Tariff item · Chapter 34 · Section VI, Products of the chemical or allied industries
HS 3401 19 19Soap, organic surface-active products and preparations for use as soap, in the form of bars, cakes, moulded pieces or shapes, whether or not containing soap, 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, paper, wadding, felt and nonwovens, impregnated, coated or covered with soap or detergent: other
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
- Customs duty
- 10%
- Tariff rate
- GST now
- 5% or 18%
- depending on the goods
- Import policy
- Free
- Export policy
- Free
- Unit
- kg
- Duty in China
- 6.5%
- On Indian goods
Importing into India
What customs charges, what trade agreements take off, and the rules the goods must meet.
Customs duty
| Duty | Rate | Charged on |
|---|---|---|
| Basic customs duty (BCD), MFN rate | 10% | Assessable value |
| Agriculture Infrastructure and Development Cess (AIDC) | Nil | Assessable value11/2021-Customs, S.No. 17 |
| Social Welfare Surcharge (SWS) | 10% of BCD, AIDC and Health Cess | BCD + AIDC |
| Integrated GST (IGST) | 5% or 18% | Assessable value + BCD + AIDC + SWS |
Lower duty under trade agreements
| Agreement | Customs duty | Goods from |
|---|---|---|
| Duty-free tariff preference for LDCs | 0% | Burkina Faso, Burundi, Benin, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Senegal, Togo, Tanzania, Uganda |
| India–EFTA TEPA53/2025-Customs | 0% | Iceland, Norway |
| India–Sri Lanka FTA | 0% | Sri Lanka |
| SAFTA | 0% | Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal |
| SAPTA | 0% | Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal |
| ASEAN–India FTA | 5% | Brunei, Indonesia, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam |
| Duty-free tariff preference for LDCs | 5% | Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Central African Republic, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Cambodia, Comoros, Laos, Lesotho, Madagascar, Myanmar, Malawi, Mozambique, Sudan, Somalia, Chad, Timor-Leste, Yemen, Zambia |
| India–Malaysia CECA | 5% | Malaysia |
| India–Mauritius CECPA | 5% | Mauritius |
| SAFTA | 5% | Sri Lanka |
| India–EFTA TEPA51/2025-Customs | 7.14% | Switzerland, Liechtenstein |
| India–UK CETA29/2026-Customs | 9% | United Kingdom |
Goods from Pakistan pay 200%.
Anti-dumping, countervailing and safeguard duty
None in force on this code as on 19 Oct 2026.
Clearance by other agencies
CBIC's Compliance Information Portal lists no other agency's clearance for imports of this item.
From Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC), Compliance Information Portal.
Import policy (DGFT ITC(HS))
- Free.
Notes on these rates
- BCD is the statutory tariff rate from a one-time snapshot of the Indian Trade Portal. Exemption notifications (such as 45/2025-Customs) and tariff changes made after the snapshot, including the Finance Act 2026 changes from 1 May 2026, are not applied.
- IGST comes from our archived GST table, which still has the 12% and 28% slabs, so it may pre-date the GST rate changes of 22 September 2025. Check the current rate.
- AIDC, Health Cess and the SWS exemptions are read from notifications 11/2021-Customs, 08/2020-Customs and 11/2018-Customs as amended (to 16/2026-Customs), and the notifications that lower AIDC for a while. SWS is 10% of BCD, AIDC and Health Cess together (Finance Act 2018, s.110), never of anti-dumping, countervailing or safeguard duty or IGST.
- AIDC is Nil (S.No. 17 of 11/2021-Customs, which exempts all goods it does not name).
- Not included: GST compensation cess, anti-dumping, countervailing and safeguard duties, and exemptions or concessions such as end-use, EOU/SEZ or project imports.
- This does not check whether the import is allowed (DGFT import policy, licences, quality-control orders). The HS code explorer shows the import policy.
- This is an estimate, not an assessment. Confirm the duty with your customs broker or ICEGATE's duty calculator before you price a deal.
GST
IGST on imports is the GST rate. Rates changed on 22 September 2025.
- Now 5% or 18%, depending on the goods.
- Until 21 September 2025 18%.
- Change: Changed.
