Chapter 34 · Soap, waxes, polishes; candles · Section 6

HS Code 3402.42

Non-ionic

Heading 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 3401

US duty (general)
3.7% - 4%
US HTS lines
3
EU CN codes
1
UK commodity codes
4
Unit
kg

US HTS + UK Tariff v4.0.1596 · updated 2026-09-10 · sources

United States - HTS lines under 3402.42

Source: official Harmonized Tariff Schedule (USITC). "General" is the normal-trade-relations rate; "Special" lists preference programs; "Other" is the column-2 rate. Additional Section 232/301 duties may apply on top.

HTS codeDescriptionGeneralSpecialOtherUnit
3402.42.10 Non-ionic >
Aromatic or modified aromatic 		4% Free (A, AU, BH, CL, CO, D, E, IL, JO, K, KR, MA, OM, P, PA, PE, S, SG) 15.4¢/kg + 53.5% kg
3402.42.20 Non-ionic > Other >
Fatty substances of animal, vegetable or microbial origin
3 statistical lines (10-digit)
  • 3402.42.20.10 - Polyethers
  • 3402.42.20.20 - Esters and ether-esters of polyhydric alcohols
  • 3402.42.20.50 - Other
 4% Free (A, AU, BH, CL, CO, D, E, IL, JO, K, KR, MA, OM, P, PA, PE, S, SG) 16.5¢/kg + 30% kg
3402.42.90 Other > Fatty substances of animal, vegetable or microbial origin >
Other 		3.7% Free (A, AU, BH, CL, CO, D, E, IL, JO, K, KR, MA, OM, P, PA, PE, S, SG) 25% kg

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European Union - CN codes under 3402.42

Source: EU Combined Nomenclature (Eurostat, © European Union, reused per Decision 2011/833/EU). Duty rates and measures live in TARIC; each code links to the official consultation.

CN codeDescription
3402 42 00 Non-ionic EU duty (TARIC) →

United Kingdom - commodity codes under 3402.42

Source: UK Integrated Online Tariff (Open Government Licence v3.0). Declarable 10-digit codes go on the customs declaration; check the official page for the current duty and VAT measures.

Commodity codeDescription
3402 42 00 00 Non-ionic UK duty & VAT →
3402 42 00 10 Vinyl copolymer surface active agent based on polypropylene glycol UK duty & VAT →
3402 42 00 20 Surfactant containing 1,4-dimethyl-1,4-bis(2-methylpropyl)-2-butyne-1,4-diyl ether, polymerised with oxirane, methyl terminated UK duty & VAT →
3402 42 00 90 Other UK duty & VAT →
Not a customs ruling. Classification is determined by the importing country's customs authority and depends on the exact product. This page is reference information from official published schedules, not legal advice. For a binding decision, request a ruling (US: CBP CROSS · UK: HMRC ATaR · EU: BTI).

Other subheadings in 3402

3402.00 3402 Organic surface-active agents (other than soap); surface-active preparations, washing 3402.31 Linear alkylbenzene sulfonic acids and their salts 3402.39 Other 3402.41 Cationic 3402.42 Non-ionic 3402.49 Other 3402.50 Preparations put up for retail sale 3402.90 Other

Sources: U.S. International Trade Commission, Harmonized Tariff Schedule (public domain) · EU Combined Nomenclature © European Union, Eurostat (Decision 2011/833/EU) · UK Integrated Online Tariff, contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data refreshed weekly. Details on About & Data Sources.