Customs Tariff of Norway · commodity code · HS 3402.50

3402.50.11

3402.50.11: Surface-active preparations not specified below

Retail washing and cleaning preparations

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

  1. 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 34.01.
  2. 3402.50 Preparations put up for retail sale :
  3. 3402.50.11 Surface-active preparations not specified below

What you pay

Importing into Norway

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

3402.50 Preparations put up for retail sale

UK 4% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines EU 4% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines Türkiye 4% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines USA Free – 4% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 2% Canada 6.5% General (MFN) 9 tariff lines Mexico Free – 7% General (MFN) 6 tariff lines · average 2.2% Brazil 16.2% General (MFN) 1 tariff line Argentina 18% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines Peru 6% General (MFN) 1 tariff line New Zealand 5% General (MFN) 4 tariff lines Japan Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines Taiwan 4% General (MFN) 1 tariff line GCC 5% General (MFN) 4 tariff lines Switzerland Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line North Macedonia 6.5% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines Nigeria 35% General (MFN) 1 tariff line

Norway lines: 3402.50

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.

  • N362369 U.S. CBP 14 July 2026 · 3402.50.51.00

    The tariff classification of Fabric Refresher Spray from China

  • N343285 U.S. CBP 4 November 2024 · 3402.50.51.00

    The tariff classification of an eyeglass cleaning kit from Austria

  • N341279 U.S. CBP 26 July 2024 · 3402.50.51.00

    The tariff classification of Cleaning Gel from China

  • 600016582 HMRC 14 October 2026 – 13 October 2029 · 3402 50 90 00

    A pack of 80 wipes that are pre-saturated with Acetone. Each wipe is approximately 15 cm x 23 cm and weighs 60 gr/m2. They are white in colour and are made from nonwoven 100% viscose material. The wipes are used for surface preparation and cleaning. There is approximately 0.65 L of Acetone per…

  • 600016559 HMRC 13 October 2026 – 12 October 2029 · 3402 50 90 00

    A pack of 80 wipes that are pre-saturated with Methyl Ethyl Ketone (MEK). Each wipe is approximately 15 cm x 23 cm and weigh 60 gr/m2. They are white in colour and are made from nonwoven 100% viscose material. The wipes are used in aerospace, automotive industries for surface preparation and…

  • 600016969 HMRC 13 October 2026 – 12 October 2029 · 3402 50 90 00

    A pack of 180 wipes that are pre-saturated with Methyl Ethyl Ketone (MEK). Each wipe is approximately 15 cm x 14 cm and weigh 50 gr/m2. They are white in colour and are made from nonwoven 100% viscose material. The wipes are used in aerospace, automotive industries for surface preparation and…

  • 600015470 HMRC 6 May 2026 – 5 May 2029 · 3402 50 10 00

    Detergent tablets used to clean baby bottles within a washer steriliser dryer electrical unit. The tablets are added to unit prior to washing, in a similar way to dishwasher tablets. Ingredients: Sodium Percarbonate, Sodium Bicarbonate, Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate, Citric Acid Anhydrous, Protease,…

19 rulings in total for this code

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 3402.20.

In the Customs Tariff of Norway, 3402.50.11 is one of 6 lines under subheading 3402.50, preparations put up for retail sale.

The ordinary duty is free, and quantities are declared in Kg.

For the same subheading, the UK duty is 4%, the EU duty is 4%, the Türkiye duty is 4%, the US duty is 0%–4%, the Canada duty is 6.5%, the Mexico duty is 0%–7%, 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 4%, the GCC duty is 5%, the Switzerland duty is free, the North Macedonia duty is 6.5% and the Nigeria duty is 35%.

Norway imported goods of subheading 3402.50 worth US$88m in 2024; the largest supplier was Denmark, and the United Kingdom ranked 8th with US$3m.

Questions and answers

What is the Norway import duty for commodity code 3402.50.11?

The ordinary duty in the Customs Tariff of Norway is free; 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 Norway import these goods from?

For subheading 3402.50 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was Denmark (US$32m), followed by Poland.

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Everyday names, not part of the legal text.