17.5%
HTS code 3401.19.00.00 · Soap · origin China · data as of 2026-09-22
A shipment of soap entering the United States from China is classified under HTS code 3401.19.00.00 and pays 17.5% total import duty on its customs value. That is the 0% normal (MFN) rate plus Section 301 and IEEPA country programme, each of which is a separate heading in Chapter 99 of the tariff schedule. The duty is worked out on the customs value of the goods, which is normally what you paid for them; freight, insurance, customs brokerage and any merchandise processing fee come on top and are not included in the figure above.
| Layer | Heading | Rate | As the schedule words it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Normal duty (MFN, column 1-General) | 3401.19.00.00 | 0% | Free |
| Section 301 (China) | 9903.88.15 | 7.5% | The duty provided in the applicable subheading + 7.5% |
| IEEPA country programme | 9903.01.24 | 10% | The duty provided in the applicable subheading + 10% |
| Total | 17.5% | ||
3401.19.00.00.The normal duty is the column 1-General rate the Harmonized Tariff Schedule sets for this code. Every country the United States trades with normally pays it unless a trade agreement or a preference programme says otherwise.
Section 301 is the extra duty on goods of Chinese origin that sits on top of the normal rate. Which list a code falls on is set out in the Chapter 99 headings.
The IEEPA duty is a country programme added under emergency economic powers. It is charged on top of the normal rate and is keyed to the country of origin, not to the product.
Soap; organic surface-active products and preparations for use as soap, in the form of bars, cakes, molded pieces or shapes, whether or not containing soap; organic surface-active products and preparations for washing the skin, in the form of liquid or cream and put up for retail sale, whether or not containing soap; paper, wadding, felt and nonwovens, impregnated, coated or covered with soap or detergent: > Soap and organic surface-active products and preparations, in the form of bars, cakes, molded pieces or shapes, and paper, wadding, felt and nonwovens, impregnated, coated or covered with soap or detergent: > Other
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