The rules that set it now
| Notification | Goods | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Schedule I, S.No. 251 | Toilet Soap (other than industrial soap) in the form of bars, cakes, moulded pieces or shapes | 5% |
| 9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Schedule II, S.No. 66 | Soap; organic surface-active products and preparations for use as soap, in the form of cakes, moulded pieces or shapes, whether or not containing soap[other than toilet soap in the form of bars, cakes, moulded pieces or shapes]; 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; paper, wadding, felt and nonwovens, impregnated, coated or covered with soap or detergent | 18% |
History
| Period | Rate | Notification |
|---|---|---|
| Until 21 Sep 2025 | 18% | 1/2017-Central Tax (Rate) |
| From 22 Sep 2025 | 5% or 18% | 9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate) |
Exporting from India
Export duty
Nil. The Second Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act does not list these goods, so no export duty is charged.
Duty drawback (All Industry Rates)
| Drawback item | Goods | Rate | Cap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3401 | Soap; organic surface-active products and preparations for use as soap, in the form of bars, cakes, moulded pieces or shapes, whether or not containing soap; 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; paper, wadding, felt and nonwovens, impregnated, coated or covered with soap or detergent | 1.2% | — |
Drawback items follow the 4-digit heading, not the 8-digit code: claim the one that describes your goods. Rates of notification 77/2023-Customs (N.T.) as amended, in force on 19 Oct 2026.
Export incentives (RoDTEP and RoSCTL)
- RoDTEP, Appendix 4R (exports from the domestic tariff area): 0.8% of the FOB value, until 31 Dec 2026.
- RoDTEP, Appendix 4RE (exports under Advance Authorisation, EOU or SEZ): 0.5% of the FOB value, until 31 Dec 2026.
Clearance by other agencies
- Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDRUG): a clearance or certificate before export, under The Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1945 amended vide The Drugs and Cosmetics(Amendment) Act ,2008 and Rules, 1945.
* AS PER SL. NO. 207D OF ITC(HS) EXPORT POLICY, EXPORT OF ALCOHOL BASED HAND SANITIZERS IN CONTAINER WITH DISPENSER PUMPS IS FREE. REFER DGFT NTFN 40/2015-2020 DTD 15-10-2020.* FOR DRUGS AND PHARMACEUTICALS CDSCO NOC IS REQD EXCEPT WHEN EXEMPTED. REF-DCGI/MISC/2015(199) ORDER DTD 21-03-2018.* AS PER CIR NO.47/2017-CUS DTD 27/11/2017 FOR THE PURPOSE OF GRANT OF DRAWBACK WHEREVER EXPORT CONSIGNMENTS ARE SELECTED FOR ASSESSMENT OR EXAMINATION, THE AC/DC SHALL DETERMINE THE NEED TO DRAW SAMPLE ON MERITS OF EACH CASE. IF THE PACKING IS OF WOODEN MATERIAL, ENSURE THE VALID PHYTOSANITARY CERTIFICATE AND ISPM-15 MARKING COMPLIANCE AS PER CBEC INSTR. F.NO.450/19/2005-CUS-IV DTD 16.9.13.*
From Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC), Compliance Information Portal.
Export policy (DGFT ITC(HS) Schedule 2)
- Free under DGFT 40/2015-20 of 15 Oct 2020.
What buyers pay abroad: import duty in the US, UK, EU and Australia for 3401 19, and China's below.
China: the same goods (3401 19)
China shares the first 6 digits with India and splits them into 10-digit codes of its own: 3 in force and 1 expired under 3401 19. Exporters see what China charges Indian goods; importers see the rebate and licences their Chinese supplier deals with.
| China code | Goods | Duty on Indian goods | MFN | Import VAT | Export rebate | Licences |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3401.19.10.00 | Laundry soap洗衣皂 | 6.5%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 6.5% | 13% | 13% | None |
| 3401.19.90.10 | Other mercury-containing skin-lightening soap, in bars, blocks or moulded shapes, and paper, wadding, felt and nonwovens, impregnated, coated or covered with soap其他含汞亮肤肥皂,条状、块状或模制形状的,以及用肥皂浸渍、涂面或包覆的纸、絮胎、毡呢及无纺织物 | 6.5%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 6.5% | 13% | 13% | 89 |
| 3401.19.90.90 | Other organic surface-active products and preparations其他有机表面活性产品及制品 | 6.5%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 6.5% | 13% | 13% | None |
- India is a member of the Asia-Pacific Trade Agreement (APTA). With an APTA certificate of origin, Indian goods pay China's APTA rate where the line has one; China applies the lower of that and its provisional rate.
