Aquaphor Healing Ointment from Mexico
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 — Mexico → United States
10%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.5510%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 10% ad valorem on products of Mexico
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