Oatmeal Exfoliating Soap Bar from Japan
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 — Japan → United States
12.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.4912.5%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of Japan, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 12.5 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
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