Mexican Tariff (TIGIE) · tariff fraction · HS 3402.39

3402.39.01.00

3402.39.01.00: Other anionic surfactants: Sulfonatos sódicos de octenos y de isooctenos.

Other anionic surfactants

✓ Can be used in a customs declaration Data: Mexican Tariff (TIGIE), in force from 14 October 2026 · checked on 24 October 2026

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  1. 3402 Agentes de superficie orgánicos (excepto el jabón); preparaciones tensoactivas, preparaciones para lavar (incluidas las preparaciones auxiliares de lavado) y preparaciones de limpieza, aunque contengan jabón, excepto las de la partida 34.01.
  2. 3402.39 Los demás.
  3. 3402.39.01 Sulfonatos sódicos de octenos y de isooctenos.
  4. 3402.39.01.00 Sulfonatos sódicos de octenos y de isooctenos.

What you pay

Importing into Mexico

Customs duty 5% 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

3402.39 Anionic organic surface-active agents, whether: other

UK Free – 4% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines · average 2.7% EU Free – 4% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 2% Türkiye Free – 4% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines · average 3% USA 3.7% – 4% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 3.9% Canada Free – 6.5% General (MFN) 4 tariff lines · average 4.9% Brazil Free – 20% General (MFN) 4 tariff lines · average 5% Argentina Free – 12.6% General (MFN) 8 tariff lines · average 7.9% Peru 6% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines New Zealand 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line Japan Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line Taiwan 4% General (MFN) 1 tariff line GCC 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line Switzerland Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line Norway Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line North Macedonia Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines Nigeria 20% – 35% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 27.5%

Mexico lines: 3402.39

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.

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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 →

Code history

Since 2022; before, these goods were classified under 3402.11.

In the Mexican Tariff (TIGIE), 3402.39.01.00 is one of 4 lines under subheading 3402.39, anionic organic surface-active agents, whether: other.

The import duty (IGI) is 5%, and quantities are declared in Kg.

For the same subheading, the UK duty is 0%–4%, the EU duty is 0%–4%, the Türkiye duty is 0%–4%, the US duty is 3.7%–4%, the Canada duty is 0%–6.5%, the Brazil duty is 0%–20%, the Argentina duty is 0%–12.6%, the Peru duty is 6%, the New Zealand duty is 5%, the Japan duty is free, the Taiwan duty is 4%, the GCC duty is 5%, the Switzerland duty is free, the Norway duty is free, the North Macedonia duty is free and the Nigeria duty is 20%–35%.

Mexico imported goods of subheading 3402.39 worth US$67m in 2024; the largest supplier was China.

Questions and answers

What is the Mexico import duty for tariff fraction 3402.39.01.00?

The import duty (IGI) in the Mexican Tariff (TIGIE) is 5%; the supplementary unit is Kg. 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 Mexico import these goods from?

For subheading 3402.39 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was China (US$25m), followed by the United States.

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