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U.S. exports of surface-active, washing, and cleaning preparations for retail sale (HS 340250) totaled $132.9M in July 2026.
Importers of Surface-Active, Washing, and Cleaning Preparations for Retail Sale paid $3.5M in duties in July 2026 — an effective duty rate of 15% on $23.0M in dutiable value, based on actual customs collections rather than the published tariff schedule.
Last updated: July 2026 dataFormulated detergents and cleaning preparations packaged for direct consumer sale — including laundry liquids, dishwashing gels, multipurpose sprays, and similar retail products — are classified under heading 340250, with the US schedule separating aromatic-surfactant-containing preparations (3402501100) from all other retail cleaning preparations (3402505100). The retail-sale packaging requirement at time of importation is a hard classification condition, and the aromatic vs. non-aromatic surfactant content drives the 10-digit split. Many consumer cleaning products imported from China are subject to Section 301 tariffs, making origin and tariff engineering decisions particularly consequential for this heading.
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6.4K shipments/mo
CBP looks for consumer-ready packaging at the time of importation: individual units with retail labeling (product name, ingredient list, usage instructions, net quantity), UPC codes, and packaging sized for household use. Bulk containers or trade-channel packaging intended for repackaging in the US do not satisfy the retail-sale condition and would be classified under heading 340290 instead.
If the preparation contains an aromatic or modified-aromatic surface-active agent as a functional component, it falls under 3402501100. Preparations whose surfactant actives are entirely non-aromatic (e.g., fatty alcohol ethoxylates, alkyl polyglucosides) are classified under 3402505100. Suppliers should provide formulation data or a certificate of analysis identifying the surfactant actives and their chemical structure to support the correct line selection.
Subheading 1 of 7 in heading 3402
Subheading 340250 · $98.4M of $194.8M
ImportsExports
Imports
$98.4MYoY · Pro
Exports
$132.9MYoY · Pro
12-mo low · imports
YoY · ProThrough July 2026. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.
Exports · July 2026
destination
Canada and Mexico together take 85% of it.
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entry
rate provision · imports
76.4% enters free of duty; the effective duty rate is 3.51%.
HS10 import codes under this HS6 parent, each with its own page. Source: U.S. Harmonized Tariff Schedule.
| Code | Description | Import Value | Effective Tariff % | Dutiable Share | Duty Collected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3402501100 | Prep Cont Aromat Surface-Active Agent, Retail Sale | $60.6M | 0.58% | 3.45% | $353K |
| 3402505100 | Surface-Active Preparations for Retail Sale, NESOI | $37.8M | 8.20% | 55.22% | $3.1M |
HS10 export codes under this HS6 parent, each with its own page. Source: U.S. Schedule B export classification.
| Code | Description | Export Value |
|---|---|---|
| 3402505100 | Surface-Active Preparations for Retail Sale, NESOI | $123.3M |
| 3402501100 | Prep Cont Aromat Surface-Active Agent, Retail Sale | $9.5M |
Import lines come from the U.S. Harmonized Tariff Schedule and export lines from Schedule B. The two are numbered by different agencies, so the same 10-digit code can appear in both tables describing a different product.
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