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Preferential rules of origin for 3402420000
What the goods must meet to count as originating in a partner country and get the preferential duty, per agreement.
EU-Algeria Association Agreement · Algeria
EU-Egypt Association Agreement · Egypt
EU-Georgia DCFTA · Georgia
EU-Iceland FTA · Iceland
EU-Jordan Association Agreement · Jordan
EU-Korea FTA · South Korea
EU-Lebanon Association Agreement · Lebanon
EU-Morocco Association Agreement · Morocco
EU-Moldova DCFTA · Moldova
Pan-Euro-Mediterranean (PEM) Convention · Albania, Andorra, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Egypt, Faroe Islands, Iceland, Kosovo, Liechtenstein, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Norway, Palestine, Switzerland, Türkiye
EU-Tunisia Association Agreement · Tunisia
Soap, organic surface-active agents, washing preparations, lubricating preparations, artificial waxes, prepared waxes, polishing or scouring preparations, candles and similar articles, modelling pastes, ‘dental waxes’ and dental preparations with a basis of plaster; except for: / or: Manufacture from materials of any heading, except that of the product. However, materials of the same heading as the product may be used, provided that their total value does not exceed 20 % of the ex-works price of the product / or: Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40 % of the ex-works price of the product
EPA CARIFORUM
EU Market Access Regulation (EPA) · Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Kenya
EPA Pacific · Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands
Soap, organic surface-active agents, washing preparations, lubricating preparations, artificial waxes, prepared waxes, polishing or scouring preparations, candles and similar articles, modelling pastes, ‘dental waxes’ and dental preparations with a basis of plaster; except for: / or: Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product. However, materials classified within the same heading may be used provided their value does not exceed 20 % of the ex-works price of the product / or: Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40 % of the ex-works price of the product
Autonomous Trade Preferences (Western Balkans) · Kosovo
EU-Chile Association Agreement · Chile
Soap, organic surface-active agents, washing preparations, lubricating preparations, artificial waxes, prepared waxes, polishing or scouring preparations, candles and similar articles, modelling pastes, «dental waxes» and dental preparations with a basis of plaster; except for: / or: Manufacture from materials of any heading, except that of the product. However, materials of the same heading as the product may be used, provided that their total value does not exceed 20 % of the ex-works price of the product / or: Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40 % of the ex-works price of the product
EU-Central America Association Agreement
EU-Ukraine DCFTA · Ukraine
Soap, organic surface-active agents, washing preparations, lubricating preparations, artificial waxes, prepared waxes, polishing or scouring preparations, candles and similar articles, modelling pastes, "dental waxes" and dental preparations with a basis of plaster; except for: / or: Manufacture from materials of any heading, except that of the product. However, materials of the same heading as the product may be used, provided that their total value does not exceed 20 % of the ex-works price of the product / or: Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40 % of the ex-works price of the product
EU-Colombia/Peru/Ecuador Trade Agreement · Colombia, Ecuador, Peru
Soap, organic surface-active agents, washing preparations, lubricating preparations, artificial waxes, prepared waxes, polishing or scouring preparations, candles and similar articles, modelling pastes, "dental waxes" and dental preparations with a basis of plaster; except for: / or: Manufacture from materials of any heading, except that of the product. However, materials of the same heading as the product may be used, provided that their total value does not exceed 20 per cent of the ex-works price of the product / or: Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 50 per cent of the ex-works price of the product
EEA/EFTA agreements (Switzerland, Norway, Liechtenstein, Faroe Islands) · Faroe Islands, Liechtenstein, Norway, Switzerland
Soap, organic surface-active agents, washing preparations, lubricating preparations, artificial waxes, prepared waxes, polishing or scouring preparations, candles and similar articles, modelling pastes, “dental waxes” and dental preparations with a basis of plaster; except for: / or: Manufacture from materials of any heading, except that of the product. However, materials of the same heading as the product may be used, provided that their total value does not exceed 20 % of the ex-works price of the product / or: Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40 % of the ex-works price of the product
EPA Eastern and Southern Africa
