3401.19.90
Other Laundry Soap, Carbolic Soap
SLSISection VI · PRODUCTS OF THE CHEMICAL OR ALLIED INDUSTRIES · unit: kg
Importing other laundry soap, carbolic soap into Sri Lanka under HS 3401.19.90 attracts CID 20% or Rs 100/kg, VAT 18%, PAL 10%, CESS 30% or Rs 500/kg, SSCL 2.5% at the general rate. Preferential rates for trade-agreement origins and the full levy breakdown are below.
Soap; organic surface-active products and preparations for use as soap, in the form of bars, cakes, moulded pieces or shapes, whether or not containing soap; organic surface-active products and preparations for washing the skin, in the form of liquid or cream and put up for retail sale, whether or not containing soap; paper, wadding, felt and nonwovens, impregnated, coated or covered with soap or detergent.›Soap and organic surface-active products and preparations, in the form of bars, cakes, moulded pieces or shapes, and paper, wadding, felt and nonwovens, impregnated, coated or covered with soap or detergent :›Other :›Other Laundry Soap, Carbolic Soap
Import control statusSLSI
- SSri Lanka Institute of Standards (SLSI) — compulsory conformity inspection
Meanings quoted from the official NITG 2026-05-16 Preamble, “ABBREVIATIONS AND SYMBOLS” (printed p.79). Always confirm the current control regime with Sri Lanka Customs before importing.
Customs Import Duty (CID) by zone
| General (GEN) | 20% or Rs 100/kg20% or Rs.100/- per kg |
Other levies
| VAT | 18%18% |
| PAL (General) | 10%10% |
| PAL (Singapore) | – |
| CESS (General) | 30% or Rs 500/kg30% or Rs.500/= per kg |
| CESS (Singapore) | – |
| Excise | – |
| Surcharge | – |
| SCL | – |
| SSCL | 2.5%2.5% |