Artificial waxes and prepared waxes — HTS 3404
Artificial waxes and prepared waxes
Chapter 34 › Heading 3404
2026 HTS Rev 19 Synced Rules verified Operational
Written to help non-specialists understand this page. Rates, dates, and legal facts come from the official records above and on the linked source.
HTS heading 3404 groups artificial waxes and prepared waxes. It is a broad four-digit product category for wax-like materials made or modified through chemical or industrial processes, as well as wax preparations formulated for particular uses. The heading can cover products sold as raw materials, blends, pastes, emulsions, or similar preparations, but the exact scope depends on the product’s composition and form.
To reach the correct eight-digit HTSUS code, start with the product’s ingredients, manufacturing process, and physical presentation. The narrower subheadings commonly distinguish products by material or type, such as whether the wax is artificial, prepared, blended, or otherwise described in the tariff schedule. Review the legal heading and subheading text, the section and chapter notes, and the applicable statistical suffix; product descriptions alone are not enough. If the item is a finished article containing wax rather than wax sold as a material or preparation, another heading may apply.
What to check
- Obtain the complete ingredient or composition statement, including the identity and proportion of waxes, oils, resins, polymers, and additives.
- Confirm how the product was made: chemically synthesized, refined, blended, emulsified, or prepared for a specific industrial or consumer use.
- Record the product’s physical form and packaging, such as flakes, pellets, liquid, paste, emulsion, or retail preparation.
- Compare the product facts with every candidate subheading and read the relevant section, chapter, and heading notes before selecting the eight-digit code.
- Request a customs broker’s review or a binding ruling when composition, processing, or the distinction between a wax material and a finished article is unclear.
HTS heading 3404 summary
Artificial waxes and prepared waxes is a 4-digit product category containing 1 published product-code lines in this snapshot. A heading does not carry one universal duty rate; classification must be narrowed to the line matching the product facts.
How to find your code in this category
A heading is a product category. To get the exact duty, narrow from this 4-digit heading to a sub-category (usually by material), then open the 8-digit code that matches your product.
Open any code in the tables below to see its exact duty rate, a duty calculator (enter your shipment value → estimated duty and landed cost), the rate-change history chart, and the country-by-country breakdown (including Section 301/232 add-on duties).
Why you have to click in: a single category can contain products with very different duties. The rate depends on the specific product — its material and construction — and on the country of origin, and those only get pinned down at the 8-digit code level. That is why this page points you to codes instead of showing one rate for the whole category.
Sub-categories
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
| 3404.90 | Other |
Product codes & duty rates
👇 Each row is a specific product code — click a blue code to open its full page with exact duty rates by country, the rate-history chart, and a duty calculator. 👉
| Code | Description | General (MFN) | Special | Column 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3404.20.00.00 👉 | Of poly(oxyethylene) (polyethylene glycol) | Free | — | 54.5% |
"Special" shows the free-trade-agreement rate; open a code to see exactly which countries qualify.
Common questions
What products fall under HTS heading 3404?
Artificial waxes and prepared waxes. To classify a specific item you must pick the matching sub-category and 8-digit code above; the right choice usually depends on the material and construction of the product.
How do I choose the right code within this category?
Start from the sub-categories (typically divided by material—for example cotton versus man-made fibers), then open the active 8- or 10-digit code that matches the product. When unsure, a licensed customs broker or a CBP binding ruling can confirm the classification.
Reference information only, not customs, legal, or classification advice. Confirm the current code and rate against the official HTS before you import.