Chapter 34 – Soaps, Detergents, Waxes, Candles, and Pastes

HS Code Range: 3401.11.00 to 3407.00.00

This chapter includes:

• Soaps (toilet, laundry, medicated)
  
  

• Surface-active agents (used in detergents and cleaning products)
  
  

• Organic washing preparations
  
  

• Waxes (beeswax, paraffin, synthetic waxes)
  
  

• Candles and modeling clays
  
  

🔹 3401 – Soap and Organic Surface-Active Products

3401.11.00 Soap for toilet use (solid)

3401.19.00 Other soap (laundry soap, etc.)

3401.20.00 Soap in other forms (liquid, flakes, etc.)

3401.30.00 Organic surface-active products for skin/hair

3401.30.10 Shampoo

3401.30.90 Other personal wash products

✅ Includes herbal soaps, liquid handwash, shampoo – commonly exported products.

🔹 3402 – Organic Surface-Active Agents (Detergents, Cleaners)

3402.11.00 Anionic surface-active agents (e.g., SLS, SLES)

3402.12.00 Cationic surface-active agents

3402.13.00 Non-ionic surface-active agents

3402.19.00 Other

3402.20.00 Surface-active preparations (e.g., detergents)

3402.90.10 Detergent powder/liquid

3402.90.91 Washing & cleaning preparations

3402.90.92 Floor & toilet cleaners

3402.90.99 Others

🔹 3403 – Lubricating Preparations

3403.11.00 Preparations for treatment of textile materials

3403.19.00 Other for textile/leather industry

3403.91.00 Lubricants containing petroleum oils

3403.99.00 Other lubricating preparations

🔹 3404 – Artificial Waxes and Prepared Waxes

3404.20.00 Artificial waxes

3404.90.10 Wax for textile use

3404.90.90 Other prepared waxes

🔹 3405 – Polishes and Creams

3405.10.00 Shoe polish

3405.20.00 Polishes for wood

3405.30.00 Polishes for metal

3405.40.00 Scouring pastes & powders

3405.90.00 Other polishes and cleaning preparations

🔹 3406 – Candles, Tapers, and Similar Articles

3406.00.10 Candles (paraffin, soy, beeswax)

3406.00.20 Night lights

3406.00.90 Other similar articles

✅ India exports large volumes of decorative candles to Europe, USA, and Gulf countries.

🔹 3407 – Modeling Pastes, “Dental Wax”

3407.00.10 Modeling pastes for children

3407.00.20 Dental wax

3407.00.90 Other modeling compounds