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HS code for soft soap

3401

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

In the UK Trade Tariff’s list of everyday names, “soft soap” points to heading 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. Check the description and the notes of the chapter before declaring: the right code depends on what the goods are made of and how they are used.

In the UK Global Tariff, 3401 covers 5 tariff lines and the duty is between 0% and 4%. 4 of them are duty-free.

The EU Combined Nomenclature divides 3401 into 5 tariff lines; the duty is between 0% and 4% (average 0.8%). 4 of them are duty-free.

In the Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule, 3401 covers 13 tariff lines and the duty is between 0% and 4%. 12 of them are duty-free.

Duty rates compared

UK Free – 4% Third-country duty 5 tariff lines · average 0.8% EU Free – 4% Third-country duty 5 tariff lines · average 0.8% Türkiye Free – 4% Third-country duty 13 tariff lines · average 0.3% USA Free – 4% General (MFN) 6 tariff lines · average 0.7%

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Questions and answers

What is the HS code for soft soap?

Soft soap are classified under 3401 (Soap; organic surface-active products and preparations for use as soap, in the form of…) in the Harmonized System. National tariffs add more digits; see the lines on this page.