Lubricating preparations containing petroleum oils or oils obtained from bituminous minerals, provided they represent less than 70 % by weight / or: Operations of refining and/or one or more specific process(es) [12] / or: Other operations than those referred to in column (3) in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product. However, materials classified within the same heading may be used provided their value does not exceed 50 % of the ex-works price of the product
Generalised Scheme of Preferences (GSP, GSP+, EBA) · Armenia, India, Kenya, Pakistan, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Syria, Vietnam
Soap, organic surface-active agents, washing preparations, lubricating preparations, artificial waxes, prepared waxes, polishing or scouring preparations, candles and similar articles, modelling pastes, “dental waxes” and dental preparations with a basis of plaster, except for: / or: Manufacture from materials of any heading, except that of the product. However, materials of the same heading as the product may be used, provided that their total value does not exceed 20 % of the ex-works price of the product or Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 70 % of the ex-works price of the product
EU-Jordan Association Agreement (relaxed rules, 2016) · Jordan
Soap, organic surface-active agents, washing preparations, lubricating preparations, artificial waxes, prepared waxes, polishing or scouring preparations, candles and similar articles, modelling pastes, ‘dental waxes’ and dental preparations with a basis of plaster, except for: / or: Manufacture from materials of any heading, except that of the product. However, materials of the same heading as the product may be used, provided that their total value does not exceed 20 % of the ex-works price of the product or Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 70 % of the ex-works price of the product
EU-Japan EPA · Japan
CTSH; A chemical reaction, purification, production of standard materials or isomer separation is undergone; MaxNOM 50 % (EXW); or RVC 55 % (FOB).
EU-Mexico Global Agreement · Mexico
Soap, organic surface-active agents, washing preparations, artificial waxes, prepared waxes, polishing or scouring preparations, candles and similar articles, modeling pastes, «dental waxes» and dental preparations with a basis of plaster, except for: / or: Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product. However, materials classified within the same heading may be used provided their value does not exceed 20 % of the ex-works price of the product / or: Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40 % of the ex-works price of the product
EU-Palestine Interim Association Agreement · Palestine
Soap, organic surface-active agents, washing preparations, lubricating preparations, artificial waxes, prepared waxes, polishing or scouring preparations, candles and similar articles, modelling pastes, "dental waxes" and dental preparations with a basis of plaster; except for: / or: Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product. However, materials classified within the same heading may be used provided their value does not exceed 20% of the ex-works price of the product / or: Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40% of the ex-works price of the product
EPA SADC · South Africa
Soap, organic surface–active agents, washing preparations, lubricating preparations, artificial waxes, prepared waxes, polishing or scouring preparations, candles and similar articles, modelling pastes, ‘dental waxes’ and dental preparations with a basis of plaster; except for: / or: Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product. However, materials classified within the same heading may be used provided their value does not exceed 20 % of the ex–works price of the product / or: Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40 % of the ex–works price of the product
EU-Singapore FTA · Singapore
Soap, organic surface-active agents, washing preparations, lubricating preparations, artificial waxes, prepared waxes, polishing or scouring preparations, candles and similar articles, modelling pastes, ‘dental waxes’ and dental preparations with a basis of plaster, except for: / or: Manufacture from materials of any heading, except that of the product. However, materials of the same heading as the product may be used, provided that their total value does not exceed 20 % of the ex-works price of the product or Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 50 % of the ex-works price of the product
EU-Viet Nam FTA · Vietnam
Soap, organic surface-active agents, washing preparations, lubricating preparations, artificial waxes, prepared waxes, polishing or scouring preparations, candles and similar articles, modelling pastes, "dental waxes" and dental preparations with a basis of plaster, except for: / or: Manufacture from materials of any heading, except that of the product. However, materials of the same heading as the product may be used, provided that their total value does not exceed 20 % of the ex-works price of the product; or manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 70 % of the ex-works price of the product.
