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HTS 3821Prepared culture media for development or maintenance of micro-organisms (including viruses and the like) or of plant, human or animal cells

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Code	Description	General	Special	Column 2	Units	Calculate
3821.00.00	3821.00.00Prepared culture media for development or maintenance of micro-organisms (including viruses and the like) or of plant, human or animal cellsGeneral 5% · Special Free (A+,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E, IL, JO,KR,MA,OM,P, PA,PE,S,SG) · Column 2 25%	5%	Free (A+,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E, IL, JO,KR,MA,OM,P, PA,PE,S,SG)	25%
3821.00.00.10	3821.00.00.10Viral transport mediaGeneral 5% · Special Free (A+,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E, IL, JO,KR,MA,OM,P, PA,PE,S,SG) · Column 2 25% · kg	5%	Free (A+,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E, IL, JO,KR,MA,OM,P, PA,PE,S,SG)	25%	kg
3821.00.00.90	3821.00.00.90OtherGeneral 5% · Special Free (A+,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E, IL, JO,KR,MA,OM,P, PA,PE,S,SG) · Column 2 25% · kg	5%	Free (A+,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E, IL, JO,KR,MA,OM,P, PA,PE,S,SG)	25%	kg

2026 HTS Revision 21 (October 9, 2026)

Duty by country of origin

Rate line	Canada18.69% of imports	France17.26% of imports	Germany11.72% of imports	Israel10.56% of imports	United Kingdom10.31% of imports	Italy8.29% of imports	Belgium7.11% of imports	South Korea2.32% of imports	Poland2.26% of imports	China1.83% of imports
3821.00.00.10Viral transport media	15%9903.05.29	10%9903.05.39	10%9903.05.39	17.5%9903.05.47	15%9903.05.81	10%9903.05.39	10%9903.05.39	12.5%9903.05.71	10%9903.05.39	17.5%9903.05.31
3821.00.00.90Other	15%9903.05.29	10%9903.05.39	10%9903.05.39	17.5%9903.05.47	15%9903.05.81	10%9903.05.39	10%9903.05.39	12.5%9903.05.71	10%9903.05.39	17.5%9903.05.31

Total duty on a $10,000 ocean shipment entered 2026-10-13, before customs fees. Origins are the leading sources of US imports under this heading in 2025 (US Census Bureau).