Swiss Customs Tariff (Tares) · Swiss tariff number · HS 3403.19
3403.19.00: Lubricating preparations: other
Other lubricants with petroleum oil
✓ Can be used in a customs declaration Data: Swiss Customs Tariff (Tares), in force from 24 October 2026 · checked on 24 October 2026
- 3403 Lubricating preparations (including cutting-oil preparations, bolt or nut release preparations, anti-rust or anti-corrosion preparations and mould release preparations, based on lubricants) and preparations of a kind used for the oil or grease treatment of textile materials, leather, furskins or other materials, but excluding preparations containing, as basic constituents, 70% or more by weight of petroleum oils or of oils obtained from bituminous minerals
- 3403.19.00 other
What you pay
Importing into Switzerland
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
3403.19 Containing petroleum oils or oils obtained from bituminous: other
UK 4% – 6% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines · average 4.7% 
EU 4.6% – 6.5% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines · average 5.2% 
Türkiye 4.6% – 6.5% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines · average 5.2% 
USA 0.2% – 5.8% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 3% 
Canada Free – 6.5% General (MFN) 6 tariff lines · average 4.3% 
Mexico Free – 3% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 1.5% 
Brazil 12.6% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Argentina 12.6% General (MFN) 6 tariff lines 
Peru Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
New Zealand Free – 5% General (MFN) 10 tariff lines · average 4% 
Japan 3.2% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Taiwan 3.5% General (MFN) 7 tariff lines 
GCC 5% General (MFN) 7 tariff lines 
Norway Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
North Macedonia 6% General (MFN) 3 tariff lines 
Nigeria 10% General (MFN) 1 tariff line Binding rulings for similar goods
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- 600015824 HMRC
A lubricating preparation composed of over 70% petroleum oils forming a mixture of basic constituent and carrier. The preparation has a variety of uses; including for anti-rust purposes, in the penetration and lubrication of jammed moving parts as well as grease and grime removal from surfaces.…
- 600015715 HMRC
A synthetic oil based lubricant and anti-corrosion oil used for tool and knife care. It is composed of Synthetic base oil, with added mineral oil and other additives. It is packed in 10ml bottles.
- 600011463 HMRC
Product is an ethanol based release agent primarily for use in edge banding machines before pre-milling. Product is a colourless liquid. Prevents the adhesion of emerging adhesive onto workpieces. Product is put up in 10 & 30 litre containers. Usage:- It is applied to the top and bottom of the…
- 600011688 HMRC
Copper anti-seize lubricating grease The product is an anti-seize lubricant for lubricating the threads of bolts to prevent seizing and to enable the bolt to be unscrewed. Ingredients: Copper flakes, Petroleum based lubricating oil, clay thickener and activator, and a solid lubricant (Graphite).…
7 rulings in total for this code
Legal notes
Notes
1. This chapter does not cover:
(a) edible mixtures or preparations of animal, vegetable or microbial fats or oils of a kind used as mould release preparations (heading 1517);
(b) separate chemically defined compounds; or
(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:
(a) give a transparent or translucent liquid or stable emulsion without separation of insoluble matter; and
(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:
(a) chemically produced organic products of a waxy character, whether or not water-soluble;
(b) products obtained by mixing different waxes;
(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:
(a) products of heading 1516, 3402 or 3823, even if having a waxy character;
(b) unmixed animal waxes or unmixed vegetable waxes, whether or not refined or coloured, of heading 1521;
(c) mineral waxes or similar products of heading 2712, whether or not intermixed or merely coloured; or
(d) waxes mixed with, dispersed in or dissolved in a liquid medium (headings 3405, 3809, etc.).
In the Swiss Customs Tariff (Tares), 3403.19.00 is one of 1 line under subheading 3403.19, containing petroleum oils or oils obtained from bituminous: other.
The normal tariff rate is free.
For the same subheading, the UK duty is 4%–6%, the EU duty is 4.6%–6.5%, the Türkiye duty is 4.6%–6.5%, the US duty is 0.2%–5.8%, the Canada duty is 0%–6.5%, the Mexico duty is 0%–3%, the Brazil duty is 12.6%, the Argentina duty is 12.6%, the Peru duty is free, the New Zealand duty is 0%–5%, the Japan duty is 3.2%, the Taiwan duty is 3.5%, the GCC duty is 5%, the Norway duty is free, the North Macedonia duty is 6% and the Nigeria duty is 10%.
Switzerland imported goods of subheading 3403.19 worth US$50m in 2024; the largest supplier was Germany.
Questions and answers
What is the Switzerland import duty for Swiss tariff number 3403.19.00?
The normal tariff rate in the Swiss Customs Tariff (Tares) is free. 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 Switzerland import these goods from?
For subheading 3403.19 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was Germany (US$36m), followed by France.