Code 3405 40 · Heading 3405

Scouring pastes, powders and other scouring preparations, including impregnated or coated cleaning materials

This covers scouring paste, scouring powder and other scouring preparations. It also covers paper, cotton wool, felt, nonwovens, foam plastics and foam rubber that are impregnated or coated with these preparations.

For example

Scouring paste
Scouring powder
Paper impregnated with a scouring preparation
Foam rubber coated with a scouring preparation

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Official tariff text

Scouring pastes and powders and other scouring preparations, whether or not in the form of paper, wadding, felt, nonwovens, cellular plastics or cellular rubber, impregnated, coated or covered with such preparations

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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 3405 Shoe polish, furniture wax and floor waxes, polishe… 5 of 7 headings under chapter 34
What is the product intended for: footwear or leather; wooden furniture, floors or other woodwork; car bodies; scouring; or glassware or metalware?
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Step 4 · Subheading 3405 40 Scouring pastes and powders and other scouring prep… 4 of 5 subheadings under heading 3405
Is the product a scouring paste, scouring powder or another scouring preparation, or is it paper, cotton wool, felt, nonwoven, foam plastic or foam rubber impregnated or coated with one of these preparations?

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3405 40 00 Scouring pastes and powders and other scouring preparations, whether or not in the form of paper, wadding, felt, nonwovens, cellular plastics or cellular rubber, impregnated, coated or covered with such preparations Duty free Save

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3405 10 Polishes, creams and similar preparations, for footwear or leather, whether or not in the form of paper, wadding, felt, nonwovens, cellular plastics or cellular rubber, impregnated, coated or covered with such preparations (excl. artificial and prepared waxes of heading 3404) 0.0%
3405 20 Polishes, creams and similar preparations, for the maintenance of wooden furniture, floors or other woodwork, whether or not in the form of paper, wadding, felt, nonwovens, cellular plastics or cellular rubber, impregnated, coated or covered with such preparations (excl. artificial and prepared waxes of heading 3404) 0.0%
3405 30 Polishes and similar preparations for coachwork, whether or not in the form of paper, wadding, felt, nonwovens, cellular plastics or cellular rubber, impregnated, coated or covered with such preparations (excl. artificial and prepared waxes of heading 3404 and metal polishes) 0.0%
3405 40 Scouring pastes and powders and other scouring preparations, whether or not in the form of paper, wadding, felt, nonwovens, cellular plastics or cellular rubber, impregnated, coated or covered with such preparations you are here 0.0%
3405 90 Glass or metal polishes, whether or not in the form of paper, wadding, felt, nonwovens, cellular plastics or cellular rubber, impregnated, coated or covered with such preparations 0.0%

Export to Norway

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

34.05.4000

Scouring pastes and powders and other scouring preparations

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.

3405 40 00 00

Scouring pastes and powders and other scouring preparations

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. 9, 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.