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 42 (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. Sibling tariff lines within Chapter 34 — covering soap-based or surfactant-based washing and cleaning preparations — may attract compliance, making precise formulation-based classification the primary importer risk.
The absence of compliance at this tariff line is contingent on the product genuinely lacking a soap or organic surface-active agent basis; a formulation that incorporates surfactants as a functional component may be re-classified by customs to a line that carries compliance obligations. Re-classification on examination triggers retrospective compliance, including detention pending the relevant clearance. Importers should retain technical data sheets and formulation certificates to defend classification on examination.