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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

NO PGA · STANDARD CUSTOMS PROCEDURE

HSN 3402 90 92 (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 surface-active preparations and washing preparations that do have a soap or surfactant basis may attract distinct compliance, making precise formulation description on import documents the principal importer risk.

No partner government agency notification covers this tariff line.
A word of counsel

The absence of compliance at this tariff line turns on the product genuinely lacking a soap or organic surface-active agent basis; customs re-classification to a surfactant-based or soap-based preparation line within Chapter 34 — or to a specialised cleaning preparation regulated under a different chapter — triggers retrospective compliance and potential detention. Verify the formulation's active ingredient basis and intended end-use against the customs tariff description before relying on the absence of compliance at this line.

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Frequently asked
Does HSN 3402 90 92 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 cleaning preparation has a soap or organic surfactant basis?
Preparations with a soap or organic surface-active agent basis are classified under separate tariff lines within Chapter 34 and may attract compliance obligations not applicable to this line.
Last verified against gazette notifications: 2026-05-16. Source: BIS / DGFT / Indian Customs CUSDATA.
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