Source: European Commission, Access2Markets (CC BY 4.0, shortened). The text of the agreement prevails. Access2Markets
Legal and explanatory notes for 3402420000
Notes to chapter 34
Notes 1. This chapter does not cover: (a) edible mixtures or preparations of animal, vegetable or microbial fats or oils of a kind used as mould release preparations (heading 1517); (b) separate chemically defined compounds; or (c) shampoos, dentifrices, shaving creams and foams, or bath preparations, containing soap or other organic surface-active agents (heading 3305, 3306 or 3307). 2. For the purposes of heading 3401, the expression ‘soap’ applies only to soap soluble in water. Soap and the other products of heading 3401 may contain added substances (for example, disinfectants, abrasive powders, fillers or medicaments). Products containing abrasive powders remain classified in heading 3401 only if in the form of bars, cakes or moulded pieces or shapes. In other forms, they are to be classified in heading 3405 as ‘scouring powders and similar preparations’. 3. For the purposes of heading 3402, ‘organic surface-active agents’ are products which, when mixed with water at a concentration of 0,5 % at 20 °C and left to stand for one hour at the same temperature: (a) give a transparent or translucent liquid or stable emulsion without separation of insoluble matter; and (b) reduce the surface tension of water to 4,5 × 10–2 N/m (45 dyn/cm) or less. 4. In heading 3403, the expression ‘petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals’ applies to the products defined in note 2 to Chapter 27. 5. In heading 3404, subject to the exclusions provided below, the expression ‘artificial waxes and prepared waxes’ applies only to: (a) chemically produced organic products of a waxy character, whether or not water-soluble; (b) products obtained by mixing different waxes; (c) products of a waxy character with a basis of one or more waxes and containing fats, resins, mineral substances or other materials. The heading does not apply to: (a) products of heading 1516, 3402 or 3823, even if having a waxy character; (b) unmixed animal waxes or unmixed vegetable waxes, whether or not refined or coloured, of heading 1521; (c) mineral waxes or similar products of heading 2712, whether or not intermixed or merely coloured; or (d) waxes mixed with, dispersed in or dissolved in a liquid medium (headings 3405, 3809, etc.).
Sources: Combined Nomenclature 2026, Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 (CELEX 32025R1926), and the Explanatory Notes to the Combined Nomenclature (CELEX 02019XC0329(02)-20260213). The section and chapter notes are legally binding; the explanatory notes are guidance. EUR-Lex
UK advance tariff rulings for 3402420000
Rulings of HM Revenue & Customs for goods with UK commodity codes that start like this EU code. The UK tariff differs from the EU tariff, so these rulings are guidance for the EU.
- UK 3402420090 Valid Dec 4, 2024 to Dec 3, 2027 · Ruling 600011546 on GOV.UK
Delta T. This is an energy saving additive that can be added to closed loop heating and cooling systems to reduce the amount of energy that they use in terms of either gas or electricity. This is made from surfactants. This is made by adding surfactants to water. It works by changing the surface tension of water in a closed system. Composite materials: Poly(oxy-1-2 ethanediyl), alpha [3-[1,3,3,3 tetramethyl-1 [trimethylsilyl)oxy] disiloxanyl] propyl] omega-hydroxy
Justification
Classification has been determined in accordance with the following: For the purposes of determining the commodity codes within which goods most appropriately fall, reg 3 (1) of The Customs Tariff (Establishment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 sets out that the rules of interpretation contained in the following have effect – a. Part Two (Goods Classification Table Rules of Interpretation) of the Tariff of the United Kingdom (Reg 3(1)(a)); and b. Notes to a section or chapter of the Goods Classification Table (Reg 3(1)(b)) Classification has been determined in accordance with the following: General Interpretative Rules (GIR)s: GIR 1 has been used to classify this product by the terms of heading 3402: Organic surface-active agents (other than soap); surface-active prepa-rations, washing preparations (including auxiliary washing prepara-tions) and cleaning preparations, whether or not containing soap, oth-er than those of heading 3401 GIR 5b has been used to identify the packaging GIR 6 has been used to classify this product by the terms of heading 340242: non ionic 10 Digit code 34024200090: Other than Surfactant containing …
Source: HM Revenue & Customs, Advance Tariff Rulings. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Restrictions and flags for 340242
- Russia sanctions: import ban Regulation (EU) No 833/2014, Annex XXI 3402
Art. 3i, goods generating significant revenue for Russia
Read the act on EUR-Lex - Russia sanctions: export ban Regulation (EU) No 833/2014, Annex XXIII 3402
Art. 3k, goods contributing to Russian industrial capacity
Read the act on EUR-Lex
For orientation only. Check the act before you rely on a flag; thresholds, derogations and exceptions are not shown in full.
