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 |
Swab and Viral transport medium set |
A vial containing a culture media for the maintenance of a viral sample and a cotton tipped swab to collect the sample put up together |
3821.00 |
II. Protective garments and the like
(For disposable protective products that are not worn (e.g. drapes, bed pads), see “Section VI. Other Medical Consumables”) |
Face and eye protection |
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Cellulose/paper masks |
4818.50 |
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6307.90 |
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9020.00 |
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9004.90 |
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3926.20 |
Gloves |
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3926.20 |
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4015.11 |
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4015.19 |
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6116.10 |
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6216.00 |
Other |
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6505.00 |
Protective unisex garments made of plastic sheeting, textile reinforced plastics or textile backed plastics. |
3926.20 |
Protective unisex garments made of rubber sheeting, textile reinforced rubber or textile backed rubber. |
4015.90 |
Paper or cellulose garments and clothing accessories such as disposable paper hospital gowns, paper shoe covers etc. These are covered here provided that they are made of paper, paper pulp, cellulose wadding or webs of cellulose fibres. Please check with the Customs administration in the importing country if they are not solely paper or cellulose as they may be classified elsewhere. |
4818.50 |
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 |
Unisex protective garments for surgical/medical use made of woven textiles of that are impregnated, coated, covered or laminated with plastics. |
6210.50 |
Unisex protective garments made of rubberised textile fabrics. |
6210.50 |
III. Disinfectants and sterilisation products
(For soaps, see “Section VI. Other Medical Consumables”) |
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 |
IV. Oxygen Therapy equipment and pulse oximeters |
Medical ventilators (artificial respiration apparatus) |
Provides ventilation by moving breathable air into and out of the lungs. This includes both:
ventilator machines and
compressible self-refilling ventilation bags that are normally supplied with a valve and mask
(also known as ‘bag valve mask’ (BVM) ventilators). |
9019.20 |
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. |
Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) units |
Positive airway pressure ventilators, which apply mild air pressure on a continuous basis, to keep the airways continuously open in people who are able to breathe spontaneously on their own, but need help keeping their airway unobstructed. |
Bilevel positive airway pressure (BiPap or BPap) units |
Similar to CPAP unit, except that the pressurized air is delivered at two alternating levels with a higher inspiratory positive airway pressure (IPAP) and a lower expiratory positive airway pressure (EPAP |
Oxygen concentrators
(See “Section VIII. Other” for oxygen generating plants and “Section VI. Other Medical Consumables” for oxygen) |
Devices designed to concentrate oxygen from ambient air and deliver the concentrated oxygen, typically through an attached nasal cannula (or prongs), to a patient requiring oxygen therapy. These differ from oxygen plant in that they supply oxygen directly to patients according to their specific needs. |
Oxygen humidifiers for oxygen therapy applications |
Medical devices that can be integrated into oxygen delivery systems to humidify supplemental oxygen when it is delivered at higher-than-standard flow rates, or the method of oxygen delivery bypasses the nose (e.g., through nasopharyngeal catheters). |
9019.20 |
Oxygen delivery devices to supply oxygen from the device to the patient |
Oxygen masks;
Venturi masks;
Oxygen tents;
Oxygen head boxes; and
Similar oxygen delivery devices |
9019.20 |
Nasal prongs (nasal cannulae): nasal cannulae consist of plastic tubes that end in two short tapered prongs that are placed in the nostrils for delivering oxygen. |
9018.39 |
Nasal catheter: a thin, flexible tube that is passed into the nose and ends with its tip in the nasal cavity for delivering oxygen. |
9018.39 |
Flowmeter, Thorpe tube for oxygen 0-15L/min |
The Thorpe tube flowmeter is composed of inlet and outlet ports, a regulator, a valve and a clear tapered measuring tube. It is suitable for connection with various medical gas sources, such as centralized system, cylinders, concentrators or compressors. Standard (absolute, non-compensated) and pressure-compensated flowmeter versions, suitable for specific flow ranges. |
9026.80 |
Flow splitters |
A device intended to distribute medical oxygen from a single source to multiple independent outlets. |
9019.20 |
Pulse oximeters |
Devices for measuring the oxygen saturation of haemoglobin in arterial blood (SpO2). They use the principle of differential light absorption to determine SpO2 when the sensor (also called a probe) is applied to an area of the body (e.g. a finger, toe or earlobe). |
