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Updated September 19, 2026

What is the HTS code for a locking medicine container?

HTS code

3926.90.9989

CBP classified a plastic locking medicine container, a prescription vial whose lid has a four-digit combination lock, under HTS 3926.90.9989 in ruling N351822. That line covers other articles of plastics that no other heading describes more specifically. CBP also declined the requested secondary classification for articles designed for handicapped persons.

  • Made in China
  • CBP ruling N351822
  • August 28, 2025
  • Current
Today's duty from China

The Product

  • A plastic medicine container with the general appearance of a standard prescription bottle.
  • The lid has a four-digit combination lock, so the container works as secure medication storage.
  • The lock has no metal components.

CBP's Ruling

ItemHTS codeCBP's description of the line
Locking prescription vialHTS 3926.90.9989[o]ther articles of plastics and articles of other materials of headings 3901 to 3914: [o]ther: [o]ther: [o]ther

Explanation

CBP found the vial is an article of plastic and that no other heading covers it more specifically. It therefore falls under heading 3926, other articles of plastics, on the residual line for other articles.

Headings CBP ruled out

  • Chapter 98 provision for articles designed or adapted for the handicapped: The seller's website shows broad uses (preventing diversion and child ingestion, private storage, family security), so CBP held the vial is general in nature and not easily distinguishable from articles useful to the general public.

Does this apply to your product?

It likely does if you can answer yes to each of these:

  • Is it a medicine container made of plastic?
  • Does the lid have a built-in combination lock?
  • Is the lock free of metal components?
  • Does it look like a standard prescription bottle apart from the locking lid?

A no to any of them can mean a different code. A licensed broker can classify your product.

The code today

HTS codeIn today's scheduleWhere it sitsToday's duty
3926.90.9989✓ Still in the scheduleHeading 3926Today's duty from China 

Checked against today's tariff schedule. The duty calculator opens with the code and country filled in.

Related rulings

N300414 covers a plastic locking device and N329447 a plastic sampling container, each on a different line of the same heading. N359131 covers accessories and lists this code among others.

  • N329447December 7, 2022Plastic sampling container from China3926.90.9910
  • N300414October 1, 2018Plastic locking device from China3926.90.9990
  • N359131March 6, 2026Accessories from China3926.90.9989, 6117.80.8730, 6212.90.0030
  • N325854May 16, 2022Cellphone case from China3926.90.9985
  • N328944November 8, 2022Plastic pipette from China3926.90.9985
  • N332780May 19, 2023Plastic wheel from China3926.90.9985
  • N325536May 5, 2022Plastic gasket from China3926.90.4590
  • N332822May 31, 2023Three inflatable articles from China3926.90.7500
Read CBP's full ruling N351822 The letter as CBP published it, on rulings.cbp.gov

Borderless, a licensed U.S. customs brokerage, summarized CBP ruling N351822 in plain English and checked its codes against the letter and today's tariff schedule. A ruling applies only to goods that match its facts; our terms explain the rest. Terms