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34 Soap, organic surface-active agents, washing preparations, lubricating preparations, artificial waxes, prepared waxes, polishing or scouring preparations, candles and similar articles, modelling pastes, «dental waxes» and dental preparations with a basis of plaster

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34 Soap, organic surface-active agents, washing preparations, lubricating preparations, artificial waxes, prepared waxes, polishing or scouring preparations, candles and similar articles, modelling pastes, «dental waxes» and dental preparations with a basis of plaster
HS code	Product	MFN	COMESA-FTA	EAC
3401.11.00	For toilet use (including medicated products)	0.349999994039536	0%	0%
3401.19.00	Other	0.349999994039536	0%	0%
3401.20.10	Soap in other forms	0.349999994039536	0%	0%
3401.20.90	Soap in other forms	0.349999994039536	0%	0%
3401.30.00	Organic surface-active products and preparations for washing the skin, in the form of liquid or cream and put up for retail sale, whether or not containing soap	0.349999994039536	0%	0%
3402.31.00	Linear alkylbenzene sulphonic acids and their salts	0.100000001490116	0%	0%
3402.39.00	Other	0.100000001490116	0%	0%
3402.41.00	Cationic	0.100000001490116	0%	0%
3402.42.00	Non-ionic	0.100000001490116	0%	0%
3402.49.00	Other	0.25%	0%	0%
3402.50.00	Preparations put up for retail sale	0.25%	0%	0%
3402.90.00	Other	0.25%	0%	0%
3403.11.00	Preparations for the treatment of textile materials, leather, furskins or other materials	0.25%	0%	0%
3403.19.00	Other	0.25%	0%	0%
3403.91.00	Preparations for the treatment of textile materials, leather, furskins or other materials	0.25%	0%	0%
3403.99.00	Other	0.25%	0%	0%
3404.20.00	Of poly(oxyethylene) (polyethylene glycol)	0%	0%	0%
3404.90.00	Other	0%	0%	0%
3405.10.00	Polishes, creams and similar preparations for footwear or leather	0.349999994039536	0%	0%
3405.20.00	Polishes, creams and similar preparations for the maintenance of wooden furniture, floors or other woodwork	0.349999994039536	0%	0%

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HS 3405.10.00

Polishes, creams and similar preparations for footwear or leather

Section VI · Products of the chemical & allied industries › Ch 34 Soap, organic surface-active agents, washing preparations, lubricating preparations, artificial waxes, prepared waxes, polishing or scouring preparations, candles and similar articles, modelling pastes, «dental waxes» and dental preparations with a basis of plaster › 34.05 Polishes and creams, for footwear, furniture, floors, coachwork, glass or metal, scouring pastes and powders and similar preparations (whether or not in the form of paper, wadding, felt, nonwovens, cellular plastics or cellular rubber, impregnated, coated or covered with such preparations), excluding waxes of heading 34.04

Applied duty rates

0.349999994039536 MFN applied rate
0% COMESA-FTA preferential rate
0% EAC preferential rate

Exports | US$ thousand

0 200 400 600

2020 2020 $0 To the world $0 Within the Commonwealth

2021 2021 $0 To the world $0 Within the Commonwealth

2022 2022 $487 To the world $0 Within the Commonwealth

2023 2023 $436 To the world $0 Within the Commonwealth

2024 2024 $365 To the world $61 Within the Commonwealth

$239 $73 2025 2025 $239 To the world $73 Within the Commonwealth

To the world
Within the Commonwealth

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Year	To the world	Within the Commonwealth
2020	$0	$0
2021	$0	$0
2022	$487	$0
2023	$436	$0
2024	$365	$61
2025	$239	$73

Imports | US$ thousand

0 1k 2k

2020 2020 $0 From the world $0 Within the Commonwealth

2021 2021 $0 From the world $0 Within the Commonwealth

2022 2022 $1,074 From the world $826 Within the Commonwealth

2023 2023 $1,255 From the world $719 Within the Commonwealth

2024 2024 $1,841 From the world $1,456 Within the Commonwealth

$1,307 $948 2025 2025 $1,307 From the world $948 Within the Commonwealth

From the world
Within the Commonwealth

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Year	From the world	Within the Commonwealth
2020	$0	$0
2021	$0	$0
2022	$1,074	$826
2023	$1,255	$719
2024	$1,841	$1,456
2025	$1,307	$948

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