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Stainless Steel Scouring Paste

A thick paste with fine abrasives for scouring stainless steel cookware and surfaces, removing grime without soap base. As a scouring paste not in bar form, it fits 3405.90 per chapter notes on abrasives.

Import Duty Rates by Country of Origin

Origin CountryMFN RateCh.99 SurchargesTotal Effective Rate
🇨🇳ChinaFree+37.5%37.5%
🇲🇽MexicoFree+10.0%10%
🇨🇦CanadaFree+10.0%10%
🇩🇪GermanyFree+10.0%10%
🇯🇵JapanFree+12.5%12.5%

Alternative Classifications

This product could be classified differently depending on its characteristics or intended use.

3401.30Lower: 12.5% vs 37.5%

If soap-based with abrasives in bar form

Soap scouring bars stay in 3401; pastes shift per note.

6805.10Lower: 12.5% vs 37.5%

If natural stone abrasives predominant

Abrasive powders on stone shift to Chapter 68.

3405.10Lower: 12.5% vs 37.5%

If specifically for footwear or glass only

Subheadings may apply, but 3405.90 covers other metal scouring.

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Import Tips & Compliance

• Confirm paste form and abrasive nature; not classifiable as powder or 3401 bar

• Include particle size specs to prove non-scratching for metal; SDS mandatory

• Watch for soap content triggering 3401 if water-soluble per definition