Analysis
HTS 3401.20.00 covers soap in other forms under heading 3401 (soap; organic surface-active products and preparations for use as soap, in the form of…).
This line's footnotes point to one additional provision in Chapter 99: 9903.90.08 (measures on products of Russia). Chapter 99 duties are added on top of the general rate for goods of the countries they name, and they change more often than the rest of the schedule, so check the current CBP guidance before you rely on a total.
Neighbouring lines carry rates from duty-free to 4%, so the exact line matters. The widest gap is with 3401.30.10 (containing any aromatic or modified aromatic surface-active agent), at 4%: a product that belongs there but is entered here, or the reverse, changes the duty by 4 percentage points.
Goods classified here enter the United States duty-free at the general (normal trade relations) rate, as do about 41% of the 41 tariff lines in chapter 34. Duty-free at the general rate does not rule out additional duties under Chapter 99, such as Section 301 or Section 232 measures, which depend on the country of origin.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 3401.11.10 | For toilet use (including medicated products): castile soap | Free |
| 3401.11.50 | For toilet use (including medicated products): other | Free |
| 3401.19.00 | Soap and organic surface-active products and preparations, in the form of bars, cakes, molded pieces or shapes, and paper, wadding, felt and nonwovens, impregnated, coated or covered with soap or detergent: other | Free |
| 3401.30.10 | Containing any aromatic or modified aromatic surface-active agent | 4% |
| 3401.30.50 | 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: other | Free |
Chapter 99 provisions in the footnotes
- 9903.90.08 measures on products of Russia
Articles the product of the Russian Federation, as provided for in U.S. note 30(a) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 30(b) to this subchapter