Waxes; artificial, prepared

HS v2022 Code: 3404

About waxes; artificial, prepared

HS code 3404 covers a diverse range of artificial and prepared waxes, which are essential materials in various industries. These waxes serve as lubricants, polishes, and coatings, finding applications in sectors such as automotive, furniture, and cosmetics. As a versatile group of products, artificial waxes play a crucial role in the global economy, enabling the production and maintenance of a wide array of consumer and industrial goods.

Production process

The production of artificial waxes covered under HS code 3404 typically involves chemical synthesis or modification of natural waxes. Common techniques include hydrogenation, esterification, and polymerization of various feedstocks, such as fatty acids, alcohols, and hydrocarbon compounds. The resulting waxes are then refined, blended, and processed to achieve the desired physical and chemical properties for specific applications.

Production inputs

The main inputs required for the production of artificial waxes under HS code 3404 include a range of organic chemicals, such as 2905 Acyclic alcohols, 2915 Saturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids, and 2916 Unsaturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids. Additionally, various catalysts, solvents, and processing aids are utilized in the manufacturing process. Specialized equipment, such as reactors, distillation columns, and blending units, are also essential for the production of these waxes.

Production outputs

The artificial waxes produced under HS code 3404 find a wide range of applications across different industries. These waxes are used as lubricants, polishes, and coatings in sectors such as 3405 Polishes and creams, for footwear, furniture, floors, coachwork, glass or metal, 3506 Prepared glues and other prepared adhesives, not elsewhere specified or included; products suitable for use as glues or adhesives, put up for retail sale as glues or adhesives, not exceeding a net weight of 1 kg, and 3307 Pre-shave, shaving or after-shave preparations, personal deodorants, bath preparations, depilatories and other perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations, not elsewhere specified or included. The versatility of these waxes ensures their consumption by a diverse range of industries and their integration into a wide array of consumer and industrial products.

Family tree for waxes; artificial, prepared

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    A["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/34'>34: Soap, organic surface-active agents; washing, lubricating, polishing or scouring preparations; artificial or prepared waxes, candles and similar articles, modelling pastes, dental waxes and dental preparations with a basis of plaster</a>"]
A --> B["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/3404'>3404: Waxes; artificial, prepared</a>"]

    A --> C["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/3401'>3401: Soap; organic surface-active preparations used as soap, skin washing, in bars, cakes, moulded pieces, shapes, liquid or cream, containing soap or not; for retail, paper, wadding, felt and nonwovens, impregnated, coated or covered with soap or detergent</a>"]
A --> D["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/3402'>3402: Organic surface-active agents (not soap); surface-active, washing (including auxiliary washing) and cleaning preparations, containing soap or not, excluding those of heading no. 3401</a>"]
A --> E["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/3403'>3403: Lubricating preparations and those used in oil or grease treatment of textile and similar materials; excluding preparations containing 70% or more (by weight) of petroleum or bituminous mineral oils</a>"]
A --> F["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/3405'>3405: Polishes, creams, scouring pastes, powders and similar; in any form, (including articles impregnated, coated or covered with such), for furniture, footwear, floors, coachwork, glass or metal</a>"]
A --> G["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/3406'>3406: Candles, tapers and the like</a>"]
A --> H["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/3407'>3407: Modelling pastes, including those for children; dental wax, impression compounds, in sets or packings for retail sale or in plates and similar forms; dentistry preparations with plaster base</a>"]

    B --> I["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/340420'>340420: Waxes; artificial and prepared, of poly(oxyethylene) (polyethylene glycol)</a>"]
B --> J["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/340490'>340490: Waxes; artificial and prepared, other than of polyethylene glycol</a>"]


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