Chapter 34
Soap, Washing Preparations, Candles, Waxes and Modeling Pastes
71 tariff lines · 48 filing-ready 10-digit codes · codes begin with 34
Chapter 34 of the US Harmonized Tariff Schedule covers soap, Washing Preparations, Candles, Waxes and Modeling Pastes. Every code in this chapter starts with the digits 34. Work down the nested list below: the bold headings are broad categories, and the 10-digit statistical codes underneath them are what you actually declare to US Customs. Duty rates shown are the general (Column 1) rates that apply to most trading partners.
Codes in Chapter 34
| HTS code | Description | Level | General duty rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3401.11 | For toilet use (including medicated products) | 6-digit heading | |
| 3401.11.10.00 | Castile soap | 10-digit statistical code | Free |
| 3401.11.50.00 | Other | 10-digit statistical code | Free |
| 3401.19.00.00 | Other | 10-digit statistical code | Free |
| 3401.20.00.00 | Soap in other forms | 10-digit statistical code | Free |
| 3401.30 | 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 | 6-digit heading | |
| 3401.30.10.00 | Containing any aromatic or modified aromatic surface-active agent | 10-digit statistical code | 4% |
| 3401.30.50.00 | Other | 10-digit statistical code | Free |
| HTS code | Description | Level | General duty rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3402.31 | Linear alkylbenzene sulfonic acids and their salts | 6-digit heading | |
| 3402.31.10.00 | Aromatic or modified aromatic | 10-digit statistical code | 6.5% |
| 3402.31.90.00 | Other | 10-digit statistical code | 3.7% |
| 3402.39 | Other | 6-digit heading | |
| 3402.39.10.00 | Aromatic or modified aromatic | 10-digit statistical code | 4% |
| 3402.39.90 | Other | 8-digit subheading | 3.7% |
| 3402.39.90.10 | Salts of sulfated alcohols | 10-digit statistical code | |
| 3402.39.90.20 | Salts of sulfated polyethers | 10-digit statistical code | |
| 3402.39.90.50 | Other | 10-digit statistical code | |
| 3402.41 | Cationic | 6-digit heading | |
| 3402.41.10.00 | Aromatic or modified aromatic | 10-digit statistical code | 4% |
| 3402.41.90.00 | Other | 10-digit statistical code | 4% |
| 3402.42 | Non-ionic | 6-digit heading | |
| 3402.42.10.00 | Aromatic or modified aromatic | 10-digit statistical code | 4% |
| 3402.42.20 | Fatty substances of animal, vegetable or microbial origin | 8-digit subheading | 4% |
| 3402.42.20.10 | Polyethers | 10-digit statistical code | |
| 3402.42.20.20 | Esters and ether-esters of polyhydric alcohols | 10-digit statistical code | |
| 3402.42.20.50 | Other | 10-digit statistical code | |
| 3402.42.90.00 | Other | 10-digit statistical code | 3.7% |
| 3402.49 | Other | 6-digit heading | |
| 3402.49.10.00 | Aromatic or modified aromatic | 10-digit statistical code | 4% |
| 3402.49.90.00 | Other | 10-digit statistical code | 3.7% |
| 3402.50 | Preparations put up for retail sale | 6-digit heading | |
| 3402.50.11.00 | Containing any aromatic or modified aromatic surface-active agent | 10-digit statistical code | 4% |
| 3402.50.51.00 | Other | 10-digit statistical code | Free |
| 3402.90 | Other | 6-digit heading | |
| 3402.90.10.00 | Synthetic detergents | 10-digit statistical code | 3.8% |
| 3402.90.30.00 | Containing any aromatic or modified aromatic surface-active agent | 10-digit statistical code | 4% |
| 3402.90.50 | Other | 8-digit subheading | 3.7% |
| 3402.90.50.10 | Washing preparations | 10-digit statistical code | |
| 3402.90.50.30 | Cleaning preparations | 10-digit statistical code | |
| 3402.90.50.50 | Other | 10-digit statistical code |
| HTS code | Description | Level | General duty rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3403.11 | Preparations for the treatment of textile materials, leather, furskins or other materials | 6-digit heading | |
| 3403.11.20.00 | Containing 50 percent or more by weight of petroleum oils or of oils obtained from bituminous minerals | 10-digit statistical code | 0.2% |
| 3403.11.40.00 | Other | 10-digit statistical code | 6.1% |
| 3403.11.50.00 | Other | 10-digit statistical code | 1.4% |
| 3403.19 | Other | 6-digit heading | |
| 3403.19.10.00 | Containing 50 percent or more by weight of petroleum oils or of oils obtained from bituminous minerals | 10-digit statistical code | 0.2% |
| 3403.19.50.00 | Other | 10-digit statistical code | 5.8% |
| 3403.91 | Preparations for the treatment of textile materials, leather, furskins or other materials | 6-digit heading | |
| 3403.91.10.00 | Preparations for the treatment of textile materials | 10-digit statistical code | 6% |
| 3403.91.50.00 | Other | 10-digit statistical code | 6.5% |
| 3403.99.00.00 | Other | 10-digit statistical code | 6.5% |
| HTS code | Description | Level | General duty rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3404.20.00.00 | Of poly(oxyethylene) (polyethylene glycol) | 10-digit statistical code | Free |
| 3404.90 | Other | 6-digit heading | |
| 3404.90.10.00 | Containing bleached beeswax | 10-digit statistical code | Free |
| 3404.90.51 | Other | 8-digit subheading | Free |
| 3404.90.51.10 | Of chemically modified lignite | 10-digit statistical code | |
| 3404.90.51.50 | Other | 10-digit statistical code |
| HTS code | Description | Level | General duty rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3405.10.00.00 | Polishes, creams and similar preparations for footwear or leather | 10-digit statistical code | Free |
| 3405.20.00.00 | Polishes, creams and similar preparations for the maintenance of wooden furniture, floors or other woodwork | 10-digit statistical code | Free |
| 3405.30.00.00 | Polishes and similar preparations for coachwork, other than metal polishes | 10-digit statistical code | Free |
| 3405.40.00.00 | Scouring pastes and powders and other scouring preparations | 10-digit statistical code | Free |
| 3405.90.00.00 | Other | 10-digit statistical code | Free |
| HTS code | Description | Level | General duty rate |
|---|
| HTS code | Description | Level | General duty rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3407.00.20.00 | Modeling pastes, including those put up for children's amusement | 10-digit statistical code | Free |
| 3407.00.40.00 | Other | 10-digit statistical code | Free |
Not sure which line applies?
Classification follows the General Rules of Interpretation: the most specific description wins, and you must use a 10-digit statistical code on the entry. When two lines look equally plausible, a CBP binding ruling is the only way to be certain.
Source: USITC Harmonized Tariff Schedule, 2026 Basic Edition, Revision 16. Rate text is reproduced verbatim from the official export; category paths and duty estimates are derived.
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