9018.19 |
V. Other medical devices and equipment |
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 |
Ultrasound machines |
Portable ultrasound machines are usually imported with their own specifically designed trolley and accessories |
9018.12 |
Electrocardiograph |
Portable electrocardiographs are normally presented with various accessories |
9018.11 |
Multiparametric Patient Monitoring devices |
Monitoring stations used for the continuous monitoring of multiple vital signs. |
9018.19 |
Laryngoscopes |
*It is noted that there is some variance between administrations as to the classification of endoscopes as either electro-diagnostic apparatus or other medical apparatus – please check with the relevant Customs administration |
9018.19 or 9018.90* |
Colorimetric end tidal CO2 detector |
Sizes compatible with child and adult endotracheal tube. Single use. |
9027.80 |
Infrared thermometers |
|
9025.19 |
Stethoscopes |
|
9018.90 |
Magill intubation forceps |
Angled forceps used to guide a tracheal tube into the larynx or a nasogastric tube into the oesophagus under direct vision |
9018.90 |
Intubation kits |
Reusable intubation kits |
9018.90 |
Infusion pump*, with or without accessories |
*It is noted that there is some variance between administrations as to the classification of infusion pumps as either pumps or other medical apparatus – please check with the relevant Customs administration |
8413.19 or 9018.90* |
Electronic drop counter, IV fluids |
Counts the drops and calculates real-time drop rate |
9028.20 |
Medical suction pumps |
Used to clear the airway of bodily secretions |
9018.90 |
Medical drills for vascular access |
May be presented with accessories |
9018.90 |
Kidney basins |
Shallow kidney-shaped basins made of stainless steel and used for the collection of bodily discharges and other sanitary purposes |
7324.90 |
VI. Medical Consumables |
Medical oxygen*
(* Some countries may require cylinders to be separately reported as well as the oxygen – check with the relevant Customs administration if unsure.) |
Medical oxygen has as a minimum 82% pure oxygen, is free from any contamination, and is generated by an oil-free compressor. This subheading includes both compressed oxygen supplied in cylinders and liquid oxygen. |
2804.40 |
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 |
Surgical tape |
Self-adhesive, hypoallergenic |
3005.10 |
Transparent adhesive plasters |
|
3005.10 |
Soap |
Liquid or powder form |
3401.20 |
Bar form |
3401.11 |
Syringes, with or without needles |
|
9018.31 |
Tubular metal needles and needles for sutures |
|
9018.32 |
Needles (except for tubular metal needles and needles for sutures), catheters, cannulae and the like |
Includes, among other things:
• endotracheal tubes (catheters), with or without cuffs;
• Nasopharyngeal airways (catheters); and • Oropharyngeal airways (catheters).
Endotracheal tube introducers (bougies or stylets) are also classified here by virtue of Note 2 to Chapter 90. |
9018.39 |
Intubation kits |
Single use disposable intubation kits |
9018.90 |
Disposable emergency cricothyrotomy set |
Set for performing an emergency incision or puncture through the skin and cricothyroid membrane to establish a patent airway during certain life-threatening situations |
9018
(subheading will depend on set contents) |
Plastic hazardous waste disposal bags |
Disposal bag for bio-hazardous waste, with "Bio Hazard" print, autoclavable polypropylene, 50 or 70 micron thickness |
3923.29 |
Urine bags |
Plastic bags for collecting urine, with outlet tap, with non-return valve |
3926.90 |
Paper bed sheets |
|
4818.90 |
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Conductive gel for use in an
ECG or ultrasound procedure |
Used between the body and the ECG or ultrasound instruments to reduce the body’s impedance |
3006.70 |
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Lubricating jelly |
Lubricant for medical procedures |
3006.70 |
VII. Vehicles |
Wheelchairs |
Carriages for disabled persons, whether or not motorised or otherwise mechanically propelled. |
8713.10
8713.90 |
Mobile clinics vehicles |
Mobile clinics (medical) with operating theatre, anaesthetic equipment and other surgical apparatus. |
8705.90 |
Mobile radiological vehicles |
Mobile radiological units (e.g., fitted with an examination room, dark room and complete radiological equipment). |
8705.90 |
VIII. Other items |
Medical or surgical furniture |
Includes operating tables, examination tables, hospital beds with mechanical fittings, specially designed tables for instruments, anaesthetic or surgical supplies, and their parts. |
9402.90 |
Pressure Swing Adsorption (PSA) oxygen plant for a central oxygen supply system of medical grade oxygen. |
Large, onsite, central source of medical grade oxygen that is piped directly to terminal units within patient areas or used to refill cylinders. Plants adsorb nitrogen out of ambient air and filter out contaminants to provide a supply of oxygen that can be used in various oxygen therapy apparatus. They do not act as therapeutic devices themselves, but simply create a supply of oxygen for use in therapeutic devices. |
8421.39 |
Empty medical gas cylinders, portable, for oxygen, fitted with a valve and a pressure and flow regulator |
Steel or steel alloy |
7311.00 |