HTS tariff line · chapter 34
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
Analysis
HTS 3401.30.50 covers 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… 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.
Rates on the nearby lines range from duty-free to 4%. The costliest confusion would be with 3401.30.10 (containing any aromatic or modified aromatic surface-active agent) at 4%, a difference of 4 points on the customs value.
There is no general-rate duty on this line, which puts it with roughly 41% of the 41 tariff lines in chapter 34 that are also free. 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.
Goods from countries without normal trade relations pay the column 2 rate of 25% instead of nothing, so origin decides between free entry and a 25% duty.
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 |
| 3401.20.00 | Soap in other forms | Free |
| 3401.30.10 | Containing any aromatic or modified aromatic surface-active agent | 4% |
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