Washing preparations (including auxiliary washing preparations) and cleaning preparations, having a basis of soap or other organic surface active agents
Washing and cleaning preparations based on soap or organic surface-active agents
HSN 3402 90 41 (washing and cleaning preparations 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. Other tariff lines within Chapter 34 — particularly those covering retail-packed detergents or preparations of heading 3401 — may carry compliance obligations that do not apply here.
Chapter 34 contains closely neighbouring lines for surface-active preparations and retail-packed washing products that do carry BIS or other compliance obligations; the distinction between preparations sold in bulk and those packed for retail is a common re-classification trigger. Customs re-classification to a more specific or retail-designated tariff line within the same chapter results in detention pending retrospective compliance. Confirm the basis of the formulation, pack size, and intended end-use against the customs tariff before relying on the absence of compliance at this line.