arrival.

Norway, Great Britain and the United States use their own tariff lines under the 6-digit HS code. The rates below are what their customs charge on goods arriving from the EU. Match the goods against each country's own wording before you rely on a rate.

Norway

Duty free

Their lines1 Norwegian line

29.41.2000 Streptomycins and their derivatives; salts thereof

Norwegian tariff data checked Sept. 13, 2026.

Great Britain

Duty free

Their lines3 British lines

2941 20 30 10 Dihydrostreptomycin sulphate (CAS RN 5490-27-7)

Northern Ireland follows other rules.

UK tariff data checked Sept. 13, 2026.

United States

From 0.0% to 3.5%

Estimated from published US measures

Their lines2 US lines
Entry dateSept. 17, 2026

2941.20.10.00 Antibiotics, Streptomycins and their derivatives; salts thereof, Dihydrostreptomycin

The US importer of record files the entry.

US tariff data checked Sept. 16, 2026.

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Selling to Norway

Norway splits the 6-digit category its own way, so these are Norway's own lines under it, not this EU code. Check your product against their wording; what Norwegian customs charges is shown per line.

29.41.2000

Streptomycins and their derivatives; salts thereof

Ordinary duty

Duty free

Norwegian tariff data version 1.5/1.2, last checked Sept. 13, 2026.

Contains data from Norwegian Customs (data.toll.no), licensed under CC BY 4.0, adapted for display.

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Selling to Great Britain

What UK customs charges when goods like these arrive in Great Britain.

All 3 UK lines under this code

They all have the same duty rates shown here.

Ordinary duty

Duty free

These rates apply in Great Britain. Different rules may apply for goods entering Northern Ireland.

UK tariff data version v4.0.1599, last checked Sept. 13, 2026.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Source: UK Department for Business and Trade (data.api.trade.gov.uk).

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Selling to the United States

What US customs charges when goods like these arrive from the EU. The US importer of record files the entry and pays the duty.

2941.20.10.00

Antibiotics, Streptomycins and their derivatives; salts thereof, Dihydrostreptomycin and its derivatives; salts thereof

General rate

3.5%

From the EU

3.5% Estimated from published US measures US headings applied: 9903.05.86 U.S. note 52(b) to subchapter III of chapter 99, 91 FR 47318: as provided in heading 9903.05.86, the duties imposed by headings 9903.05.20 through 9903.05.84 shall not apply to articles classifiable in the listed provisions
2941.20.50.00

Antibiotics, Streptomycins and their derivatives; salts thereof, Other

General rate

Free

From the EU

0.0% Estimated from published US measures US headings applied: 9903.05.86 U.S. note 52(b) to subchapter III of chapter 99, 91 FR 47318: as provided in heading 9903.05.86, the duties imposed by headings 9903.05.20 through 9903.05.84 shall not apply to articles classifiable in the listed provisions

Worked out for an entry on Sept. 17, 2026.

US tariff schedule 2026HTSRev19, last checked Sept. 16, 2026.

Last change we recorded: Revision 19 (2026), Sept. 16, 2026.

Anti-dumping and countervailing duties, US import taxes and customs fees are not included.

The descriptions above are the US tariff texts, which the United States publishes in English only.

Source: the US International Trade Commission's Harmonized Tariff Schedule (hts.usitc.gov), public domain, and the measures published in the Federal Register.

This is a planning estimate from the US Harmonized Tariff Schedule (revision shown) and the published Federal Register measures as of the date shown, for a shipment of EU origin. It is not a customs entry, legal advice or a broker's opinion, and tariffs.help is not a US-licensed customs broker. The US importer of record or their broker confirms the classification, origin, value and the duty due before filing.

Duty rates shown here are estimates, read from official EU / Danish, Norwegian and UK tariff data for orientation only. Confirm the current rate with Toldstyrelsen, TARIC, Norwegian Customs or the UK Online Trade Tariff before you file. The rate you pay can also depend on the country of origin. These are base customs duties only: import VAT, excise duties, anti-dumping duties and safeguard or quota measures are not included.