EU trade in 2025 for 340242
- Extra-EU imports
- €294.5M
- 90,247 t
- Extra-EU exports
- €1.1B
Top origin countries by import value
United States €130.1M
China €47.5M
Switzerland €37.8M
United Kingdom €26.5M
India €16.1M
CN8 codes below this code: 1. Source: Eurostat, Comext, CC BY 4.0, processed by hscode.info. Confidential trade is not allocated to codes.
Tariff changes for 340242 since 2016
- Jan 2022 4 codes Code added
Month-by-month comparison of the European Commission’s TARIC extractions. Seasonal entry prices left out.
UK import duty for 340242
- 4%
Third-country duties of all UK commodity codes under this HS subheading. Source: UK Department for Business and Trade, as of Nov 2, 2026. The UK tariff differs from the EU tariff.
Import VAT in the EU
- Austria 20 %
- Belgium 21 %
- Bulgaria 20 %
- Croatia 25 %
- Cyprus 19 %
- Czechia 21 %
- Denmark 25 %
- Estonia 24 %
- Finland 25.5 %
- France 20 %
- Germany 19 %
- Greece 24 % maybe 6 %
- Hungary 27 %
- Ireland 23 %
- Italy 22 %
- Latvia 21 %
- Lithuania 21 %
- Luxembourg 17 % maybe 14 %
- Malta 18 %
- Netherlands 21 %
- Poland 23 %
- Portugal 23 %
- Romania 21 %
- Slovakia 23 %
- Slovenia 22 %
- Spain 21 %
- Sweden 25 %
Standard rate per member state, on the customs value, the duty and transport to the destination. Reduced rates often depend on the use or the buyer and apply only where the country provides them for these goods. Source: European Commission, Taxes in Europe Database, as of Nov 2, 2026.
Rules of origin
Preferential rules of origin for subheading 340242 depend on the trade agreement. The Commission publishes them in Access2Markets.
Rules of origin on Access2MarketsInformation
When importing or exporting "Non-ionic", it is crucial to have the correct HS code or TARIC code. The HS code 3402420000 80 serves as the standard code for this product, ensuring that the appropriate duties and taxes are applied when crossing international borders.
To ensure your business transactions run smoothly when importing or exporting "Non-ionic", consider the following points:
- Inform yourself about the specific import and export regulations in the countries involved. This includes possible restrictions, taxes, and duties applicable to "Non-ionic".
- Check if any additional licenses, permits, or certificates are required to import "Non-ionic" into the destination country or export it from the country of origin.
- Make sure your trading partners have valid identification numbers, such as EORI numbers (Economic Operators Registration and Identification) in the EU, to streamline trade and minimize delays.
- Ensure that all trade- and customs-related documents (such as commercial invoices, packing lists, certificates of origin, and insurance policies) are accurately completed and adhere to the respective national regulations.
- Keep an eye on the current exchange rates, as well as packaging, shipping, and insurance costs, to accurately calculate trade costs.
In summary, the HS code or TARIC code for "Non-ionic" is 3402420000 80. Make sure you accurately use this code in all your trade and customs documents to guarantee smooth and hassle-free transactions. With these tips, you'll be better prepared for the challenges of international trade and can successfully import and export "Non-ionic".
