Goods Across Borders · Customs rule card
Cosmetics (Commercial) → United States
Purpose: Traveling · Verified: 2026-07-25
No specific restrictions for personal cosmetics (commercial)
Details
No specific restrictions for personal cosmetics (commercial). In the reverse direction (taking cosmetics (commercial) out of United States): restricted — Commercial-quantity cosmetics exported from United States requires a commercial export declaration; samples at personal quantities move informally.
Quantity limit
Personal use
Leaving with this item
Commercial-quantity cosmetics exported from United States requires a commercial export declaration; samples at personal quantities move informally.
Practical advice
Personal-use cosmetics clear as routine personal effects. Bulk imports (over 24 units) trigger commercial-import scrutiny under U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) cosmetic-registration rules.
Customs authority
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) · https://www.cbp.gov