Aquaphor Healing Ointment from Japan
Aquaphor Healing Ointment is a petroleum jelly-based skin protectant sold in a 1.75 oz tube for retail sale. Primarily composed of petrolatum, it soothes chapped skin and lips, and is suitable for use as a skin care preparation under heading 33.04. It is not a medicament, soap, or product of heading 34.01, and is put up in packings of a kind sold by retail.
Duty Rate — Japan → Canada
6.5%
Import Tips
• Ensure the product is not labelled as a medicament, as that could change classification to Chapter 30
• Verify the retail packaging clearly indicates skin care use to support classification under 3304.99.90
• Keep commercial invoices with product composition details for CBSA inspection