Customs Tariff of Canada · tariff item · HS 3401.20

3401.20.30.00

3401.20.30.00: Dry soap for use as a lubricant in wire drawing in the manufacture of pneumatic tires

Soap in other forms (liquid, flakes)

✓ Can be used in a customs declaration Data: Customs Tariff of Canada, in force from 11 September 2026 · checked on 24 October 2026

  1. 3401 Soap; organic surface-active products and preparations for use as soap, in the form of bars, cakes, moulded 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.
  2. 3401.20 Soap in other forms
  3. 3401.20.30 Dry soap for use as a lubricant in wire drawing in the manufacture of pneumatic tires
  4. 3401.20.30.00 Dry soap for use as a lubricant in wire drawing in the manufacture of pneumatic tires

What you pay

Importing into Canada

Customs duty Free standard rate depends on the country of origin

Customs duty only: import VAT, other taxes and trade defence duties of this country are not covered here, and the duty calculator works only with the EU, Türkiye, US and UK tariffs.

Same subheading in other tariffs

3401.20 Soap in other forms

UK Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines EU Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines Türkiye Free Third-country duty 4 tariff lines USA Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line Mexico 25% General (MFN) 1 tariff line Brazil 16.2% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines Argentina 18% General (MFN) 3 tariff lines Peru 6% General (MFN) 1 tariff line New Zealand 5% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines Japan Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines Taiwan Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines GCC 5% General (MFN) 4 tariff lines Switzerland Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line Norway Free General (MFN) 3 tariff lines North Macedonia 6.5% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines Nigeria 35% General (MFN) 1 tariff line

Canada lines: 3401.20

Binding rulings for similar goods

Decisions of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CROSS) and HMRC (Advance Tariff Rulings) on goods classified here. A ruling binds only its holder, but shows how the authorities classify similar goods. The descriptions are the authorities’ own, in English.

  • N288359 U.S. CBP 15 August 2017 · 3401.20.00.00

    The tariff classification of “Floraesters K20W Jojoba” from Canada

Legal notes

Notes

1. This chapter does not cover:

  1. (a) edible mixtures or preparations of animal, vegetable or microbial fats or oils of a kind used as mould release preparations (heading 1517);

  2. (b) separate chemically defined compounds; or

  3. (c) shampoos, dentifrices, shaving creams and foams, or bath preparations, containing soap or other organic surface-active agents (heading 3305, 3306 or 3307).

2. For the purposes of heading 3401, the expression ‘soap’ applies only to soap soluble in water. Soap and the other products of heading 3401 may contain added substances (for example, disinfectants, abrasive powders, fillers or medicaments). Products containing abrasive powders remain classified in heading 3401 only if in the form of bars, cakes or moulded pieces or shapes. In other forms, they are to be classified in heading 3405 as ‘scouring powders and similar preparations’.

3. For the purposes of heading 3402, ‘organic surface-active agents’ are products which, when mixed with water at a concentration of 0,5 % at 20 °C and left to stand for one hour at the same temperature:

  1. (a) give a transparent or translucent liquid or stable emulsion without separation of insoluble matter; and

  2. (b) reduce the surface tension of water to 4,5 × 10–2 N/m (45 dyn/cm) or less.

4. In heading 3403, the expression ‘petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals’ applies to the products defined in note 2 to Chapter 27.

5. In heading 3404, subject to the exclusions provided below, the expression ‘artificial waxes and prepared waxes’ applies only to:

  1. (a) chemically produced organic products of a waxy character, whether or not water-soluble;

  2. (b) products obtained by mixing different waxes;

  3. (c) products of a waxy character with a basis of one or more waxes and containing fats, resins, mineral substances or other materials.

The heading does not apply to:

  1. (a) products of heading 1516, 3402 or 3823, even if having a waxy character;

  2. (b) unmixed animal waxes or unmixed vegetable waxes, whether or not refined or coloured, of heading 1521;

  3. (c) mineral waxes or similar products of heading 2712, whether or not intermixed or merely coloured; or

  4. (d) waxes mixed with, dispersed in or dissolved in a liquid medium (headings 3405, 3809, etc.).

Chapter notes: Chapter 34 →

In the Customs Tariff of Canada, 3401.20.30.00 is one of 5 lines under subheading 3401.20, soap in other forms.

The MFN tariff rate is free, and quantities are declared in KGM.

For the same subheading, the UK duty is free, the EU duty is free, the Türkiye duty is free, the US duty is free, the Mexico duty is 25%, the Brazil duty is 16.2%, the Argentina duty is 18%, the Peru duty is 6%, the New Zealand duty is 5%, the Japan duty is free, the Taiwan duty is free, the GCC duty is 5%, the Switzerland duty is free, the Norway duty is free, the North Macedonia duty is 6.5% and the Nigeria duty is 35%.

Canada imported goods of subheading 3401.20 worth US$51m in 2024; the largest supplier was the United States, and the United Kingdom ranked 4th with US$1m.

Questions and answers

What is the Canada import duty for tariff item 3401.20.30.00?

The MFN tariff rate in the Customs Tariff of Canada is free; the supplementary unit is KGM. This page shows the rate as published by the national source and, where the source publishes them, preferential rates: choose the country of origin to see them. Trade defence duties and VAT are not covered.

Where does Canada import these goods from?

For subheading 3401.20 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was the United States (US$35m), followed by Indonesia.

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