Chapter 34 HSN codes: soap and detergents

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. Every heading in chapter 34 with its GST rate; search any 8-digit code below.

Rates checked October 2026 · from the official GST notifications

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Rates from the CBIC notifications (9/2025, 10/2025 and 19/2025 for goods; 11/2017 as amended by 15/2025 for services), checked October 2026. Calculate GST

Headings in chapter 34 and their GST

HSN	Description	GST
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 detergent15 tariff items	5% or 18%
3402	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 340028 tariff items	5% or 18%
3403	Lubricating preparations (including cutting-oil preparations, bolt or nut release preparations, anti-rust or anti-corrosion preparations and mould release preparations, based on lubricants) and preparations of a kind used for the oil or grease treatment of textile materials, leather, furskins or other materials, but excluding preparations containing, as basic constituents,70% or more by weight of petroleum oils or of oils obtained from bituminous minerals4 tariff items	18%
3404	Artificial waxes and prepared waxes9 tariff items	18%
3405	Polishes and creams, for footwear, furniture, floors, coachwork, glass or metal, scouring pastes and powders and similar preparations (whether or not in the form of paper, wadding, felt, nonwovens, cellular plastics or cellular rubber, impregnated, coated or covered with such preparations), excluding waxes of heading 34036 tariff items	18%
3406	Candles, tapers and the like2 tariff items	5%
3407	Modelling pastes, including those put up for children's amusement, preparations known as "dental wax" or as "dental impression compounds", put up in sets, in packings for retail sale or in plates, horseshoe shapes, sticks or similar forms, other preparations for use in dentistry, with a basis of plaster (of calcined gypsum or calcium sulphate)2 tariff items	18%

Where a heading shows two rates, its codes or its goods differ: tap the heading to see each 8-digit code and the condition for each rate.

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What chapter 34 covers

Chapter 34 of the tariff is "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". It has 7 four-digit headings and 66 eight-digit tariff items, such as 3401 (Soap, organic surface-active products and preparations for), 3402 (Organic surface-active agents (other than soap),), 3403 (Lubricating preparations (including cutting-oil).

GST rates in chapter 34

Most of its tariff items are taxed at 18%. By tariff item: 21 at 18%, 2 at 5%. For 43 of them the rate depends on how the goods are described or sold (for example the sale price, or whether they are pre-packaged and labelled), so the finder shows each option with its condition.

Questions

What is the GST rate for chapter 34 goods?

Most of its tariff items are taxed at 18%. Of the 66 eight-digit codes in chapter 34, 21 at 18%, 2 at 5%; the rest depend on the description. Check the exact code in the table: some headings have more than one rate.

What is HSN code 3401?

Heading 3401 is "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". GST: 5% or 18%.