Code 3403 99 · Heading 3403

Prepared lubricants and similar products, without petroleum oils, excluding textile, leather and fur treatment products

This code covers prepared lubricants, including cutting oils, thread-loosening products, anti-rust and anti-corrosion products, and mould-release products, when they are based on lubricants and contain no oils extracted from petroleum or crude oils from bituminous minerals. It excludes products for treating textiles, leather, fur skins or other materials.

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Official tariff text

Lubricant preparations, incl. cutting-oil preparations, bolt or nut release preparations, anti-rust or anti-corrosion preparations and mould-release preparations, based on lubricants but not containing petroleum oil or bituminous mineral oil (excl. preparations for the treatment of textiles, leather, furskins and other materials)

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Step 1 · Section VI Products of the chemical or allied industries
Is it an inorganic or organic chemical; a pharmaceutical product; a fertilizer; a tanning or dye extract, pigment, paint, varnish, filler or printing ink; an essential oil, perfume, cosmetic or toilet product; soap, a surface-active, washing, cleaning, polishing or wax product; a protein, modified starch, glue or enzyme; an explosive, pyrotechnic article, match or other specified combustible material; a photographic or cinematographic product; or another chemical product?
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Step 2 · Chapter 34 Soap, organic surface-active agents, washing prepar… 7 of 11 chapters in section VI
Is it soap or a skin-washing product in liquid or cream form for retail sale; another organic surfactant, washing or cleaning product; a prepared lubricant; synthetic or prepared wax; a polishing or scouring product; a stearin, paraffin or wax candle or similar product; or modelling paste, dental wax, dental impression material or another dental preparation based on gypsum, burnt gypsum or calcium sulphate?
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Step 3 · Heading 3403 Lubricant preparations, incl. cutting-oil preparati… 3 of 7 headings under chapter 34
Is it a preparation for treating textiles, leather, fur skins or other materials, or is it a prepared lubricant such as a cutting oil, thread-loosening product, rust or corrosion preventive, or mould-release preparation—and does it contain petroleum-derived oils?
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Step 4 · Subheading 3403 99 Lubricant preparations, incl. cutting-oil preparati… 4 of 4 subheadings under heading 3403
Is the product a prepared lubricant, cutting oil, thread-loosening product, anti-rust or anti-corrosion product, or mould-release product, based on lubricants, with no oils extracted from petroleum or crude oils from bituminous minerals, and not a product for treating textiles, leather, fur skins or other materials?

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Import duty on the codes below: 4.6%

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3403 99 00

4.6%

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3403 11 Textile lubricant preparations and preparations of a kind used for the oil or grease treatment of leather, furskins or other material containing petroleum oil or bituminous mineral oil (excl. preparations containing, as basic constituents, >= 70% petroleum oil or bituminous mineral oil by weight) 4.6%
3403 19 Lubricant preparations, incl. cutting-oil preparations, bolt or nut release preparations, anti-rust or anti-corrosion preparations and mould-release preparations, based on lubricants and containing petroleum oil or bituminous mineral oil (excl. preparations containing, as basic constituents, >= 70% of petroleum oil or bituminous mineral oil by weight and preparations for treating textiles, leather, furskins and other materials) 4.6–6.5%
3403 91 Textile lubricant preparations and preparations of a kind used for the oil or grease treatment of leather, furskins or other material not containing petroleum oil or bituminous mineral oil 4.6%
3403 99 Lubricant preparations, incl. cutting-oil preparations, bolt or nut release preparations, anti-rust or anti-corrosion preparations and mould-release preparations, based on lubricants but not containing petroleum oil or bituminous mineral oil (excl. preparations for the treatment of textiles, leather, furskins and other materials) you are here 4.6%

Selling to Norway, Great Britain and the United States

What they charge on arrival.

Norway, Great Britain and the United States use their own tariff lines under the 6-digit HS code. The rates below are what their customs charge on goods arriving from the EU. Match the goods against each country's own wording before you rely on a rate.

Norway

Duty free

Their lines2 Norwegian lines

34.03.9901 Containing trichloroethylene (TRI) or tetrachloroethylene (PER)

Norwegian tariff data checked Sept. 13, 2026.

Great Britain

4.0%

Their lines1 British line
EU originDuty free

3403 99 00 00 Other

Northern Ireland follows other rules.

UK tariff data checked Sept. 13, 2026.

United States

10.0%

Estimated from published US measures

Their lines1 US line
Entry dateSept. 17, 2026

3403.99.00.00 Lubricating preparations

The US importer of record files the entry.

US tariff data checked Sept. 16, 2026.

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Selling to Norway

Norway splits the 6-digit category its own way, so these are Norway's own lines under it, not this EU code. Check your product against their wording; what Norwegian customs charges is shown per line.

34.03.9901

Containing trichloroethylene (TRI) or tetrachloroethylene (PER)

Ordinary duty

Duty free
34.03.9909

Other

Ordinary duty

Duty free

Norwegian tariff data version 1.5/1.2, last checked Sept. 13, 2026.

Contains data from Norwegian Customs (data.toll.no), licensed under CC BY 4.0, adapted for display.

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Selling to Great Britain

What UK customs charges when goods like these arrive in Great Britain.

3403 99 00 00

Other

Ordinary duty

4.0%

Goods of EU origin

Duty free You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.

These rates apply in Great Britain. Different rules may apply for goods entering Northern Ireland.

UK tariff data version v4.0.1599, last checked Sept. 13, 2026.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Source: UK Department for Business and Trade (data.api.trade.gov.uk).

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Selling to the United States

What US customs charges when goods like these arrive from the EU. The US importer of record files the entry and pays the duty.

3403.99.00.00

Lubricating preparations (including cutting-oil preparations, bolt or nut release preparations, antirust or anticorrosion preparations and mold release preparations, based on lubricants) and preparations of a kind used for the oil or grease treatment of textile materials, leather, furskins or other materials, but excluding preparations containing, as basic constituents, 70 percent or more by weight of petroleum oils or oils obtained from bituminous minerals, Other

General rate

6.5%

From the EU

10.0% Estimated from published US measures US headings applied: 9903.05.39 Section 301 forced-labour action, 91 FR 47318 (memorandum 91 FR 47717), U.S. note 52 to subchapter III of chapter 99

Worked out for an entry on Sept. 17, 2026.

US tariff schedule 2026HTSRev19, last checked Sept. 16, 2026.

Last change we recorded: Revision 19 (2026), Sept. 16, 2026.

Anti-dumping and countervailing duties, US import taxes and customs fees are not included.

The descriptions above are the US tariff texts, which the United States publishes in English only.

Source: the US International Trade Commission's Harmonized Tariff Schedule (hts.usitc.gov), public domain, and the measures published in the Federal Register.

This is a planning estimate from the US Harmonized Tariff Schedule (revision shown) and the published Federal Register measures as of the date shown, for a shipment of EU origin. It is not a customs entry, legal advice or a broker's opinion, and tariffs.help is not a US-licensed customs broker. The US importer of record or their broker confirms the classification, origin, value and the duty due before filing.

Duty rates shown here are estimates, read from official EU / Danish, Norwegian and UK tariff data for orientation only. Confirm the current rate with Toldstyrelsen, TARIC, Norwegian Customs or the UK Online Trade Tariff before you file. The rate you pay can also depend on the country of origin. These are base customs duties only: import VAT, excise duties, anti-dumping duties and safeguard or quota measures are not included.