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Colgate Total Breath Freshening Strips from Japan

Dissolvable oral care strips with antibacterial agents for instant breath freshening and enamel protection. Classified in HTS 3306.90.00.00 as other oral hygiene preps in retail foil packs. Not gums or typical dentifrices.

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

Certify strips as cosmetic, not edible; use moisture-proof packaging for transit

Pitfall: Mistaking for candy under Chapter 17 if sweetened heavily