Soap, organic surface-active agents, washing preparations, lubricating preparations, waxes
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Soap, organic surface-active agents, washing preparations, lubricating preparations, waxes
Common items in this chapter
- —Soap (3401)
- —Organic surface-active agents (3402)
- —Polishes and creams (3405)
- —Candles (3406)
- —Modelling pastes; dental waxes (3407)
Headings in this chapter (7)
Official HS 2022 four-digit headings. Each heading page lists its 6-digit subheadings with the official nomenclature texts.
- 3401 — Soap; organic surface-active preparations used as soap, skin washing, …
- 3402 — Organic surface-active agents (not soap); surface-active, washing (inc…
- 3403 — Lubricating preparations and those used in oil or grease treatment of …
- 3404 — Waxes; artificial, prepared
- 3405 — Polishes, creams, scouring pastes, powders and similar; in any form, (…
- 3406 — Candles, tapers and the like
- 3407 — Modelling pastes, including those for children; dental wax, impression…
Classification notes
Chapter 34 covers consumer cleaning + personal-care products. Personal-quantity carriage clears as routine; bulk commercial imports may need conformity (RoHS, REACH, COSING for cosmetics).
Frequent misclassification
Bar soap (3401) vs. liquid soap (3401.30 from 2022 HS update) — pre-2022 some liquid soaps were misclassified as 3402.
Binding tariff ruling database
If you need certainty on classification, request a binding tariff ruling from your destination country's customs authority. The link below leads to the relevant ruling database.
Binding tariff ruling database