Cleaning or degreasing preparations not having a basis of soap or other organic surface active agents
Cleaning or degreasing preparations, not soap-based or surfactant-based
HSN 3402 90 12 (cleaning or degreasing preparations not having a basis of soap or other organic surface-active agents) 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, bill of entry, commercial invoice, packing list. Surface-active preparations, washing preparations, and soap-based cleaning products elsewhere in Chapter 34 may attract distinct compliance; the intended formulation basis determines the correct tariff line.
The principal importer risk at this tariff line is misclassification: preparations that contain soap or organic surface-active agents as their functional basis belong to sibling lines within Chapter 34 and may carry compliance obligations absent here. Customs re-classification on examination triggers retrospective compliance and detention pending resolution. Importers should document the formulation basis — confirming the absence of soap and organic surfactants as active components — before filing the bill of entry.