HS Code structure
1. Chapter
There are 21 different sections, which are divided into 96 chapters. Exceptional chapters include chapter 77, which is reserved for future use, chapters 98 and 99, which are limited at national level, and chapter 99, which is a specific code for temporary changes. In the example above, chapter 34 was selected for soap, organic surface-active agents, washing preparations, lubricating preparations, artificial waxes, prepared waxes, polishing or scouring preparations, candles and similar articles, modelling pastes, 'dental waxes' and dental preparations with a basis of plaster
2. Heading
The heading determines the specific category within a certain chapter. In the example above, the 02 refers to Organic surface-active agents (other than soap); surface-active preparations, washing preparations (including auxiliary washing preparations) and cleaning preparations, whether or not containing soap, other than those of heading 3401.
3. Subheading
The last two digits of the international harmonized code are more specific and define subcategories of products. In the example above, the 42 refers to Non-ionic.
HS Code tree structure
3400000000 80
Chapter SOAP, ORGANIC SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENTS, WASHING PREPARATIONS, LUBRICATING PREPARATIONS, ARTIFICIAL WAXES, PREPARED WAXES, POLISHING OR SCOURING PREPARATIONS, CANDLES AND SIMILAR ARTICLES, MODELLING PASTES, 'DENTAL WAXES' AND DENTAL PREPARATIONS WITH A BASIS OF PLASTER
3402000000 80
Organic surface-active agents (other than soap); surface-active preparations, washing preparations (including auxiliary washing preparations) and cleaning preparations, whether or not containing soap, other than those of heading 3401
3402310000 10
- Anionic organic surface-active agents, whether or not put up for retail sale
3402310000 80
- - Linear alkylbenzene sulphonic acids and their salts
3402390000 80
- - Other
3402391000 80
- - - Aqueous solution containing by weight 30 % or more but not more than 50 % of disodium alkyl [oxydi(benzenesulphonate)]
3402399000 80
- - - Other
3402399010 80
- - - - Sodium lauroyl methyl isethionate
3402399090 80
- - - - Other
3402410000 10
- Other organic surface-active agents, whether or not put up for retail sale
3402410000 80
- - Cationic
3402420000 80
- - Non-ionic
3402420010 80
- - - Vinyl copolymer surface active agent based on polypropylene glycol
3402420020 80
- - - Surfactant containing 1,4-dimethyl-1,4-bis(2-methylpropyl)-2-butyne-1,4-diyl ether, polymerised with oxirane, methyl terminated
3402420090 80
- - - Other
3402490000 80
- - Other
3402500000 80
- Preparations put up for retail sale
3402501000 80
- - Surface-active preparations
3402509000 80
- - Washing preparations and cleaning preparations
3402900000 80
- Other
3402901000 80
- - Surface-active preparations
3402901010 80
- - - Surface-active mixture of methyltri-C8-C10-alkylammonium chlorides
3402901015 80
- - - Silicone surfactant consisting of a mixture of: -60 % or more but not more than 85 % by weight of Polyalkyleneoxidedimethylsiloxane copolymer (CAS RN 68937-55-3), -15 % or more but not more than 40 % by weight of poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl),α-hydro-ω-hydroxy-Ethane-1,2-diol, ethoxylated (CAS RN 25322-68-3), -0,8 % or more but not more than 1,5 % by weight Octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane (CAS RN 556-67-2), -0,6 % or more but not more than 1,0 % by weight Decamethylcyclopentasiloxane (CAS RN 541-02-6), -0,2 % or more but not more than 0,5 % by weight Dodecamethylcyclohexasiloxane(CAS RN 540-97-6)
3402901080 80
- - - Mixture, containing by weight: -80 % or more but not more than 90 % of docusate sodium (INN) (CAS RN 577-11-7), and -10 % or more but not more than 20 % of sodium benzoate (CAS RN 532-32-1)
3402901090 80
- - - Other
3402909000 80
- - Washing preparations and cleaning preparations