Toilet soap bars (HS 340111) represent a high-volume, low-unit-value consumer staple with relatively inelastic global demand. Key production hubs in China, India, and Indonesia leverage low-cost palm oil feedstocks and labor, making origin verification critical for anti-dumping and sustainability compliance. Trade flows are sensitive to palm oil price cycles, ESG-driven deforestation regulations (notably EU EUDR), and shifting consumer preferences toward natural and medicated formulations.
HS Code 340111 covers Toilet Soap Bars under the Harmonized System. It is used for customs declarations, import duty assessment, trade statistics, export documentation, and sourcing analysis.
Products classified under HS 340111 are used across Retail Consumer, Hospitality & Hotels, Healthcare & Institutions, E-commerce. Demand is driven by Population growth, Hygiene awareness, Rising middle class in emerging markets, Public health campaigns.
Major exporting countries include Germany, Indonesia, United States, Turkey, Poland based on recent international trade reporting.
Demand is linked to Population growth, Hygiene awareness, Rising middle class in emerging markets, Public health campaigns. Input costs are influenced by Palm oil / tallow (animal fat).
Active US trade measures:
Verify final rates with HTSUS, TARIC, CBIC India, and a licensed customs broker.
US importers of Toilet Soap Bars must classify at the HTS10 level. Additional measures such as Section 232, Section 301, ADD/CVD, or Chapter 99 provisions may apply depending on the exact classification and origin.
EU importers classify Toilet Soap Bars at TARIC10 level. Preferential treatment may apply where rules of origin are satisfied under EU trade agreements. Intra-EU trade is duty-free.
India assesses Toilet Soap Bars at the HS8 level under the CBIC Customs Tariff. The applicable duty framework is: BCD 10% + SWS 1% + IGST 18% = 31.10% effective gross rate. IGST is generally recoverable for registered B2B importers via GST filing.
Based on recent international trade data, the leading exporting countries for Toilet Soap Bars are:
These corridors show where trade activity is concentrated. Buyers use this signal to identify supplier depth, established logistics lanes, and alternative sourcing markets.
| HS Code | 340111 |
| Product | Toilet Soap Bars |
| Chapter | 34 — Personal Care & Hygiene Products |
| Major exporting countries | Germany, Indonesia, United States, Turkey, Poland |
| Primary industries | Retail Consumer, Hospitality & Hotels, Healthcare & Institutions, E-commerce |
| Trade year | 2024 |
| US duty framework | HTS10 classification dependent |
| EU duty framework | 0% MFN |
| India BCD | 10% BCD |
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HS Code 340111 covers Toilet Soap Bars and is used for customs declarations, trade statistics, import duty assessment, and sourcing analysis.
Duty varies by destination and classification. US: HTS10 classification dependent. EU: 0% MFN. India: 10% BCD.
Major exporting countries include Germany, Indonesia, United States, Turkey, Poland, based on recent trade reporting.