Recommended INPS scheme:
SEPARATA
Flat-rate scheme (forfettario)
Eligible for the flat-rate scheme?
Yes
Threshold:
€85,000
Profitability coefficient:
67%
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Classification
- CATTIVITÀ MANIFATTURIERE
- 20Fabbricazione di prodotti chimici
- 20.4Fabbricazione di prodotti per il lavaggio, la pulizia e la lucidatura
- 20.41Fabbricazione di saponi e detergenti, di prodotti per la pulizia e la lucidatura
- 20.41.10Fabbricazione di saponi, detergenti e preparazioni tensioattive
Description
- manufacture of organic surface-active agents
- manufacture of paper, wadding, felt, etc., coated or covered with soap or detergent
- manufacture of soap, except cosmetic soap
- manufacture of surface-active preparations:
- washing powders in solid or liquid form and detergents
- dish-washing preparations
- textile softeners
Exclusion notes
Excluded from class 20.41:
- manufacture of separate, chemically defined compounds, see 20.13, 20.14
- manufacture of glycerol, synthesised from petroleum products, see 20.14
- manufacture of cosmetic soap, see 20.42
Frequently asked questions
I produce soaps and detergents but not cosmetic soaps: is it 20.41.10 or the manufacture of cosmetics?
It is 20.41.10. Non-cosmetic soaps, detergents, washing powders, surface-active agents and dishwasher preparations all belong here. Cosmetic soaps and toilet preparations are excluded and go under 20.42.00. The key distinction is precisely cosmetic soap versus ordinary soap and detergent.
I make artisan soap bars: do I fall under 20.41.10 or under cosmetics?
I produce floor detergents but also furniture polishes and waxes: does it all fall under 20.41.10?
No for waxes and polishes. Detergents, non-cosmetic soaps, washing powders and surfactants remain under 20.41.10, while prepared waxes, polishes and creams for leather and wood fall under the companion code 20.41.20. The distinction is between cleaning and polishing.
I produce cloths and wadding already impregnated with soap or detergent: is it still 20.41.10?
Yes. The manufacture of paper, wadding and felt coated or impregnated with soap or detergent is listed specifically under 20.41.10. You stay here as long as the primary product is the detergent on the substrate. For biocidal disinfectants, however, the boundary is with 20.20.00: what matters is whether the cloth cleans or disinfects as a biocide.
Replaces the following ATECO 2007 code
This 2025 code replaced the code in force until 31 March 2025:
- 20.41.10— Fabbricazione di saponi, detergenti e di agenti organici tensioattivi (esclusi i prodotti per toletta)(corrispondenza diretta)