Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule · GTİP code · HS 3401.20
3401.20.10.00.00: Soap in other forms (liquid, flakes): İnce parça, pul, granül veya toz halinde olanlar
Soap in other forms (liquid, flakes)
✓ Can be used in a customs declaration Data: Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule, in force from 1 January 2026 · checked on 24 October 2026
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- 3401 Sabunlar; çubuk, kalıplanmış parça ve şekillerde olup sabun olarak kullanılan yüzeyaktif organik ürünler ve müstahzarlar (sabun içersin içermesin);cilt yıkamaya mahsus sıvı veya krem halinde ve perakende satılacak hale getirilmiş yüzeyaktif organik ürünler ve müstahzarlar (sabun içersin içermesin);sabun veya deterjan emdirilmiş, sıvanmış veya kaplanmış kağıt, vatka, keçe ve dokunmamış mensucat :
- 3401.20 Diğer şekillerdeki sabunlar:
- 3401.20.10.00.00 İnce parça, pul, granül veya toz halinde olanlar
What you pay
Importing into Türkiye
Rates for Türkiye are the applied duties of the 2026 Import Regime Decision, as consolidated by the Ministry of Trade (amendments to August 2026). The additional customs duty (İGV) and, for some farm goods, the additional financial liability (EMY) come on top. Footnotes can lower a rate for named countries or periods: see the line page.
Additional duties and import rules
Charges on top of the customs duty, and rules the goods must meet at the border.
Additional duties and charges 1
- Additional customs duty (İGV) 25%
- Applies to goods from
- all countries except Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czechia, Germany, Denmark, Estonia, Spain, Finland, France, Greece, Croatia, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sweden, Slovenia, Slovakia, Switzerland, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Albania, Venezuela, United Kingdom, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Morocco, Faroe Islands, Palestinian Territories, Georgia, South Korea, Israel, Montenegro, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Malaysia, Egypt, Mauritius, Moldova, Serbia, Singapore, Chile, Tunisia, Qatar
- Legal act
- Karar 3351 (İGV), 2026
Preferential rates by country
Same subheading in other tariffs
UK Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
EU Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
USA Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Canada Free – 6.5% General (MFN) 5 tariff lines · average 3.1% 
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 Türkiye 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
The tariff classification of “Floraesters K20W Jojoba” from Canada
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 Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule, 3401.20.10.00.00 is one of 4 lines under subheading 3401.20, soap in other forms.
The statutory rate is free.
For the same subheading, the UK duty is free, the EU duty is free, the US duty is free, the Canada duty is 0%–6.5%, 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%.
Türkiye imported goods of subheading 3401.20 worth US$34m in 2024; the largest supplier was Indonesia.
Questions and answers
What is the Türkiye import duty for GTİP code 3401.20.10.00.00?
The statutory rate in the Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule is free. Preferential rates for goods from agreement countries, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Where does Türkiye import these goods from?
For subheading 3401.20 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was Indonesia (US$14m), followed by Malaysia.