Heading · Chapter 05
0501: Human hair, unworked, whether or not washed or scoured; waste of human hair
Heading 0501 has no further six-digit division: the whole heading is subheading 0501.00, in chapter 05 (products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included).
Duty rates compared
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EU: imports by month
World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$14kUS$14k+US$172k+US$841k+> US$6m
Exports: 81
- India: US$189m
- Singapore: US$12m
- Pakistan: US$6m
- Italy: US$4m
- United States: US$1m
- China: US$1m
- Brazil: US$841k
- Vietnam: US$799k
- Germany: US$729k
- Myanmar (Burma): US$698k
- Bolivia: US$505k
- South Korea: US$409k
- Bangladesh: US$301k
- Uzbekistan: US$269k
- Japan: US$231k
- Peru: US$230k
- Indonesia: US$215k
- Ukraine: US$172k
- Nepal: US$143k
- Türkiye: US$113k
- United Arab Emirates: US$104k
- Hungary: US$92k
- Thailand: US$60k
- Nigeria: US$57k
- United Kingdom: US$52k
- Russia: US$36k
- Guatemala: US$34k
- Argentina: US$33k
- Tajikistan: US$33k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$24k
- Spain: US$20k
- Afghanistan: US$16k
- Georgia: US$16k
- Belarus: US$15k
- South Africa: US$14k
- Malaysia: US$13k
- France: US$11k
- Slovakia: US$9k
- Angola: US$6k
- Belgium: US$5k
- Philippines: US$4k
- Portugal: US$4k
- Armenia: US$4k
- Taiwan: US$3k
- Ethiopia: US$2k
- New Zealand: US$2k
- Sweden: US$2k
- Netherlands: US$2k
- Norway: US$2k
- Canada: US$1k
- Switzerland: US$1k
- Poland: US$900
- Cyprus: US$800
- Ireland: US$700
- Egypt: US$500
- Costa Rica: US$400
- Dominican Republic: US$400
- Australia: US$300
- Ghana: US$300
- Cameroon: US$200
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$19kUS$19k+US$111k+US$523k+> US$6m
Imports: 88
- Myanmar (Burma): US$187m
- Austria: US$17m
- Italy: US$6m
- China: US$3m
- Thailand: US$1m
- Israel: US$896k
- Germany: US$699k
- Vietnam: US$680k
- Bangladesh: US$523k
- Sweden: US$461k
- Netherlands: US$400k
- United Kingdom: US$366k
- South Korea: US$353k
- Poland: US$297k
- Malaysia: US$237k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$177k
- France: US$166k
- Hungary: US$144k
- United Arab Emirates: US$126k
- Oman: US$111k
- United States: US$111k
- Brazil: US$110k
- Slovakia: US$95k
- Czechia: US$70k
- Türkiye: US$60k
- Madagascar: US$58k
- Jamaica: US$48k
- Chile: US$44k
- Belize: US$39k
- Uzbekistan: US$30k
- Belgium: US$29k
- Saudi Arabia: US$26k
- Latvia: US$25k
- Mexico: US$24k
- Luxembourg: US$23k
- Portugal: US$22k
- Denmark: US$21k
- Finland: US$21k
- Argentina: US$20k
- Slovenia: US$19k
- Spain: US$19k
- Guyana: US$19k
- Indonesia: US$19k
- Bulgaria: US$15k
- Singapore: US$14k
- Canada: US$13k
- Switzerland: US$13k
- Bahamas: US$12k
- Japan: US$10k
- Bahrain: US$10k
- Greece: US$9k
- Kuwait: US$9k
- Lesotho: US$9k
- Russia: US$8k
- Mozambique: US$8k
- Estonia: US$7k
- Taiwan: US$6k
- Croatia: US$6k
- Romania: US$6k
- Ireland: US$5k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  India | US$189m | 85.7% |
| 2 |  Singapore | US$12m | 5.6% |
| 3 |  Pakistan | US$6m | 2.9% |
| 4 |  Italy | US$4m | 1.9% |
| 5 |  United States | US$1m | 0.6% |
| 6 |  China | US$1m | 0.5% |
| 7 |  Brazil | US$841k | 0.4% |
| 8 |  Vietnam | US$799k | 0.4% |
| 9 |  Germany | US$729k | 0.3% |
| 10 |  Myanmar (Burma) | US$698k | 0.3% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Myanmar (Burma) | US$187m | 84.8% |
| 2 |  Austria | US$17m | 7.5% |
| 3 | Italy | US$6m | 2.6% |
| 4 | China | US$3m | 1.4% |
| 5 |  Thailand | US$1m | 0.6% |
| 6 |  Israel | US$896k | 0.4% |
| 7 | Germany | US$699k | 0.3% |
| 8 | Vietnam | US$680k | 0.3% |
| 9 |  Bangladesh | US$523k | 0.2% |
| 10 |  Sweden | US$461k | 0.2% |
Heading 0501 is a single line in the EU Combined Nomenclature, where the duty is duty-free.
The Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule has one tariff line for heading 0501; the duty is duty-free.
Heading 0501 is a single line in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, where the duty is 1.4%.
In 2024, countries exported heading 0501 goods worth US$221m (−0.8% year on year).
The largest exporter was India (US$189m), followed by Singapore.
The biggest buyer was Myanmar (Burma), with imports of US$187m.
The United Kingdom ranked 25th among 81 exporters with US$52k.
The United Kingdom imported US$366k.
Legal notes
Notes
1. This chapter does not cover:
(a) edible products (other than guts, bladders and stomachs of animals, whole and pieces thereof, and animal blood, liquid or dried);
(b) hides or skins (including furskins), other than goods of heading 0505 and parings and similar waste of raw hides or skins of heading 0511 (Chapter 41 or 43);
(c) animal textile materials, other than horsehair and horsehair waste (Section XI); or
(d) prepared knots or tufts for broom or brush making (heading 9603).
2. For the purposes of heading 0501, the sorting of hair by length (provided the root ends and tip ends respectively are not arranged together) shall be deemed not to constitute working.
3. Throughout the nomenclature, elephant, hippopotamus, walrus, narwhal and wild boar tusks, rhinoceros horns and the teeth of all animals are regarded as ‘ivory’.
4. Throughout the nomenclature, the expression ‘horsehair’ means hair of the manes or tails of equine or bovine animals. Heading 0511 covers, inter alia, horsehair and horsehair waste, whether or not put up as a layer with or without supporting material.
Products classified here
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for human hair, unworked, whether or not washed or scoured; waste of human hair?
Human hair, unworked, whether or not washed or scoured; waste of human hair fall under HS heading 0501, part of chapter 05, in section I of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on human hair, unworked in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 0501 from countries without a preferential agreement are free of duty. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most human hair, unworked?
India, with US$189m in 2024 (85.7% of world exports).