# HS code 3404.20: Artificial waxes and prepared waxes, of poly(oxyethylene) (polyethylene glycol)

> HS code 3404.20 covers artificial waxes and prepared waxes, of poly(oxyethylene) (polyethylene glycol). It sits in heading 34.04 (artificial waxes and prepared waxes) in 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). Other goods of heading 34.04 are classified under 3404.90 (other). National tariff lines under 3404.20 are live on border.bot for the United States (1 line, also used by 1 other country).

Source: https://border.bot/hs-codes/340420
Last updated: 11 October 2026

[HS codes](https://border.bot/hs-codes) / [Chapter 34](https://border.bot/hs-codes/34) / [34.04](https://border.bot/hs-codes/3404) / [3404.20](https://border.bot/hs-codes/340420)

## Key facts

- HS code: 3404.20
- Covers: Artificial waxes and prepared waxes, of poly(oxyethylene) (polyethylene glycol)
- Heading: [34.04: Artificial waxes and prepared waxes](https://border.bot/hs-codes/3404)
- 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](https://border.bot/hs-codes/34)
- Edition: HS2022
- Duty in the United States: [See its 1 line](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/340420)

## What this code covers

HS code 3404.20 covers artificial waxes and prepared waxes, of poly(oxyethylene) (polyethylene glycol).

The legal text of the subheading is “Of poly(oxyethylene) (polyethylene glycol)”, in HS2022.

## What it doesn’t cover

Other goods of heading 34.04 are classified under 3404.90 (other).

- [3404.90](https://border.bot/hs-codes/340490) Other

## How it is structured

3404.20 is a six-digit subheading. Its first two digits, 34, are the chapter; the first four, 3404, are heading 34.04; the last two, 20, identify the subheading within the heading.

Countries add their own digits after these six for their national tariff lines.

- 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 34.04: Artificial waxes and prepared waxes
- Subheading 3404.20: Of poly(oxyethylene) (polyethylene glycol)

## In other countries

National tariff lines under 3404.20 are live on border.bot for the United States (1 line, also used by 1 other country).

- [United States](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/340420): 1 line, used by 1 other country

- Previous subheading: [3403.99](https://border.bot/hs-codes/340399) Other: Other
- Next subheading: [3404.90](https://border.bot/hs-codes/340490) Other

## Frequently asked questions

### What does HS code 3404.20 cover?

HS code 3404.20 covers artificial waxes and prepared waxes, of poly(oxyethylene) (polyethylene glycol).

### Which heading and chapter is HS code 3404.20 in?

HS code 3404.20 is in heading 34.04 (artificial waxes and prepared waxes) in 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).

### Where are goods of heading 34.04 classified when 3404.20 doesn’t fit?

Other goods of heading 34.04 are classified under 3404.90 (other).

### Which countries’ tariffs list national lines under HS code 3404.20?

National tariff lines under 3404.20 are live on border.bot for the United States (1 line, also used by 1 other country).

## Sources and updates

The Harmonized System legal text comes from border.bot release 2 (edition HS 2022), imported from a file, and has been live since 11 October 2026.

This page was last updated on 11 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.

Machine-readable: https://border.bot/hs-codes/340420.json