HTS chapter 34
HTS chapter 34: soap and waxes codes and duty rates
Chapter 34 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States has 7 headings and 41 rate lines, split into 48 ten-digit statistical codes. Each heading below lists its rate lines with the official description and the general (Column 1) rate of duty. The general rate is only the starting point: Section 301, Section 232 and other programs can add to it depending on the country of origin, and the calculator applies them for any line.
3401Soap; organic surface-active products and preparations for use as soap, in the form of bars, cakes, molded pieces or shapes, whether or not containing soap; organic surface-active products and preparations for washing the skin, in the form of liquid or cream and put up for retail sale, whether or not containing soap; paper, wadding, felt and nonwovens, impregnated, coated or covered with soap or detergent
| HTS code | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 3401.11.10 | Soap and organic surface-active products and preparations, in the form of bars, cakes, molded pieces or shapes, and paper, wadding, felt and nonwovens, impregnated, coated or covered with soap or detergent › For toilet use (including medicated products) › Castile soap | Free |
| 3401.11.50 | Soap and organic surface-active products and preparations, in the form of bars, cakes, molded pieces or shapes, and paper, wadding, felt and nonwovens, impregnated, coated or covered with soap or detergent › For toilet use (including medicated products) | Free |
| 3401.19.00 | Soap and organic surface-active products and preparations, in the form of bars, cakes, molded pieces or shapes, and paper, wadding, felt and nonwovens, impregnated, coated or covered with soap or detergent3401.19.00.00 | Free |
| 3401.20.00 | Soap in other forms | Free |
| 3401.30.10 | Organic surface-active products and preparations for washing the skin, in the form of liquid or cream and put up for retail sale, whether or not containing soap › Containing any aromatic or modified aromatic surface-active agent | 4% |
| 3401.30.50 | Organic surface-active products and preparations for washing the skin, in the form of liquid or cream and put up for retail sale, whether or not containing soap3401.30.50.00 | Free |
3402Organic surface-active agents (other than soap); surface-active preparations, washing preparations (including auxiliary washing preparations) and cleaning preparations, whether or not containing soap, other than those of heading 3401
| HTS code | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 3402.31.10 | Anionic organic surface-active agents, whether or not put up for retail sale › Linear alkylbenzene sulfonic acids and their salts › Aromatic or modified aromatic3402.31.10.00 | 6.5% |
| 3402.31.90 | Anionic organic surface-active agents, whether or not put up for retail sale › Linear alkylbenzene sulfonic acids and their salts | 3.7% |
| 3402.39.10 | Anionic organic surface-active agents, whether or not put up for retail sale › Aromatic or modified aromatic | 4% |
| 3402.39.90 | Anionic organic surface-active agents, whether or not put up for retail sale | 3.7% |
| 3402.41.10 | Other organic surface-active agents, whether or not put up for retail sale › Cationic › Aromatic or modified aromatic | 4% |
| 3402.41.90 | Other organic surface-active agents, whether or not put up for retail sale › Cationic | 4% |
| 3402.42.10 | Other organic surface-active agents, whether or not put up for retail sale › Non-ionic › Aromatic or modified aromatic | 4% |
| 3402.42.20 | Other organic surface-active agents, whether or not put up for retail sale › Non-ionic › Fatty substances of animal, vegetable or microbial origin | 4% |
| 3402.42.90 | Other organic surface-active agents, whether or not put up for retail sale › Non-ionic | 3.7% |
| 3402.49.10 | Other organic surface-active agents, whether or not put up for retail sale › Aromatic or modified aromatic | 4% |
| 3402.49.90 | Other organic surface-active agents, whether or not put up for retail sale3402.49.90.00 | 3.7% |
| 3402.50.11 | Preparations put up for retail sale › Containing any aromatic or modified aromatic surface-active agent | 4% |
| 3402.50.51 | Preparations put up for retail sale3402.50.51.00 | Free |
| 3402.90.10 | Synthetic detergents | 3.8% |
| 3402.90.30 | Containing any aromatic or modified aromatic surface-active agent | 4% |
| 3402.90.50 | Other › Other › Other | 3.7% |
3403Lubricating preparations (including cutting-oil preparations, bolt or nut release preparations, antirust or anticorrosion preparations and mold release preparations, based on lubricants) and preparations of a kind used for the oil or grease treatment of textile materials, leather, furskins or other materials, but excluding preparations containing, as basic constituents, 70 percent or more by weight of petroleum oils or oils obtained from bituminous minerals
| HTS code | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 3403.11.20 | Containing petroleum oils or oils obtained from bituminous minerals › Preparations for the treatment of textile materials, leather, furskins or other materials › Preparations for the treatment of textile materials › Containing 50 percent or more by weight of petroleum oils or of oils obtained from bituminous minerals | 0.2% |
| 3403.11.40 | Containing petroleum oils or oils obtained from bituminous minerals › Preparations for the treatment of textile materials, leather, furskins or other materials › Preparations for the treatment of textile materials | 6.1% |
| 3403.11.50 | Containing petroleum oils or oils obtained from bituminous minerals › Preparations for the treatment of textile materials, leather, furskins or other materials | 1.4% |
| 3403.19.10 | Containing petroleum oils or oils obtained from bituminous minerals › Containing 50 percent or more by weight of petroleum oils or of oils obtained from bituminous minerals | 0.2% |
| 3403.19.50 | Containing petroleum oils or oils obtained from bituminous minerals | 5.8% |
| 3403.91.10 | Preparations for the treatment of textile materials, leather, furskins or other materials › Preparations for the treatment of textile materials | 6% |
| 3403.91.50 | Preparations for the treatment of textile materials, leather, furskins or other materials | 6.5% |
| 3403.99.00 | Other › Other | 6.5% |
3404Artificial waxes and prepared waxes
| HTS code | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 3404.20.00 | Of poly(oxyethylene) (polyethylene glycol)3404.20.00.00 | Free |
| 3404.90.10 | Containing bleached beeswax | Free |
| 3404.90.51 | Other › Other | Free |
3405Polishes and creams, for footwear, furniture, floors, coachwork, glass or metal, scouring pastes and powders and similar preparations (whether or not in the form of paper, wadding, felt, nonwovens, cellular plastics or cellular rubber, impregnated, coated or covered with such preparations), excluding waxes of heading 3404
| HTS code | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 3405.10.00 | Polishes, creams and similar preparations for footwear or leather | Free |
| 3405.20.00 | Polishes, creams and similar preparations for the maintenance of wooden furniture, floors or other woodwork | Free |
| 3405.30.00 | Polishes and similar preparations for coachwork, other than metal polishes | Free |
| 3405.40.00 | Scouring pastes and powders and other scouring preparations | Free |
| 3405.90.00 | Other | Free |
3406Candles, tapers and the like
| HTS code | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 3406.00.00 | Candles, tapers and the like | Free |
3407Modeling pastes, including those put up for children's amusement; preparations known as "dental wax" or as "dental impression compounds", put up in sets, in packings for retail sale or in plates, horseshoe shapes, sticks or similar forms; other preparations for use in dentistry, with a basis of plaster (of calcined gypsum or calcium sulfate)
| HTS code | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 3407.00.20 | Modeling pastes, including those put up for children's amusement | Free |
| 3407.00.40 | Other | Free |
Descriptions and general rates from the current USITC Harmonized Tariff Schedule. The general rate excludes additional duties such as Section 301, Section 232 and antidumping or countervailing duties, which depend on the country of origin.