Polishes and creams — HTS 3405
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
Chapter 34 › Heading 3405
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 3405 is a broad product category for prepared cleaning, polishing, and scouring products. It can include footwear polish, furniture or floor polish, preparations for coachwork (vehicle bodies), glass or metal cleaners and polishes, and scouring pastes or powders. It may also cover these preparations applied to paper, wadding, felt, nonwovens, cellular plastics, or cellular rubber. Waxes classified in heading 3404 are excluded.
To reach the correct 8-digit HTSUS code, first confirm that the product belongs in heading 3405, then follow the heading’s subheadings and statistical breakouts. The relevant distinction is usually the product’s intended use or type—such as footwear, furniture, floor, vehicle, glass, metal, or scouring preparation—and sometimes the product’s physical form or composition. Read the complete 8-digit description and the applicable legal notes, rather than choosing based only on a product name.
What to check
- Check the formulation and intended use: review the label, technical data sheet, ingredients, and marketing claims to determine whether the preparation is for footwear, furniture, floors, vehicles, glass, metal, or scouring.
- Confirm whether the item is a wax of heading 3404; a wax product may be excluded from heading 3405 even if it is marketed as a polish.
- Check whether the preparation is sold on an impregnated, coated, or covered support such as paper, felt, nonwoven material, or cellular plastic or rubber.
- Compare every candidate 8-digit description and any chapter or section notes, including wording about forms, materials, or exclusions.
- Keep product records and request a customs-broker or binding-ruling review when the formulation, primary use, or classification is unclear.
HTS heading 3405 summary
Polishes and creams is a 4-digit product category containing 5 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3405.10.00.00 👉 | Polishes, creams and similar preparations for footwear or leather | Free | — | 25% |
| 3405.20.00.00 👉 | Polishes, creams and similar preparations for the maintenance of wooden furniture, floors or other woodwork | Free | — | 25% |
| 3405.30.00.00 👉 | Polishes and similar preparations for coachwork, other than metal polishes | Free | — | 25% |
| 3405.40.00.00 👉 | Scouring pastes and powders and other scouring preparations | Free | — | 4.4¢/kg + 15% |
| 3405.90.00.00 👉 | Other | Free | — | 25% |
"Special" shows the free-trade-agreement rate; open a code to see exactly which countries qualify.
Common questions
What products fall under HTS heading 3405?
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. 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.