A jar of skincare meets two rulebooks
A basic cosmetic and a product making drug-like claims can face different FDA treatment. The broker still needs customs classification, value, origin, and shipment data either way.
The four-step journey
See how claims, ingredients, labeling, tariff classification, origin, and FDA review can change an imported skincare shipment.
- Claims and ingredients are reviewed
- Customs and FDA data are matched
- Entry is transmitted
- Release, examination, or refusal may follow
What the broker checks
- What the label claims the product does
- Ingredient and manufacturer information
- Accurate value, origin, and quantity
Why it matters
Marketing copy can become import data. Claims on the package may change the regulatory path.
- Intended use: How claims and presentation show what a product is meant to do.
Official sources
- FDA — Cosmetics Importers
- FDA — Import Basics
- USITC — Harmonized Tariff Schedule