HSN 3406: Candles – GST Rate

HSN 3406 covers candles, tapers and the like. GST on HSN 3406 is 5% (rates effective 22 September 2025). This heading has 2 tariff items, for example 3406 00 10 and 3406 00 90.

Chapter 34: Soap, organic surface-active agents, washing preparations, lubricating preparations, artificial waxes, prepared waxes, polishing or scouring preparations, candles and similar articles, modelling pastes, "dental waxes" and dental preparations with a basis of plaster

GST rates as per CBIC Notifications 09/2025 and 10/2025 (Central Tax - Rate), effective 22 September 2025. Last updated: October 2026. Always verify on the official GST portal before filing.

GST Rates for Heading 3406

5%CGST 2.5% + SGST 2.5% / IGST 5%

Candles, tapers and the like

Reference: Schedule I, S. No. 253 (Spec: 3406)

Sub-Headings & Tariff Items Under 3406

Showing 3 sub-classification codes with complete hierarchy descriptions.

3406006-Digit Sub-heading

Chain: Soap, Organic Surface-Active Agents, Washing Preparations, Lubricating Preparations, Artificial Waxes, Prepared Waxes, Polishing Or Scouring Preparations, Candles And Similar Articles, Modelling Pastes, "Dental Waxes" And Dental Preparations With A Basis Of Plaster > Candles, Tapers And The Like > Candles, Tapers And The Like:

340600108-Digit Tariff Item

340600908-Digit Tariff Item

Other Headings in Chapter 34

HSN 3401

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

HSN 3402

Organic Surface-Active Agents (Other Than Soap), Surface-Active Preparations, Washing Preparations (Including Auxiliary Washing Preparations) And Cleaning Preparations, Whether Or Not Containing Soap, Other Than Those Of Heading 3400

HSN 3403

Lubricating Preparations (Including Cutting-Oil Preparations, Bolt Or Nut Release Preparations, Anti-Rust Or Anti-Corrosion Preparations And Mould 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% Or More By Weight Of Petroleum Oils Or Of Oils Obtained From Bituminous Minerals

HSN 3404

Artificial Waxes And Prepared Waxes

HSN 3405

Polishes And Creams, For Footwear, Furniture, Floors, Coachwork, Glass Or Metal, Scouring Pastes And Powders And Similar Preparations (Whether Or Not In The Form Of Paper, Wadding, Felt, Nonwovens, Cellular Plastics Or Cellular Rubber, Impregnated, Coated Or Covered With Such Preparations), Excluding Waxes Of Heading 3403

HSN 3407

Modelling Pastes, Including Those Put Up For Children'S Amusement, Preparations Known As "Dental Wax" Or As "Dental Impression Compounds", Put Up In Sets, In Packings For Retail Sale Or In Plates, Horseshoe Shapes, Sticks Or Similar Forms, Other Preparations For Use In Dentistry, With A Basis Of Plaster (Of Calcined Gypsum Or Calcium Sulphate)

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