Tablets and cakes

Soap tablets and cakes, other than for toilet use

NO PGA · STANDARD CUSTOMS PROCEDURE

HSN 3401 19 30 (soap tablets and cakes, other than for toilet use) is not covered by a Bureau of Indian Standards Quality Control Order and carries no Partner Government Agency clearance requirement at the tariff-line level. Import follows the standard customs procedure: Importer-Exporter Code (IEC), bill of entry, commercial invoice, packing list. Soap products classified as toilet soap or those put up for retail sale as skin-washing preparations may fall under sibling tariff lines within Chapter 34 that carry distinct compliance obligations.

No partner government agency notification covers this tariff line.

A word of counsel

The absence of compliance at this tariff line is specific to the 3401 19 30 classification; toilet soap bars and cakes under the 3401 11 subheading, and retail-packed skin-washing preparations, sit on adjacent tariff lines that may attract quality or labelling requirements. Customs re-classification on examination — for instance, where the product is determined to be a toilet soap — triggers retrospective compliance and potential detention. Confirm the intended use and formulation against the customs tariff descriptor before shipping.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 3401 19 30 require any pre-import registration?

A valid Importer-Exporter Code is required for any commercial import; no product-specific registration applies to this tariff line.

What changes if the soap tablets or cakes are classified as toilet soap?

Toilet soap falls under a separate subheading within Chapter 34 and may attract compliance requirements that do not apply to the 3401 19 30 residual line.

Last verified against gazette notifications: 2026-05-16. Source: BIS / DGFT / Indian Customs CUSDATA.