# United States tariff line 3402.42.20.10: Polyethers > In the United States tariff, line 3402.42.20.10 covers other organic surface-active agents, whether or not put up for retail sale, non-ionic, fatty substances of animal, vegetable or microbial origin, polyethers. The general (MFN) duty rate is 4%. It falls under HS subheading 3402.42 in heading 34.02 (chapter 34). Source: https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/3402422010 Last updated: 9 October 2026 [Countries](https://border.bot/countries) / [United States](https://border.bot/countries/united-states) / [Chapter 34](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/34) / [3402.42](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/340242) / [3402.42.20.10](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/3402422010) ## Key facts - Tariff line: 3402.42.20.10 - Covers: Other organic surface-active agents, whether or not put up for retail sale, non-ionic, fatty substances of animal, vegetable or microbial origin, polyethers - Duty (MFN): 4% - Preferential rates: From free (17 programmes or origins) - Additional duties: None recorded - Restrictions: None recorded - Tariff: [United States](https://border.bot/countries/united-states) - HS subheading: [3402.42](https://border.bot/hs-codes/340242) ## What this line covers In the United States tariff, line 3402.42.20.10 covers other organic surface-active agents, whether or not put up for retail sale, non-ionic, fatty substances of animal, vegetable or microbial origin, polyethers. Its legal text is “Polyethers”, read under “Other organic surface-active agents, whether or not put up for retail sale”, “Non-ionic”, “Other” and “Fatty substances of animal, vegetable or microbial origin”. ## How it is structured It falls under HS subheading 3402.42 in heading 34.02 (chapter 34). The first six digits are the Harmonized System code; the 4 digits after them are added by the United States tariff. - Chapter 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 - Heading 34.02: 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 - Subheading 3402.42: Other organic surface-active agents, whether or not put up for retail sale - Within the subheading: Non-ionic - Within the subheading: Other - Within the subheading: Fatty substances of animal, vegetable or microbial origin - Line 3402.42.20.10: Polyethers ## Duty The general (MFN) duty rate is 4%. The rate is published on 3402.42.20. Duty-free entry applies to goods that qualify under 16 programmes, and to goods from a group of origins (origin group A). - Free: a group of origins (origin group A) (A) - Free: United States-Australia Free Trade Agreement (AU) - Free: United States-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (BH) - Free: United States-Chile Free Trade Agreement (CL) - Free: United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act (CO) - Free: African Growth and Opportunity Act (D) - Free: Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act (E) - Free: United States-Israel Free Trade Area (IL) - Free: United States-Jordan Free Trade Area Implementation Act (JO) - Free: United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (KR) - Free: United States-Morocco Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (MA) - Free: United States-Oman Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (OM) - Free: Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement (P) - Free: United States-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act (PA) - Free: United States-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act (PE) - Free: United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (S) - Free: United States-Singapore Free Trade Agreement (SG) ## In other countries No other national tariff on border.bot has live lines under 3402.42 yet. - [The Harmonized System text for 3402.42](https://border.bot/hs-codes/340242) ## Other lines under 3402.42 - [3402.42.10.00](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/3402421000) Aromatic or modified aromatic - [3402.42.20.20](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/3402422020) Esters and ether-esters of polyhydric alcohols - [3402.42.20.50](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/3402422050) Other - [3402.42.90.00](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/3402429000) Other - Previous line: [3402.42.10.00](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/3402421000) Aromatic or modified aromatic - Next line: [3402.42.20.20](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/3402422020) Esters and ether-esters of polyhydric alcohols ## Frequently asked questions ### What does tariff line 3402.42.20.10 cover in the United States tariff? In the United States tariff, line 3402.42.20.10 covers other organic surface-active agents, whether or not put up for retail sale, non-ionic, fatty substances of animal, vegetable or microbial origin, polyethers. ### What is the general (MFN) duty on 3402.42.20.10 in the United States? The general (MFN) duty rate is 4%. The rate is published on 3402.42.20. ### Which preferential rates apply to 3402.42.20.10? Duty-free entry applies to goods that qualify under 16 programmes: the United States-Australia Free Trade Agreement, the United States-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act, the United States-Chile Free Trade Agreement, the United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act, African Growth and Opportunity Act, Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act, the United States-Israel Free Trade Area, the United States-Jordan Free Trade Area Implementation Act, the United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act, the United States-Morocco Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act, the United States-Oman Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act, the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement, the United States-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act, the United States-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act, the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement and the United States-Singapore Free Trade Agreement, and to goods from a group of origins (origin group A). ## Sources and updates The tariff lines for the United States come from border.bot release 1 (edition 2026HTSRev21), read from the publisher’s files, and have been live since 9 October 2026. The duty rates for the United States come from border.bot release 1 (edition 2026HTSRev21), read from the publisher’s files, and have been live since 9 October 2026. The trade programmes for the United States come from border.bot release 1 (edition 2026HTSRev21), read from the publisher’s files, and have been live since 9 October 2026. This page was last updated on 9 October 2026. Guidance from published tariff data, not a binding ruling. For a decision customs must follow, apply to the destination’s customs authority for a binding tariff ruling. Official source files: - https://hts.usitc.gov/reststop/exportList?from=0000000000&to=9999999999&format=CSV&styles=false Machine-readable: https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/3402422010.json