Standard International Trade Classification
U.S. imports of Hormones, Hormone Derivatives & Steroids (Not as Medicaments) (SITC 54159) totaled $6.1M in August 2026, imported from 20 countries.
Importers of Hormones, Hormone Derivatives & Steroids (Not as Medicaments) paid $7K in duties in August 2026, an average duty rate of 0.12% — duty actually collected as a share of the imports that cleared customs, not the published tariff schedule. Hormones, Hormone Derivatives & Steroids (Not as Medicaments) imports of $6.1M in August 2026 ran 69% below the year-to-date monthly average of $19.8M.
Last updated: August 2026 dataHormones, hormone derivatives, and steroids used as hormones that are not put up as finished medicaments — including bulk corticosteroids, androgens, estrogens, and progestins — fall under this residual SITC heading and enter US commerce primarily as pharmaceutical-grade raw materials or intermediates. FDA registration and GMP compliance for the foreign manufacturing site are prerequisites for importation, and certain anabolic steroids are additionally subject to DEA scheduling requirements under the Controlled Substances Act. The 'not put up as medicaments' qualifier is a critical classification boundary: the same steroid compound packaged in measured doses for retail sale would shift to a different heading.
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52 import shipments a month
The key criterion is presentation: hormones in bulk form, not measured into individual doses or packaged for retail sale, fall under SITC 54159. Once the same compound is put up in dosage form — tablets, ampoules, or pre-filled syringes — it moves to the finished medicaments headings. Importers should document the form and intended downstream use carefully to support correct classification.
Yes. Many anabolic steroids are Schedule III controlled substances under the US Controlled Substances Act, requiring DEA import permits in addition to FDA compliance. Importers must obtain the appropriate DEA authorization before shipment and ensure the foreign exporter holds corresponding export authorization.
Basic heading 300 of 465 in section 5
Basic heading 54159 · $6.1M of $27.5B
ImportsExports
Imports
$6.1MYoY · free account
Exports
$462KYoY · free account
12-mo low · imports
Low · free accountOver the twelve months to August 2026, the U.S. imported $194.9M of Hormones, Hormone Derivatives & Steroids (Not as Medicaments) and exported $20.5M.
Through August 2026. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.
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Imports · August 2026
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China and Italy together supply 70% of it.
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