Indian ITC-HS · Section VI
Chapter 34
Soap, organic surface-active agents, washing preparations, lubricating preparations, artificial waxes, prepared waxes, polishing or scouring preparations, candles and similar articles, modelling pastes, "dental waxes" and dental preparations with a basis of plaster
7 Headings24 Subheadings57 Tariff Items
Source: CBIC Part II Import Tariff, chapter-wise PDFs·Indian Customs Tariff — First Schedule (as on 30.06.2025, CBIC)
Section VI
PRODUCTS OF THE CHEMICAL OR ALLIED INDUSTRIES
Popular products in Chapter 34
Jump straight to the HSN code, GST rate and import duty for common goods in this chapter.
Showing each item's best available FTA rate beside its MFN baseline.
Headings, subheadings & tariff items
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34011110Medicated toilet soapsMFN 10%→0%34011120Shaving soaps other than shaving creamMFN 10%→0%34011190OtherMFN 10%→0%34011911Industrial soapMFN 10%→0%34011919OtherMFN 10%→0%34011920Flakes, chips and powderMFN 10%→0%34011930Tablets and cakes ---- Household and laundry soaps not elsewhere specified or included :MFN 10%→0%34011941Household soapsMFN 10%→0%34011942Laundry soapsMFN 10%→0%34011990OtherMFN 10%→0%34012000Soap in other formsMFN 10%→0%34013011Medicated toilet soapsMFN 10%→0%34013012Shaving cream and shaving gelMFN 10%→0%34013019OtherMFN 10%→0%34013090OtherMFN 10%→0%
34023100Linear alkylbenzene sulphonic acids and their saltsMFN 10%→0%34023900Other or not put up for retail sale:MFN 10%→0%34024100CationicMFN 10%→0%34024200Non-ionicMFN 10%→0%34024900OtherMFN 10%→0%34025000Preparations put up for retail saleMFN 10%→0%34029011Washing preparations (including auxiliary washing preparations) and cleaning preparations, having a basis of soap or other organic surface active agentsMFN 10%→0%34029012Cleaning or degreasing preparations not having a basis of soap or other organic surface active agentsMFN 10%→0%34029019OtherMFN 10%→0%34029020Sulphonated or sulphated or oxidized or chlorinated castor oil; sulphonated or sulphated or oxidized or chlorinated fish oil; sulphonated or sulphated or oxidized or chlorinated sperm oil; sulphonated or sulphated or oxidized or chlorinated neats foot oilMFN 10%→0%34029030Penetrators ---- Wetting agents:MFN 10%→0%34029041Washing preparations (including auxiliary washing preparations) and cleaning preparations, having a basis of soap or other organic surface active agentsMFN 10%→0%34029042Cleaning or degreasing preparations not having a basis of soap or other organic surface active agentsMFN 10%→0%34029049Other ---- Washing preparations whether or not containing soap :MFN 10%→0%34029051Washing preparations (including auxiliary washing preparations) and cleaning preparations, having a basis of soap or other organic surface active agentsMFN 10%→0%34029052Cleaning or degreasing preparations not having a basis of soap or other organic surface active agentsMFN 10%→0%34029059Other ---- Other :MFN 10%→0%34029091Washing preparations (including auxiliary washing preparations) and cleaning preparations, having a basis of soap or other organic surface active agentsMFN 10%→0%34029092Cleaning or degreasing preparations not hav- ing a basis of soap or other organic surface active agentsMFN 10%→0%34029099OtherMFN 10%→0%
34042000Of poly (oxyethylene) (polyethylene glycol)MFN 10%→0%34049010Sealing wax (including bottle sealing wax) in sticks, cakes or similar formsMFN 10%→0%34049020Polyethylene wax ---- Artificial waxes (including water soluble waxes) prepared waxes, not emulsified or containing solvents :MFN 10%→0%34049031Poly brominated biphenylsMFN 10%→0%34049032Poly chlorinated biphenylsMFN 10%→0%34049033Poly chlorinated terphenylsMFN 10%→0%34049039OtherMFN 10%→0%34049090OtherMFN 10%→0%
34051000Polishes, creams and similar preparations for footwear or leatherMFN 10%→0%34052000Polishes, creams and similar preparations for the maintenance of wooden furniture, floors or other wood workMFN 10%→0%34053000Polishes and similar preparations for coach-work, other than metal polishesMFN 10%→0%34054000Scouring pastes and powders and other scouring preparationsMFN 10%→0%34059010Polishes and compositions for application to metal including diamond polishing powder or pasteMFN 10%→0%34059090OtherMFN 10%→0%
All tariff codes in Chapter 34
Flat index of every 8-digit tariff item in this chapter, grouped by 4-digit heading.
