Method All-Purpose Hand Sanitizer Gel from China
Plant-based scented gel hand sanitizer with 65% ethanol in 3.4 oz tubes, marketed for retail consumer use. Falls under 3808.94.50.80 for its ethanol-dominant disinfectant formula per statistical note 1 of the chapter. Provides moisturizing benefits alongside germ protection.
Duty Rate — China → United States
42.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.3112.5%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
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)
Import Tips
• Provide GC-MS analysis for ethanol purity; comply with TSCA for plant-derived additives
• Watch for reclassification if gel base dominates (to 3401)
• Retail packing must be consumer-ready with instructions