Code 3401 19 · Heading 3401

Non-toilet soap and soap-like cleaners in bars, blocks or moulded shapes, plus soap- or cleanser-treated paper, cotton, felt and nonwovens

This covers soap and organic surface-active products used as soap when they are in bars, blocks or moulded pieces and shapes, as well as paper, cotton, felt and nonwovens impregnated or coated with soap or cleansers. It excludes products for toilet use, including medical toilet use.

For example

A household cleaning soap bar for non-toilet use
Paper impregnated with a cleanser for non-toilet cleaning
Felt coated with soap for non-toilet cleaning

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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 (excl. those 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 19 Soap and organic surface-active products and prepar… 2 of 4 subheadings under heading 3401
Is it a non-toilet product in bars, blocks or moulded pieces or shapes, or paper, cotton, felt or nonwovens impregnated or coated with soap or cleansers; soap in flakes, granules, powder, paste, aqueous solution or another form; or a liquid or cream skin-washing product in retail packaging?

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3401 19 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 (excl. those for toilet use, incl. medicated products) Duty free Save

Compare the sibling codes

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 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) you are here 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.

34.01.1910

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.
34.01.1920

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. 9, 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 19 00 00

Other

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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Duty rates shown here are estimates, read from official EU / Danish, Norwegian and UK tariff data for orientation only. Confirm the current rate with SKAT, TARIC, Norwegian Customs or the UK Online Trade Tariff before you file. The rate you pay can also depend on the country of origin. These are base customs duties only: import VAT, excise duties, anti-dumping duties and safeguard or quota measures are not included.