Medicated Acne Soap Bar from Japan
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 — 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
• 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