Luden's Wild Cherry Cough Drops from Japan
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 — Japan → United States
12.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.4912.5%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of Japan, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 12.5 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
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