Oatmeal Exfoliating Soap Bar from China
Gentle bar soap with colloidal oatmeal and mild abrasives for sensitive skin scrubbing. HTS 3401.11.50.00 applies to toilet bars with added abrasive powders in molded form per Chapter notes. Not a scouring powder due to bar shape.
Duty Rate — China → United States
37.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.88.0325%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.13, 9903.88.18, 9903.88.33, 9903.88.34, 9903.88.35, 9903.88.36, 9903.88.37, 9903.88.38, 9903.88.40, 9903.88.41, 9903.88.43, 9903.88.45, 9903.88.46, 9903.88.48, 9903.88.56, 9903.88.64, 9903.88.66, 9903.88.67, 9903.88.68, or 9903.88.69, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 20(e) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(f)
9903.05.3112.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 12.5% ad valorem on products of China
Import Tips
• Confirm abrasives are integral and product remains in bar form to stay in 3401
• Document oatmeal as natural filler allowable in soap per heading provisions
• Test for water-solubility; failure risks exclusion from Chapter 34