# HS code 3402.42: Other organic surface-active agents, whether or not put up for retail sale, non-ionic > HS code 3402.42 covers other organic surface-active agents, whether or not put up for retail sale, non-ionic. It sits in heading 34.02 (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 34.01) in chapter 34 (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). Other goods of heading 34.02 are classified under 3402.31 (anionic organic surface-active agents, whether or not put up for retail sale, linear alkylbenzene sulphonic acids and their salts), 3402.39 (anionic organic surface-active agents, whether or not put up for retail sale, other), 3402.41 (other organic surface-active agents, whether or not put up for retail sale, cationic), 3402.49 (other organic surface-active agents, whether or not put up for retail sale, other) or 2 others. Source: https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/340242 Last updated: 13 October 2026 [HS codes](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes) / [Chapter 34](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/34) / [34.02](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/3402) / [3402.42](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/340242) ## Key facts - HS code: 3402.42 - Covers: Other organic surface-active agents, whether or not put up for retail sale, non-ionic - Heading: [34.02: 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 34.01](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/3402) - Chapter: [34: 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](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/34) - Edition: HS2022 - Duty rates: [Set by each country’s tariff](https://staging.border.bot/countries) ## What this code covers HS code 3402.42 covers other organic surface-active agents, whether or not put up for retail sale, non-ionic. The legal text of the subheading is “Other organic surface-active agents, whether or not put up for retail sale: Non-ionic”, read under “Other organic surface-active agents, whether or not put up for retail sale”, in HS2022. ## What it doesn’t cover Other goods of heading 34.02 are classified under 3402.31 (anionic organic surface-active agents, whether or not put up for retail sale, linear alkylbenzene sulphonic acids and their salts), 3402.39 (anionic organic surface-active agents, whether or not put up for retail sale, other), 3402.41 (other organic surface-active agents, whether or not put up for retail sale, cationic), 3402.49 (other organic surface-active agents, whether or not put up for retail sale, other) or 2 others. - [3402.31](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/340231) Anionic organic surface-active agents, whether or not put up for retail sale: Linear alkylbenzene sulphonic acids and their salts - [3402.39](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/340239) Anionic organic surface-active agents, whether or not put up for retail sale: Other - [3402.41](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/340241) Other organic surface-active agents, whether or not put up for retail sale: Cationic - [3402.49](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/340249) Other organic surface-active agents, whether or not put up for retail sale: Other - [3402.50](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/340250) Preparations put up for retail sale - [3402.90](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/340290) Other ## How it is structured 3402.42 is a six-digit subheading. Its first two digits, 34, are the chapter; the first four, 3402, are heading 34.02; the last two, 42, identify the subheading within the heading. Countries add their own digits after these six for their national tariff lines. - Chapter 34: 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 - Heading 34.02: 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 34.01 - Within the heading: Other organic surface-active agents, whether or not put up for retail sale - Subheading 3402.42: Non-ionic ## In other countries No national tariff lines under 3402.42 are live on border.bot yet. Tariffs built on the Harmonized System (HS2022) use 3402.42 at six digits and add their own digits after it. - Previous subheading: [3402.41](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/340241) Other organic surface-active agents, whether or not put up for retail sale: Cationic - Next subheading: [3402.49](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/340249) Other organic surface-active agents, whether or not put up for retail sale: Other ## Frequently asked questions ### What does HS code 3402.42 cover? HS code 3402.42 covers other organic surface-active agents, whether or not put up for retail sale, non-ionic. ### Which heading and chapter is HS code 3402.42 in? HS code 3402.42 is in heading 34.02 (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 34.01) in chapter 34 (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). ### Where are goods of heading 34.02 classified when 3402.42 doesn’t fit? Other goods of heading 34.02 are classified under 3402.31 (anionic organic surface-active agents, whether or not put up for retail sale, linear alkylbenzene sulphonic acids and their salts), 3402.39 (anionic organic surface-active agents, whether or not put up for retail sale, other), 3402.41 (other organic surface-active agents, whether or not put up for retail sale, cationic), 3402.49 (other organic surface-active agents, whether or not put up for retail sale, other) or 2 others. ## Sources and updates The Harmonized System legal text comes from border.bot release 1 (edition HS 2022), imported from a file, and has been live since 13 October 2026. This page was last updated on 13 October 2026. Guidance from published tariff data, not a binding ruling. For a decision customs must follow, apply to the destination’s customs authority for a binding tariff ruling. Machine-readable: https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/340242.json