Chapter 34: Soap, organic surface-active agents, washing preparations, lubricating preparations, artificial waxes, prepared waxes, polishing or scouring preparations, candles and similar articles, modeling pastes, "dental waxes" and dental preparations with a basis of plaster
HTS heading 3402: Organic surface-active agents (other than soap); surface-active preparations, washing preparations (including auxiliary washing preparation…
33 numbered lines under heading 3402, including 22 10-digit statistical lines. The first six digits are the international HS subheading; the general column is the normal US duty rate.
| HTS code | Description | Unit | General | Special | Column 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3402 | Organic 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: | ||||
| Anionic organic surface-active agents, whether or not put up for retail sale: | |||||
| 3402.31 | Linear alkylbenzene sulfonic acids and their salts: | ||||
| 3402.31.10.00 | Aromatic or modified aromatic | kg | 6.5% | Free (A, AU, BH, CL, CO, D, E, IL, JO, KR, MA, OM, P, PA, PE, S, SG) | 15.4¢/kg + 52.5% |
| 3402.31.90.00 | Other | kg | 3.7% | Free (A, AU, BH, CL,CO, D, E, IL, JO, KR, MA, OM, P, PA, PE, S, SG) | 25% |
| 3402.39 | Other: | ||||
| 3402.39.10.00 | Aromatic or modified aromatic | kg | 4% | Free (A, AU, BH, CL, CO, D, E, IL, JO, KR, MA, OM, P, PA, PE, S, SG) | 15.4¢/kg + 53.5% |
| 3402.39.90 | Other | 3.7% | Free (A, AU, BH, CL, CO, D, E, IL, JO, KR, MA, OM, P, PA, PE, S, SG) | 25% | |
| 3402.39.90.10 | Salts of sulfated alcohols | kg | |||
| 3402.39.90.20 | Salts of sulfated polyethers | kg | |||
| 3402.39.90.50 | Other | kg | |||
| Other organic surface-active agents, whether or not put up for retail sale: | |||||
| 3402.41 | Cationic: | ||||
| 3402.41.10.00 | Aromatic or modified aromatic | kg | 4% | Free (A, AU, BH, CL, CO, D,E, IL, JO, KR, MA, OM, P, PA, PE, S, SG) | 15.4¢/kg + 53.5% |
| 3402.41.90.00 | Other | kg | 4% | Free (A, AU, BH, CL, CO, D, E, IL, JO, KR, MA, OM, P, PA, PE, S, SG) | 16.5¢/kg + 30% |
| 3402.42 | Non-ionic: | ||||
| 3402.42.10.00 | Aromatic or modified aromatic | kg | 4% | Free (A, AU, BH, CL, CO, D, E, IL, JO, K, KR, MA, OM, P, PA, PE, S, SG) | 15.4¢/kg + 53.5% |
| Other: | |||||
| 3402.42.20 | Fatty substances of animal, vegetable or microbial origin | 4% | Free (A, AU, BH, CL, CO, D, E, IL, JO, K, KR, MA, OM, P, PA, PE, S, SG) | 16.5¢/kg + 30% | |
| 3402.42.20.10 | Polyethers | kg | |||
| 3402.42.20.20 | Esters and ether-esters of polyhydric alcohols | kg | |||
| 3402.42.20.50 | Other | kg | |||
| 3402.42.90.00 | Other | kg | 3.7% | Free (A, AU, BH, CL, CO, D, E, IL, JO, K, KR, MA, OM, P, PA, PE, S, SG) | 25% |
| 3402.49 | Other: | ||||
| 3402.49.10.00 | Aromatic or modified aromatic | kg | 4% | Free (A, AU, BH, CL, CO, D, E, IL, JO, KR, MA, OM, P, PA, PE, S, SG) | 15.4¢/kg + 53.5% |
| 3402.49.90.00 | OtherNote: See 9903.90.08. | kg | 3.7% | Free (A, AU, BH, CL, CO, D, E, IL, JO, KR, MA, OM, P, PA, PE, S, SG) | 25% |
| 3402.50 | Preparations put up for retail sale: | ||||
| 3402.50.11.00 | Containing any aromatic or modified aromatic surface-active agent | kg | 4% | Free (A, AU, BH, CL, CO, D, E, IL, JO, K, KR, MA, OM, P, PA, PE, S, SG) | 15.4¢/kg + 53.5% |
| 3402.50.51.00 | OtherNote: See 9903.90.08. | kg | Free | 25% | |
| 3402.90 | Other: | ||||
| 3402.90.10.00 | Synthetic detergents | kg | 3.8% | Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 15.4¢/kg + 53.5% |
| Other: | |||||
| 3402.90.30.00 | Containing any aromatic or modified aromatic surface-active agent | kg | 4% | Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 15.4¢/kg + 44.5% |
| 3402.90.50 | OtherNote: See 9903.90.08. | 3.7% | Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,L,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 25% | |
| 3402.90.50.10 | Washing preparations | kg | |||
| 3402.90.50.30 | Cleaning preparations | kg | |||
| 3402.90.50.50 | Other | kg |
Statistical (10-digit) lines without a rate use the rate of the 8-digit line above them. Additional duties such as Section 301 and Section 232 may apply; check them with the tariff checker.
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Request a free auditSource: Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, 2026 HTS Revision 20 (effective 2026-09-28), U.S. International Trade Commission (hts.usitc.gov), imported 2026-10-07. Reference only; not legal or customs advice or a binding classification. Additional duties under Chapter 99 may apply. ShipWave is not affiliated with the USITC or U.S. Customs and Border Protection.