- The export VAT rebate is what China refunds its own exporters. When China cuts it, Chinese export prices tend to rise.
Every Chinese code in full
3401.19.10Laundry soap, in bars, blocks or moulded shapes
3401.19.10.00Laundry soap洗衣皂
In bars, blocks or moulded forms呈条状、块状或模制形状的
- Unit
- kg
- MFN import duty
- 6.5%
- Provisional import duty
- None
- General import duty
- 80%
- Import VAT
- 13%
- Consumption tax
- 0%
- Export duty
- 0%
- Provisional export duty
- None
- Export VAT rebate
- 13%
- Updated by China
- 23 Aug 2026
Licences and certificates
None.
Inspection and quarantine
None.
What the customs declaration must state
- 0.Brand type品牌类型
- 1.Export preferential status出口享惠情况
- 2.Ingredient content成分含量
- 3.Appearance外观
- 4.Packing specifications包装规格
- 5.Brand (Chinese or foreign names)品牌(中文或外文名称)
- 6.Model型号
- 7.GTIN
- 8.CAS
- 9.Other其他
China's agreement rates
- ASEAN
- 0%
- Chile
- 0%
- Pakistan
- 1.5%
- New Zealand
- 0%
- Peru
- 0%
- Costa Rica
- 0%
- Switzerland
- 0%
- Iceland
- 0%
- Australia
- 0%
- Georgia
- 0%
- Mauritius
- 0%
- Maldives
- 0%
- Cambodia
- 0%
- Nicaragua
- 0%
- Ecuador
- 0%
- Serbia
- 0%
- Hong Kong
- 0%
- Macao
- 0%
RCEP rates
- Australia
- 6.5%
- Brunei
- 6.5%
- Cambodia
- 6.5%
- Laos
- 6.5%
- Malaysia
- 6.5%
- New Zealand
- 6.5%
- Singapore
- 6.5%
- Thailand
- 6.5%
- Vietnam
- 6.5%
- Indonesia
- 6.5%
- Philippines
- 6.5%
- Myanmar
- 6.5%
CIQ codes
- 3401191000999Laundry soap (in bars, cakes or moulded shapes)洗衣皂(呈条状、块状或模制形状的)
3401.19.90Soap and organic surface-active products in bars, etc., n.e.s.
3401.19.90.10Other mercury-containing skin-lightening soap, in bars, blocks or moulded shapes, and paper, wadding, felt and nonwovens, impregnated, coated or covered with soap其他含汞亮肤肥皂,条状、块状或模制形状的,以及用肥皂浸渍、涂面或包覆的纸、絮胎、毡呢及无纺织物
- Unit
- kg
- MFN import duty
- 6.5%
- Provisional import duty
- None
- General import duty
- 130%
- Import VAT
- 13%
- Consumption tax
- 0%
- Export duty
- 0%
- Provisional export duty
- None
- Export VAT rebate
- 13%
- Updated by China
- 23 Aug 2026
Licences and certificates
- 8Export prohibited禁止出口商品
- 9Import prohibited禁止进口商品
Inspection and quarantine
None.
