# HTS 3402.42.20: Fatty substances of animal, vegetable or microbial origin

> Plain-language tariff reference from the USITC Harmonized Tariff Schedule on [PlainTariff](https://plaintariff.com/).

## Duty rates

- **General (MFN) rate:** 4%
- **Special / FTA rate:** Free (A, AU, BH, CL, CO, D, E, IL, JO, K, KR, MA, OM, P, PA, PE, S, SG)
- **Column 2 rate:** 16.5¢/kg + 30%
- **Corpus rank:** #4493 of 6827 among dutiable tariff lines
- **Percentile among ad-valorem lines:** 66th of 13,544 rated lines

## Classification path

- **Section VI:** [Products of the Chemical or Allied Industries](https://plaintariff.com/section/vi-products-of-the-chemical-or-allied-industries)
- **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://plaintariff.com/chapter/chapter-34-soap-organic-surface-active-agents-washing-preparations-lubricating-preparations)
- **HTS code:** 3402.42.20

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*Source: U.S. International Trade Commission Harmonized Tariff Schedule. HTML canonical: https://plaintariff.com/heading/34024220-fatty-substances-of-animal-vegetable-or-microbial-origin*