Code 3401 11 · Heading 3401

Toilet-use soap and soap preparations in bars, blocks or moulded pieces, plus soap-treated paper and similar materials

This code covers soap, organic surface-active substances and preparations used as soap when made as bars, blocks, moulded pieces or figures, and paper, cotton, felt or nonwovens impregnated or coated with soap or cleansing products. They must be for toilet use, including medical use.

For example

A toilet-use soap bar
A moulded soap figure for toilet use
Paper impregnated with soap for toilet use

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Official tariff text

Soap and organic surface-active products and preparations, in the form of bars, cakes, moulded pieces or shapes, and paper, wadding, felt and nonwovens, impregnated, coated or covered with soap or detergent, for toilet use, incl. medicated products

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Step 1 · Section VI Products of the chemical or allied industries
Is it an inorganic or organic chemical; a pharmaceutical product; a fertilizer; a tanning or dye extract, pigment, paint, varnish, filler or printing ink; an essential oil, perfume, cosmetic or toilet product; soap, a surface-active, washing, cleaning, polishing or wax product; a protein, modified starch, glue or enzyme; an explosive, pyrotechnic article, match or other specified combustible material; a photographic or cinematographic product; or another chemical product?
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Step 2 · Chapter 34 Soap, organic surface-active agents, washing prepar… 7 of 11 chapters in section VI
Is it soap or a skin-washing product in liquid or cream form for retail sale; another organic surfactant, washing or cleaning product; a prepared lubricant; synthetic or prepared wax; a polishing or scouring product; a stearin, paraffin or wax candle or similar product; or modelling paste, dental wax, dental impression material or another dental preparation based on gypsum, burnt gypsum or calcium sulphate?
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Step 3 · Heading 3401 Soap; organic surface-active products and preparati… 1 of 7 headings under chapter 34
Which description fits the product: a bar, block or moulded piece or shape, or paper, cotton wool, felt or nonwoven impregnated or coated with soap or cleansing products (for toilet use or not); soap in flakes, granules, powder, paste or another form not specified here; or a liquid or cream for washing the skin in a retail pack?
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Step 4 · Subheading 3401 11 Soap and organic surface-active products and prepar… 1 of 4 subheadings under heading 3401
Is it a bar, block, moulded piece or figure, or paper, cotton, felt or nonwoven impregnated or coated with soap or cleansing products for toilet use; soap in flakes, granules, powder, paste, aqueous solution or another form not elsewhere specified; or a liquid or cream skin-washing product in retail packaging?

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3401 11 00 Soap and organic surface-active products and preparations, in the form of bars, cakes, moulded pieces or shapes, and paper, wadding, felt and nonwovens, impregnated, coated or covered with soap or detergent, for toilet use, incl. medicated products Duty free Save

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Classification decides the rate here: from 0.0% to 4.0%.

3401 11 Soap and organic surface-active products and preparations, in the form of bars, cakes, moulded pieces or shapes, and paper, wadding, felt and nonwovens, impregnated, coated or covered with soap or detergent, for toilet use, incl. medicated products you are here 0.0%
3401 19 Soap and organic surface-active products and preparations, in the form of bars, cakes, moulded pieces or shapes, and paper, wadding, felt and nonwovens, impregnated, coated or covered with soap or detergent (excl. those for toilet use, incl. medicated products) 0.0%
3401 20 Soap in the form of flakes, granules, powder, paste or in aqueous solution No rate on file
3401 30 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 4.0%

Export to Norway

What Norwegian customs charges when goods like these are imported into Norway.

34.01.1110

Soap and organic surface-active products and preparations, in the form of bars, cakes, moulded pieces or shapes

Ordinary duty

Duty free

Goods of EU origin

Duty free You need documentation of EU origin to use this rate.
34.01.1120

Paper, wadding, felt and nonwovens, impregnated, coated or covered with soap detergent

Ordinary duty

Duty free

Goods of EU origin

Duty free You need documentation of EU origin to use this rate.

Norwegian tariff data version 1.5/1.2, last checked Aug. 3, 2026.

Contains data from Norwegian Customs (data.toll.no), licensed under CC BY 4.0, adapted for display.

Export to the United Kingdom

What UK customs charges when goods like these are imported into the UK.

3401 11 00 00

For toilet use (including medicated products)

Ordinary duty

Duty free

Goods of EU origin

Duty free You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.

These rates apply in Great Britain. Different rules may apply for goods entering Northern Ireland.

UK tariff data version v4.0.1576, last checked Aug. 3, 2026.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Source: UK Department for Business and Trade (data.api.trade.gov.uk).

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