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%Section 301 (forced labor) — Japan (col1 rate < 12.5 percent): MFN < 12.5% → total duty capped at 12.5%
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