HS HEADING 3402

Organic surface-active agents (not soap); surface-active, washing (including auxiliary washing) and cleaning preparations, containing soap or not, excluding those of heading no. 3401

HEADING

3402

CHAPTER

34 — Soap, organic surface-active agents, washing preparations, lubricating preparations, waxes

6-digit subheadings (7)

Official HS 2022 subheading texts. National tariff schedules subdivide these further (8-10 digit lines) and set the actual duty rates.

3402.31

Anionic organic surface-active agents (other than soap); linear alkylbenzene sulphonic acids and their salts, whether or not put up for retail sale

3402.39

Anionic organic surface-active agents (other than soap); other than linear alkylbenzene sulphonic acids and their salts, whether or not put up for retail sale

3402.41

Organic surface-active agents; cationic (other than soap), whether or not put up for retail sale

3402.42

Organic surface-active agents; non-ionic (other than soap), whether or not put up for retail sale

3402.49

Organic surface-active agents; whether or not put up for retail sale, n.e.c. in item no. 3402

3402.50

Washing and cleaning preparations; powders, flakes and granules, surface-active, whether or not containing soap (excluding those of heading no. 3401), put up for retail sale

3402.90

Washing and cleaning preparations; surface-active, whether or not containing soap (excluding those of heading no. 3401), including auxiliary washing preparations, not for retail sale

Chapter 34 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 in this chapter

Bar soap (3401) vs. liquid soap (3401.30 from 2022 HS update) — pre-2022 some liquid soaps were misclassified as 3402.

Classification certainty

The 6-digit level shown here is the internationally harmonised layer. Duty rates attach to national 8-10 digit tariff lines, which differ by country — use the duty calculator for lane estimates. For binding certainty, request a ruling from the destination customs authority.

Binding tariff ruling database

Other headings in Chapter 34

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