What the customs declaration must state
- 0.Brand type品牌类型
- 1.Export preferential status出口享惠情况
- 2.Ingredient content成分含量
- 3.Appearance外观
- 4.Packing specifications包装规格
- 5.Brand (Chinese or foreign names)品牌(中文或外文名称)
- 6.Model型号
- 7.GTIN
- 8.CAS
- 9.Other其他
China's agreement rates
- ASEAN
- 0%
- Chile
- 0%
- Pakistan
- 0%
- New Zealand
- 0%
- Peru
- 0%
- Costa Rica
- 0%
- Switzerland
- 0%
- Iceland
- 0%
- Australia
- 0%
- South Korea
- 0%
- Georgia
- 0%
- Mauritius
- 0%
- Maldives
- 0%
- Cambodia
- 0%
- Nicaragua
- 0%
- Ecuador
- 0%
- Serbia
- 2.6%
- Hong Kong
- 0%
- Macao
- 0%
RCEP rates
- Australia
- 0%
- Brunei
- 0%
- Cambodia
- 0%
- South Korea
- 7.5%
- Laos
- 0%
- Malaysia
- 0%
- New Zealand
- 0%
- Singapore
- 0%
- Thailand
- 0%
- Vietnam
- 0%
- Japan
- 8.2%
- Indonesia
- 0%
- Philippines
- 0%
- Myanmar
- 0%
CIQ codes
- 3401199010999Other mercury-containing skin-lightening soaps, in bars, cakes or moulded shapes, and paper, wadding, felt and nonwovens impregnated, coated or covered with soap (mercury content exceeding 1 part per million)其他含汞亮肤肥皂,条状、块状或模制形状的,以及用肥皂浸渍、涂面或包覆的纸、絮胎、毡呢及无纺织物(含汞量超过百万分之一)
3401.19.90.90Other organic surface-active products and preparations其他有机表面活性产品及制品
Incl. paper, wadding and nonwovens, impregnated, coated or covered with soap or detergent包括用肥皂或洗涤剂浸、涂或包覆的纸、絮胎及无纺织物
- Unit
- kg
- MFN import duty
- 6.5%
- Provisional import duty
- None
- General import duty
- 130%
- Import VAT
- 13%
- Consumption tax
- 0%
- Export duty
- 0%
- Provisional export duty
- None
- Export VAT rebate
- 13%
- Updated by China
- 23 Aug 2026
Licences and certificates
None.
Inspection and quarantine
None.
What the customs declaration must state
- 0.Brand type品牌类型
- 1.Export preferential status出口享惠情况
- 2.Ingredient content成分含量
- 3.Appearance外观
- 4.Packing specifications包装规格
- 5.Brand (Chinese or foreign names)品牌(中文或外文名称)
- 6.Model型号
- 7.GTIN
- 8.CAS
- 9.Other其他
China's agreement rates
- ASEAN
- 0%
- Chile
- 0%
- Pakistan
- 0%
- New Zealand
- 0%
- Peru
- 0%
- Costa Rica
- 0%
- Switzerland
- 0%
- Iceland
- 0%
- Australia
- 0%
- South Korea
- 0%
- Georgia
- 0%
- Mauritius
- 0%
- Maldives
- 0%
- Cambodia
- 0%
- Nicaragua
- 0%
- Ecuador
- 0%
- Serbia
- 2.6%
- Hong Kong
- 0%
- Macao
- 0%
RCEP rates
- Australia
- 0%
- Brunei
- 0%
- Cambodia
- 0%
- South Korea
- 7.5%
- Laos
- 0%
- Malaysia
- 0%
- New Zealand
- 0%
- Singapore
- 0%
- Thailand
- 0%
- Vietnam
- 0%
- Japan
- 8.2%
- Indonesia
- 0%
- Philippines
- 0%
- Myanmar
- 0%
CIQ codes
- 3401199090999Other organic surface-active products and preparations (including paper, wadding and nonwovens, impregnated, coated or covered with soap or detergent)其他有机表面活性产品及制品(包括用肥皂或洗涤剂浸、涂或包覆的纸、絮胎及无纺织物)
3401.19.90.00Other organic surface-active products and preparations其他有机表面活性产品及制品Expired
Incl. paper, wadding and nonwovens, impregnated, coated or covered with soap or detergent包括用肥皂或洗涤剂浸、涂或包覆的纸、絮胎及无纺织物
- Unit
- kg
- MFN import duty
- 6.5%
- Provisional import duty
- None
- General import duty
- 130%
- Import VAT
- 13%
- Consumption tax
- None
- Export duty
- 0%
- Provisional export duty
- None
- Export VAT rebate
- 13%
- Updated by China
- 4 Jan 2021
Licences and certificates
None.
Inspection and quarantine
None.
