HSN Code and GST Tax rate for Soap, organic surface-active agents, washing preparations, lubricating preparations, artificial waxes, prepared waxes, polishing or scouring preparations, candles, and similar articles, modeling pastes, “dental waxes” and dental preparations with a basis of plaster under section-6 chapter-34
If the trader’s trades for
- Soap,
- organic surface-active agents,
- washing preparations,
- lubricating preparations,
- artificial waxes prepared waxes,
- polishing or scouring preparations,
- candles, and similar articles,
- modeling pastes, “dental waxes” and dental preparations with a basis of plaster.
then they will have to use the HSN CODE for the all of this in the invoice or in the GST Return for identifications of the Soap, organic surface-active agents, washing preparations, lubricating preparations, artificial waxes, prepared waxes, polishing or scouring preparations, candles, and similar articles, modeling pastes, “dental waxes” and dental preparations with a basis of plaster
According to the chapter-34 of section-6 – Notes
This Chapter does not cover :
(a) edible mixtures or preparations of animal or vegetable fats or oils of a kind used as mold release preparations (heading 1517),
(b) separate chemically defined compounds, or
(c) shampoos, dentrifices, shaving creams, and foams, or bath preparations, containing soap or other organic surface-active agents (heading 3305, 3306 or 3307).
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HSN Code for Soap, organic surface-active agents, washing preparations
GOODS DESCRIPTION | HSN CODE Chapter/ Heading |
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Soap; organic surface-active products and preparations for use as soap, in the form of bars, cakes, molded pieces or shapes, whether or not containing soap; 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; paper, wadding, felt and nonwovens, impregnated, coated or covered with soap or detergent | 3401 |
Organic surface-active agents (other than soap); surface-active preparations, washing preparations (including auxiliary washing preparations) and cleaning preparations, whether or not containing soap, other than those of heading 3401 | 3402 |
Lubricating preparations (including cutting oil preparations, bolt or nut release preparations, anti-rust or anticorrosion preparations and mold release preparations, based on lubricants) and preparations of a kind used for the oil or grease treatment of textile materials, leather, fur-skins or other materials, but excluding preparations containing, as basic constituents, 70 % or more by weight of petroleum oils or of oils obtained from bituminous minerals | 3403 |
Artificial waxes and prepared waxes | 3404 |
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 3404 | 3405 |
Candles, tapers and the like | 3406 |
Modeling pastes, including those put up for children’s amusement; preparations known as “dental wax” or as “dental impression compounds”, put up in sets, in packings for retail sale or in plates, horseshoe shapes, sticks or similar forms; other preparations for use in dentistry, with a basis of plaster (of calcined gypsum or calcium sulfate) | 3407 |
GST Tax rate for Soap, organic surface-active agents, washing preparations
GOODS DESCRIPTION | HSN CODE Chapter/ Heading | GST TAX RATE |
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Soap; organic surface-active products and preparations for use as soap, in the form of bars, cakes, molded pieces or shapes, whether or not containing soap; 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; paper, wadding, felt and nonwovens, impregnated, coated or covered with soap or detergent | 3401 | 18% |
Organic surface-active agents (other than soap); surface-active preparations, washing preparations (including auxiliary washing preparations) and cleaning preparations, whether or not containing soap, other than those of heading 3401 | 3402 | |
Sulphonated castor oil, fish oil or sperm oil | 3402 | 5% |
Organic surface-active agents (other than soap); surface-active preparations, washing preparations (including auxiliary washing preparations) and cleaning preparations, whether or not containing soap, other than those of heading 3401 [other than Sulphonated castor oil, fish oil or sperm oil] | 3402 | 18% |
Lubricating preparations (including cutting oil preparations, bolt or nut release preparations, anti-rust or anticorrosion preparations and mold release preparations, based on lubricants) and preparations of a kind used for the oil or grease treatment of textile materials, leather, fur-skins or other materials, but excluding preparations containing, as basic constituents, 70 % or more by weight of petroleum oils or of oils obtained from bituminous minerals | 3403 | 18% |
Artificial waxes and prepared waxes | 3404 | 18% |
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 3404 | 3405 | 18% |
Candles, tapers and the like Handcrafted candles | 3406 | 12% |
Modeling pastes, including those put up for children’s amusement; preparations known as “dental wax” or as “dental impression compounds”, put up in sets, in packings for retail sale or in plates, horseshoe shapes, sticks or similar forms; other preparations for use in dentistry, with a basis of plaster (of calcined gypsum or calcium sulfate) | 3407 | 18% |
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I make hand made 100% vegetarian sls/sles and paraben free soap bars molded in different shapes with weight ranging from 15 to 120 grams.
What will be the 8 digit HSN code classification for the same.
Is it 34011941.
Thanks for clarifying.