3401SOAP; 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 ---- Soap and organic surface-active products and preparations, in the form of bars, cakes, moulded pieces or shapes, and paper, wad- ding, felt and nonwovens, impregnated, coated or covered with soap or detergent :
- 34011110Medicated toilet soaps
- 34011120Shaving soaps other than shaving cream
- 34011190Other
- 34011911Industrial soap
- 34011919Other
- 34011920Flakes, chips and powder
- 34011930Tablets and cakes ---- Household and laundry soaps not elsewhere specified or included :
- 34011941Household soaps
- 34011942Laundry soaps
- 34011990Other
- 34012000Soap in other forms
- 34013011Medicated toilet soaps
- 34013012Shaving cream and shaving gel
- 34013019Other
- 34013090Other
3402ORGANIC 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 ---- Anionic organic surface-active agents, whether or not put up for retail sale:
- 34023100Linear alkylbenzene sulphonic acids and their salts
- 34023900Other or not put up for retail sale:
- 34024100Cationic
- 34024200Non-ionic
- 34024900Other
- 34025000Preparations put up for retail sale
- 34029011Washing preparations (including auxiliary washing preparations) and cleaning preparations, having a basis of soap or other organic surface active agents
- 34029012Cleaning or degreasing preparations not having a basis of soap or other organic surface active agents
- 34029019Other
- 34029020Sulphonated or sulphated or oxidized or chlorinated castor oil; sulphonated or sulphated or oxidized or chlorinated fish oil; sulphonated or sulphated or oxidized or chlorinated sperm oil; sulphonated or sulphated or oxidized or chlorinated neats foot oil
- 34029030Penetrators ---- Wetting agents:
- 34029041Washing preparations (including auxiliary washing preparations) and cleaning preparations, having a basis of soap or other organic surface active agents
- 34029042Cleaning or degreasing preparations not having a basis of soap or other organic surface active agents
- 34029049Other ---- Washing preparations whether or not containing soap :
- 34029051Washing preparations (including auxiliary washing preparations) and cleaning preparations, having a basis of soap or other organic surface active agents
- 34029052Cleaning or degreasing preparations not having a basis of soap or other organic surface active agents
- 34029059Other ---- Other :
- 34029091Washing preparations (including auxiliary washing preparations) and cleaning preparations, having a basis of soap or other organic surface active agents
- 34029092Cleaning or degreasing preparations not hav- ing a basis of soap or other organic surface active agents
- 34029099Other
3403LUBRICATING 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 ---- Containing petroleum oils or oils obtained from bituminous minerals:
3404ARTIFICIAL WAXES AND PREPARED WAXES
- 34042000Of poly (oxyethylene) (polyethylene glycol)
- 34049010Sealing wax (including bottle sealing wax) in sticks, cakes or similar forms
- 34049020Polyethylene wax ---- Artificial waxes (including water soluble waxes) prepared waxes, not emulsified or containing solvents :
- 34049031Poly brominated biphenyls
- 34049032Poly chlorinated biphenyls
- 34049033Poly chlorinated terphenyls
- 34049039Other
- 34049090Other
3405POLISHES AND CREAMS, FOR FOOTWEAR, FURNITURE, FLOORS, COACHWORK, GLASS OR METAL, SCOURING PASTES AND POWDERS AND SIMILAR PREPARATIONS (WHETHER OR NOT IN THE FORM OF PAPER, WADDING, FELT, NONWOVENS, CELLULAR PLASTICS OR CELLULAR RUBBER, IMPREGNATED, COATED OR COVERED WITH SUCH PREPARATIONS), EXCLUDING WAXES OF HEADING 3404
- 34051000Polishes, creams and similar preparations for footwear or leather
- 34052000Polishes, creams and similar preparations for the maintenance of wooden furniture, floors or other wood work
- 34053000Polishes and similar preparations for coach-work, other than metal polishes
- 34054000Scouring pastes and powders and other scouring preparations
- 34059010Polishes and compositions for application to metal including diamond polishing powder or paste
- 34059090Other
3407MODELLING PASTES, INCLUDING THOSE PUT UP FOR CHILDREN'S AMUSEMENT; PREPARATIONS KNOWN AS "DENTAL WAX" OR AS "DENTAL IMPRESSION COMPOUNDS", PUT UP IN SETS, IN PACKINGS FOR RETAIL SALE OR IN PLATES, HORSESHOE SHAPES, STICKS OR SIMILAR FORMS; OTHER PREPARATIONS FOR USE IN DENTISTRY, WITH A BASIS OF PLASTER (OF CALCINED GYPSUM OR CALCIUM SULPHATE)
Using HSN codes from Chapter 34
- Expand a heading to see every 6-digit subheading and 8-digit tariff item underneath. Unit of measure and standard duty are shown once per 4-digit heading.
- The standard duty shown is the Most-Favoured-Nation (MFN) rate from the Indian Customs Tariff.
- For GST filings, the 4-digit heading is usually sufficient; for customs declarations, the full 8-digit tariff item is required.
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