HTS chapter · section VI
Chapter 34
Products of the chemical or allied industries
Chapter 34 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule sits in section VI (products of the chemical or allied industries). It has 7 headings and 41 eight-digit tariff lines.
The spread of 6.5 percentage points between the cheapest and dearest lines makes misclassification expensive here.
17 of its 41 lines with a percentage rate are duty-free at the general rate (41%) and 24 are dutiable, from duty-free up to 6.5%. The median line pays 3.7%.
The most finely divided heading is 3402 (organic surface-active agents (other than soap); surface-active preparations…), with 16 lines; fine division usually means the rates or the trade statistics differ enough to be worth separating.
4 of its 7 headings are entirely duty-free at the general rate, including 3404 (artificial waxes and prepared waxes), 3405 (polishes and creams, for footwear…) and 3406 (candles, tapers and the like).
The heading with the highest median rate is 3403 (lubricating preparations (including cutting-oil preparations, bolt or nut…) at 5.9%.
Headings
| Heading | Description | Lines | Free | Median rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3401 | Soap; organic surface-active products and preparations for use as soap, in the form of bars, cakes, molded pieces or shapes, whether or not containing soap;… | 6 | 5 | duty-free |
| 3402 | Organic surface-active agents (other than soap); surface-active preparations, washing preparations (including auxiliary washing preparations) and cleaning… | 16 | 1 | 4% |
| 3403 | Lubricating preparations (including cutting-oil preparations, bolt or nut release preparations, antirust or anticorrosion preparations and mold release… | 8 | 0 | 5.9% |
| 3404 | Artificial waxes and prepared waxes | 3 | 3 | duty-free |
| 3405 | Polishes and creams, for footwear, furniture, floors, coachwork, glass or metal, scouring pastes and powders and similar preparations (whether or not in the… | 5 | 5 | duty-free |
| 3406 | Candles, tapers and the like | 1 | 1 | duty-free |
| 3407 | Modeling pastes, including those put up for children's amusement; preparations known as "dental wax" or as "dental impression compounds", put up in sets, in… | 2 | 2 | duty-free |