Hair preparations; for use on the hair

HS v2022 Code: 3305

About hair preparations; for use on the hair

HS code 3305 covers a wide range of hair care products, including shampoos, conditioners, hair dyes, and styling products. This industry plays a crucial role in the personal care and cosmetics sector, catering to the growing demand for hair care solutions among consumers worldwide. The global hair care market is a multi-billion-dollar industry, driven by factors such as changing fashion trends, increasing disposable incomes, and a growing emphasis on personal grooming and appearance.

Production process

The production of hair care products under HS code 3305 typically involves a combination of chemical and mechanical processes. Key steps include the blending and mixing of various ingredients, such as surfactants, emulsifiers, and conditioning agents, to create the desired formulations. Specialized equipment, such as high-speed mixers and homogenizers, is often used to ensure consistent product quality and stability. Packaging and labeling processes are also crucial to ensure the safe and efficient distribution of these products.

Production inputs

The main inputs required for the production of hair care products under HS code 3305 include a variety of raw materials, such as 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, 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 3401), and 3823 Industrial monocarboxylic fatty acids; acid oils from refining; industrial fatty alcohols. Additionally, specialized machinery and equipment, as well as packaging materials, are essential inputs for this industry.

Production outputs

The main outputs of the hair care industry under HS code 3305 include a wide range of hair care products, such as shampoos, conditioners, hair dyes, hair sprays, and hair gels. These products are primarily consumed by 3304 Cosmetic and toilet preparations, not elsewhere specified or included, as they are used for the care and treatment of the hair. The hair care industry also supplies its outputs to the broader personal care and cosmetics sector, which encompasses a diverse range of products and services.

Family tree for hair preparations; for use on the hair

    graph LR
    A["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/33'>33: Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations</a>"]
A --> B["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/3305'>3305: Hair preparations; for use on the hair</a>"]

    A --> C["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/3301'>3301: Oils; essential (concretes, absolutes); concentrates thereof in fats, fixed oils, waxes or the like (obtained by enfleurage or maceration); aqueous distillates, solutions and terpenic by-products thereof; resinoids; extracted oleoresins</a>"]
A --> D["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/3302'>3302: Odoriferous substances and mixtures (including alcoholic solutions) with a basis of one or more of these substances, of a kind used as raw materials in industry; other preparations based on odoriferous substances, of a kind used for beverage manufacture</a>"]
A --> E["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/3303'>3303: Perfumes and toilet waters</a>"]
A --> F["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/3304'>3304: Cosmetic and toilet preparations; beauty, make-up and skin care preparations (excluding medicaments, including sunscreen or sun tan preparations), manicure or pedicure preparations</a>"]
A --> G["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/3306'>3306: Oral or dental hygiene preparations; including fixative pastes and powders; yarn used to clean between the teeth (dental floss), in individual retail packages</a>"]
A --> H["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/3307'>3307: Perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations; pre-shave, shaving, after-shave, bath preparations; personal deodorants and depilatories; room deodorisers, perfumed or not with disinfectant properties or not</a>"]

    B --> I["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/330510'>330510: Hair preparations; shampoos</a>"]
B --> J["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/330520'>330520: Hair preparations; for permanent waving or straightening</a>"]
B --> K["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/330530'>330530: Hair preparations; lacquers</a>"]
B --> L["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/330590'>330590: Hair preparations; n.e.c. in heading no. 3305</a>"]


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