Aquaphor Healing Ointment from Japan
Aquaphor Healing Ointment is a petroleum jelly-based skin protectant in a 1.75 oz tube for retail sale. Primarily composed of petrolatum, it soothes chapped skin and lips, fitting HTS 3304.99.10.00 for retail-packed petroleum jelly used in skin care.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
10%
Rate breakdown
9903.03.0110%Except for products described in headings 9903.03.02–9903.03.11, articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Label as cosmetic, not drug, to avoid FDA drug approval; list petrolatum as primary ingredient
• Ensure tamper-evident retail packaging to qualify under this subheading and prevent bulk misclassification