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HS Chapter 34 — Soap, washing and lubricating preparations; waxes, candles; dental waxes

HS chapter 34 (Soap, washing and lubricating preparations; waxes, candles; dental waxes) covers 24 product categories in U.S. import records, with 140,222 bill-of-lading shipments. The most imported headings are Soap, Organic surface-active agents (other than soap), and HS 3406.

Sourced from U.S. Customs bill of lading data · Updated monthly · Data through August 2026 · Chapter → heading → product, drill in for importers and suppliersCite as: ImportDoor, U.S. Customs bill of lading data (data through August 2026), https://www.importdoor.com/products/chapter/34

Headings in this chapter

HSHeadingProductsShipments
3401Soap449,111
3402Organic surface-active agents (other than soap)722,491
3406HS 3406120,617
3403Lubricating preparations (including cutting-oil preparations, bolt or nut release preparations, antirust or anticorrosion preparations and mold 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 percent or more by weight of petroleum oils or oils obtained from bituminous minerals418,715
3405Polishes 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 3404512,548
3407Modeling pastes, including those put up for children's amusement19,725
3404Artificial waxes and prepared waxes27,015

Frequently asked questions about HS chapter 34

What is HS chapter 34?

Chapter 34 of the Harmonized System covers soap, washing and lubricating preparations, waxes, candles, dental waxes. In U.S. import records it spans 7 four-digit headings and 24 six-digit product codes.

How many U.S. import shipments fall under HS chapter 34?

ImportDoor has 140,222 U.S. Customs bill-of-lading shipment records under chapter 34, updated monthly.

Which HS 34 heading is imported most into the U.S.?

HS 3401 (Soap) leads with 49,111 shipments, followed by HS 3402 (Organic surface-active agents) and HS 3406 (HS 3406).

HS Chapter 34: Soap, washing and lubricating preparations | US Import Data