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2041 Manufacture of soap and detergents, cleaning and polishing preparations


  • 20.41.1 Glycerol
  • 20.41.10 Glycerol

    This subcategory includes:

    • crude glycerol, glycerol waters and glycerol lyes

    This subcategory excludes:

    • glycerol with a purity of 95% or more, see 20.14.23
  • 20.41.2 Organic surface-active agents, except soap

    This category excludes:

    • soap, see 20.41.31
    • toilet soap, see 20.42.19
  • 20.41.20 Organic surface-active agents, except soap

    This subcategory excludes:

    • soap, see 20.41.31
    • toilet soap, see 20.42.19
  • 20.41.3 Soap, washing and cleaning preparations
  • 20.41.31 Soap and organic surface-active products and preparations for use as soap; paper, wadding, felt and non-wovens, impregnated, coated or covered with soap or detergent

    This subcategory excludes:

    • toilet soap, see 20.42.19
  • 20.41.32 Detergents and washing preparations
  • 20.41.4 Odoriferous preparations and waxes
  • 20.41.41 Preparations for perfuming or deodorising rooms
  • 20.41.42 Artificial waxes and prepared waxes
  • 20.41.43 Polishes and creams, for footwear, furniture, floors, coachwork, glass or metal
  • 20.41.44 Scouring pastes and powders and other scouring preparations
  • 20.41.9 Sub-contracted operations as part of manufacturing of soap and detergents, cleaning and polishing preparations
  • 20.41.99 Sub-contracted operations as part of manufacturing of soap and detergents, cleaning and polishing preparations