Luden's Wild Cherry Cough Drops from Germany
Fruit-flavored hard cough drops with menthol for cough suppression. Classified in HTS 1704.90.25.00 as they qualify as cough drops with the required menthol dosage in a ready-to-eat sugar base.
Duty Rate — Germany → United States
10%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.3910%Section 301 (forced labor) — European Union member state (col1 rate < 10 percent): MFN < 10% → total duty capped at 10%
Import Tips
• Document menthol concentration via FDA-compliant lab reports
• Check for over 65% sugar dry weight to avoid Chapter 17 quota bans
• Use child-resistant packaging if claimed to prevent misclassification