What the customs declaration must state
- 0.Brand type品牌类型
- 1.Export preferential status出口享惠情况
- 2.Ingredient content成分含量
- 3.Appearance外观
- 4.Packing specifications包装规格
- 5.Composition of impregnating preparations浸渍物的成分
- 6.Brand品牌
- 7.Model [Article No.]型号[货号]
- 8.GTIN
- 9.CAS
China's agreement rates
- ASEAN
- 0%
- Chile
- 0%
- Pakistan
- 0%
- New Zealand
- 0%
- Peru
- 0%
- Costa Rica
- 0%
- Switzerland
- 3%
- Iceland
- 0%
- Australia
- 0%
- South Korea
- 4.5%
- Georgia
- 0%
- Mauritius
- 0%
CIQ codes
- 3401199000101Other organic surface-active products and preparations (including paper, wadding, felt and nonwovens, impregnated, coated or covered with soap or detergent) (facial cleansing products)其他有机表面活性产品及制品(包括用肥皂或洗涤剂浸、涂或包覆的纸、絮胎及无纺织物)(面部用清洁品)
- 3401199000102Other organic surface-active products and preparations (including paper, wadding, felt and nonwovens, impregnated, coated or covered with soap or detergent) (Bath preparations and hand cleaning products)其他有机表面活性产品及制品(包括用肥皂或洗涤剂浸、涂或包覆的纸、絮胎及无纺织物)(沐浴制剂及手部清洁品)
- 3401199000103Other organic surface-active preparations and articles (incl. paper, wadding, felt and nonwovens, impregnated, coated or covered with soap or detergent) (other cosmetic preparations for the skin)其他有机表面活性产品及制品(包括用肥皂或洗涤剂浸、涂或包覆的纸、絮胎及无纺织物)(其他肤用化妆品)
- 3401199000104Other organic surface-active products and preparations (including paper, wadding, felt and nonwovens, impregnated, coated or covered with soap or detergent) (semi-finished cosmetic products)其他有机表面活性产品及制品(包括用肥皂或洗涤剂浸、涂或包覆的纸、絮胎及无纺织物)(化妆品半成品)
- 3401199000105Other organic surface-active products and preparations (incl. paper, wadding and nonwovens, impregnated, coated or covered with soap or detergent) (saponin mother liquor)其他有机表面活性产品及制品(包括用肥皂或洗涤剂浸、涂或包覆的纸、絮胎及无纺织物)(皂素母液)
China's tariff as compiled by HS编码网 from China Customs, the State Council Tariff Commission and the State Taxation Administration. The Chinese is the original.
Nearby codes
Sources
- GSTN HSN code masterChecked 13 Oct 2026
- DGFT ITC(HS) import and export policyChecked 9 Oct 2026
- GST rate per HSN (archived GSTZen extract)Checked 29 Sep 2026
- Customs Tariff of India (First Schedule): sections, chapters, notes and statutory BCDChecked 19 Oct 2026
- GST rates on goods, before and after 22 September 2025Checked 18 Oct 2026
- BIS compulsory certification: products and Quality Control OrdersChecked 18 Oct 2026
- Anti-dumping, countervailing and safeguard duties in force (India)Checked 19 Oct 2026
- India import tariff by origin (Indian Trade Portal snapshot)Checked 29 Sep 2026
- GST schedule headings and 8-digit IGST (archived)Checked 29 Sep 2026
- HS code descriptions (archived file)Checked 29 Sep 2026
- India's effective basic customs duty (notification 45/2025-Customs, Table I)Checked 19 Oct 2026
- India's AIDC, Health Cess and Social Welfare Surcharge exemptions (11/2021, 08/2020, 11/2018-Customs)Checked 18 Oct 2026
- India's preferential tariff schedules (CBIC notifications)Checked 19 Oct 2026
- India's export duty (Second Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act and notifications 27/2011, 55/2022, 22/2024)Checked 18 Oct 2026
- India's All Industry Rates of duty drawback (notification 77/2023-Customs (N.T.))Checked 19 Oct 2026
- RoDTEP export incentive rates (DGFT Appendix 4R and 4RE)Checked 18 Oct 2026
- RoSCTL rebate for apparel and made-ups (Ministry of Textiles): periods and ratesChecked 19 Oct 2026
- CBIC Compliance Information Portal (CIP)Checked 19 Oct 2026
- China customs tariff (HS编码网)Checked 19 Oct 2026
For information, not a customs ruling. Only notifications published in the Gazette have legal force; confirm the duty with your customs broker or ICEGATE before you price a deal.