Medicated Acne Soap Bar from China
Bar soap with salicylic acid or benzoyl peroxide for acne-prone skin, water-soluble base with medicaments. HTS 3401.19.00.00 covers 'other' soap bars with added medicaments explicitly allowed by notes. Remains soap if in bar form.
Duty Rate — China → United States
17.5%
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
9903.88.157.5%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.39, 9903.88.42, 9903.88.44, 9903.88.47, 9903.88.49, 9903.88.51, 9903.88.53, 9903.88.55, 9903.88.57, 9903.88.65, 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(r) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(s)
Import Tips
• FDA drug classification may require NDC numbers even for soap form
• Test for active ingredient concentration to confirm stays under soap threshold
• Separate from cosmetic claims to avoid Chapter 33 reclassification