Human hair; unworked, whether or not washed or scoured; waste of human hair

HS v2022 Code: 0501

About human hair; unworked, whether or not washed or scoured; waste of human hair

HS code 0501 covers the trade and processing of human hair, a unique and versatile raw material with a wide range of applications. The global human hair industry plays a significant role in the broader economy, supporting industries such as 6704 Wigs, false beards, eyebrows and eyelashes, switches and the like, of human or animal hair or of textile materials; articles of human hair not elsewhere specified or included and 6703 Human hair, dressed, thinned, bleached or otherwise worked; wool or other animal hair prepared for use in making wigs or the like.

Production process

The production of human hair for trade typically involves the collection, sorting, and processing of hair from various sources. Hair is often collected from salons, barbershops, or directly from individuals, then washed, scoured, and graded based on factors such as color, length, and quality. Advanced techniques may also include bleaching, dyeing, or other treatments to meet specific market demands.

Production inputs

The primary input for this industry is, of course, human hair itself. Collectors and processors also require basic equipment such as washing and drying facilities, sorting tools, and storage containers. Depending on the level of processing, additional inputs like chemicals for washing, bleaching, or dyeing may be necessary.

Production outputs

The main outputs of the human hair industry are the raw, unworked hair materials covered under HS code 0501, as well as processed hair products that fall under codes such as 6703 Human hair, dressed, thinned, bleached or otherwise worked; wool or other animal hair prepared for use in making wigs or the like and 6704 Wigs, false beards, eyebrows and eyelashes, switches and the like, of human or animal hair or of textile materials; articles of human hair not elsewhere specified or included. These outputs are then consumed by various industries, including the fashion, beauty, and medical sectors.

Family tree for human hair; unworked, whether or not washed or scoured; waste of human hair

    graph LR
    A["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/05'>05: Animal originated products; not elsewhere specified or included</a>"]
A --> B["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/0501'>0501: Human hair; unworked, whether or not washed or scoured; waste of human hair</a>"]

    A --> C["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/0502'>0502: Pigs', hogs' or boars' bristles and hair; and waste thereof</a>"]
A --> D["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/0504'>0504: Guts, bladders and stomachs of animals (other than fish); whole and pieces thereof, fresh, chilled, frozen, salted, in brine, dried or smoked</a>"]
A --> E["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/0505'>0505: Skins and other parts of birds with feathers, down; feathers, down and parts thereof; not further worked than cleaned, disinfected, treated for preservation; powder, waste and parts of feathers</a>"]
A --> F["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/0506'>0506: Bones and horn-cores, unworked, defatted, simply prepared (but not cut to shape), treated with acid or degelatinised; powder and waste of these products</a>"]
A --> G["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/0507'>0507: Ivory, tortoise-shell, whalebone and whalebone hair, horns, antlers, hooves, nails, claws and beaks unworked or simply prepared, not cut to shape; waste and powder of these products</a>"]
A --> H["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/0508'>0508: Coral and similar materials, unworked or simply prepared, shells of molluscs, crustaceans or echinoderms and cuttle-bone, not cut to shape powder and waste thereof</a>"]
A --> I["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/0510'>0510: Ambergris, castoreum, civet and musk; cantharides; bile, dried or not glands, other animal products used in preparation of pharmaceutical products, fresh chilled, frozen or otherwise provisionally preserved</a>"]
A --> J["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/0511'>0511: Animal products not elsewhere specified or included; dead animals of chapter 1 or 3, unfit for human consumption</a>"]

    B --> K["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/050100'>050100: Animal products; hair, human, unworked, whether or not washed or scoured, and waste of human hair</a>"]


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