HS 340290 covers bulk industrial surfactant and cleaning preparations not packaged for retail, widely used across manufacturing, food processing, healthcare, and hospitality sectors. Supply chains are moderately concentrated with China, Germany, and the United States as leading exporters, while feedstock costs tied to petrochemical and oleochemical markets are the primary price variable. Country of origin documentation is commercially and regulatorily significant given anti-dumping measures and REACH/EPA compliance requirements in key import markets.
HS Code 340290 covers Industrial Surfactants and Cleaning Preparations under the Harmonized System. It is used for customs declarations, import duty assessment, trade statistics, export documentation, and sourcing analysis.
Products classified under HS 340290 are used across Manufacturing, Food Processing, Hospitality, Healthcare, Textile Industry. Demand is driven by Industrial output levels, Hygiene regulation compliance, Food safety standards, Manufacturing sector growth.
Major exporting countries include Germany, United States, China, Belgium, United Kingdom based on recent international trade reporting.
Demand is linked to Industrial output levels, Hygiene regulation compliance, Food safety standards, Manufacturing sector growth. Input costs are influenced by Linear Alkylbenzene Sulfonate (LAS) / Petrochemical Surfactants.
Active US trade measures:
Verify final rates with HTSUS, TARIC, CBIC India, and a licensed customs broker.
US importers of Industrial Surfactants and Cleaning Preparations 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 Industrial Surfactants and Cleaning Preparations 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 Industrial Surfactants and Cleaning Preparations 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 Industrial Surfactants and Cleaning Preparations 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 | 340290 |
| Product | Industrial Surfactants and Cleaning Preparations |
| Chapter | 34 — Industrial Chemical |
| Major exporting countries | Germany, United States, China, Belgium, United Kingdom |
| Primary industries | Manufacturing, Food Processing, Hospitality, Healthcare, Textile Industry |
| Trade year | 2024 |
| US duty framework | HTS10 classification dependent |
| EU duty framework | 4% MFN |
| India BCD | 10% BCD |
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HS Code 340290 covers Industrial Surfactants and Cleaning Preparations 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: 4% MFN. India: 10% BCD.
Major exporting countries include Germany, United States, China, Belgium, United Kingdom, based on recent trade reporting.