# HS code 3406.00: Candles, tapers and the like

> HS code 3406.00 covers candles, tapers and the like. It sits in heading 34.06 (candles, tapers and the like) 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). It is the only subheading of heading 34.06, so every good of the heading is classified here.

Source: https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/340600
Last updated: 13 October 2026

[HS codes](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes) / [Chapter 34](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/34) / [34.06](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/3406) / [3406.00](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/340600)

## Key facts

- HS code: 3406.00
- Covers: Candles, tapers and the like
- Heading: [34.06: Candles, tapers and the like](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/3406)
- 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 3406.00 covers candles, tapers and the like.

The legal text of the subheading is “Candles, tapers and the like”, in HS2022.

## What it doesn’t cover

It is the only subheading of heading 34.06, so every good of the heading is classified here.

## How it is structured

3406.00 is a six-digit subheading. Its first two digits, 34, are the chapter; the first four, 3406, are heading 34.06; the last two, 00, 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 34.06: Candles, tapers and the like
- Subheading 3406.00: Candles, tapers and the like

## In other countries

No national tariff lines under 3406.00 are live on border.bot yet. Tariffs built on the Harmonized System (HS2022) use 3406.00 at six digits and add their own digits after it.

- Previous subheading: [3405.90](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/340590) Other
- Next subheading: [3407.00](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/340700) Modelling pastes, including those put up for children's amusement; preparations known as “dental wax” or as “dental impression compounds”, put up in sets, in packings for retail sale or in plates, horseshoe shapes, sticks or similar forms; other preparations for use in dentistry, with a basis of plaster (of calcined gypsum or calcium sulphate)

## Frequently asked questions

### What does HS code 3406.00 cover?

HS code 3406.00 covers candles, tapers and the like.

### Which heading and chapter is HS code 3406.00 in?

HS code 3406.00 is in heading 34.06 (candles, tapers and the like) 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 34.06 classified when 3406.00 doesn’t fit?

3406.00 is the only subheading of heading 34.06, so every good of the heading is classified there.

## 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/340600.json

## Common products under 3406.00

- [Candles](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/for/candles): HS 3406.00