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

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