Subheading · Chapter 05 · Heading 0501
0501.00: Human hair, unworked, whether or not washed or scoured; waste of human hair
Subheading 0501.00 belongs to heading 0501 (human hair, unworked, whether or not washed or scoured; waste of human hair) in chapter 05.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 0501 00 00 00 Human hair, unworked, whether or not washed or scoured; waste of human hair
Additional duties and import rules
Charges on top of the customs duty, and rules the goods must meet at the border.
Additional duties and charges 1
- Additional dutyAdditional duties 35%
- Applies to goods from
- Belarus, Russia
- Legal act
- 2022 No. 598
- Documents
- 9014
Import requirements 1
- Import controlRestriction on entry into free circulation
- Applies to goods from
- Ukraine
- Legal act
- S.I. 2022/395
- Documents
- 9009
- 9010
- 9017
Preferential rates by country
| Agreement or scheme | Countries | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| standard rate (no agreement) | — | |
| DCTS Comprehensive | Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin and 38 moreAfghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo - Kinshasa, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Kiribati, Laos, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Myanmar (Burma), Nepal, Niger, Rwanda, São Tomé & Príncipe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tuvalu, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia | Free |
| European Union (including code " EU") | Free | |
| CARIFORUM | Antigua & Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize and 10 moreAntigua & Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, St Kitts & Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent & the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad & Tobago | Free |
| OCTs (Overseas Countries and Territories) | Anguilla, Bermuda, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands and 7 moreAnguilla, Bermuda, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Falkland Islands, Montserrat, Pitcairn Islands, South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands, St Helena, Turks & Caicos Islands | Free |
| Central America | Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama | Free |
| SADC EPA | Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia | Free |
| Eastern and Southern Africa States | Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles, Zimbabwe | Free |
| CPTPP | Brunei, Malaysia | Free |
| UK–Albania agreement | Albania | Free |
| UK–Australia agreement | Australia | Free |
| UK–Canada agreement | Canada | Free |
| UK–Switzerland agreement | Switzerland | Free |
| UK–Côte d’Ivoire agreement | Côte d’Ivoire | Free |
| UK–Chile agreement | Chile | Free |
| UK–Cameroon agreement | Cameroon | Free |
| UK–Colombia agreement | Colombia | Free |
| UK–Ceuta & Melilla agreement | Ceuta & Melilla | Free |
| UK–Ecuador agreement | Ecuador | Free |
| UK–Egypt agreement | Egypt | Free |
| UK–Fiji agreement | Fiji | Free |
| UK–Faroe Islands agreement | Faroe Islands | Free |
| UK–Georgia agreement | Georgia | Free |
| UK–Ghana agreement | Ghana | Free |
| UK–Israel agreement | Israel | Free |
| UK–India agreement | India | Free |
| UK–Jordan agreement | Jordan | Free |
| UK–Japan agreement | Japan | Free |
| UK–Kenya agreement | Kenya | Free |
| UK–South Korea agreement | South Korea | Free |
| UK–Lebanon agreement | Lebanon | Free |
| UK–Liechtenstein agreement | Liechtenstein | Free |
| UK–Morocco agreement | Morocco | Free |
| UK–Moldova agreement | Moldova | Free |
| UK–North Macedonia agreement | North Macedonia | Free |
| UK–Mexico agreement | Mexico | Free |
| UK–Norway agreement | Norway | Free |
| UK–New Zealand agreement | New Zealand | Free |
| UK–Peru agreement | Peru | Free |
| UK–Papua New Guinea agreement | Papua New Guinea | Free |
| UK–Palestinian Territories agreement | Palestinian Territories | Free |
| UK–Serbia agreement | Serbia | Free |
| UK–Solomon Islands agreement | Solomon Islands | Free |
| UK–Singapore agreement | Singapore | Free |
| UK–San Marino agreement | San Marino | Free |
| UK–Tunisia agreement | Tunisia | Free |
| UK–Türkiye agreement | Türkiye | Free |
| UK–Ukraine agreement | Ukraine | Free |
| UK–Vietnam agreement | Vietnam | Free |
| UK–Samoa agreement | Samoa | Free |
| UK–Kosovo agreement | Kosovo | Free |
| UK–South Africa agreement | South Africa | Free |
UK: imports by month
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 China | £447k | 93.8% | +42.1% |
 Nigeria | £20k | 4.1% | -73.5% |
| United Kingdom | £4k | 0.8% | +34.3% |
 Portugal | £3k | 0.6% | — |
 Netherlands | £2k | 0.3% | — |
 Spain | £2k | 0.3% | +17.4% |
 Germany | £0 | 0% | -100% |
 Indonesia | £0 | 0% | -100% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Türkiye Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
USA 1.4% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Canada Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Mexico 20% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Brazil 7.2% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Argentina 7.2% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Peru Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
New Zealand Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Japan Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Taiwan Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
GCC 5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Switzerland Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Norway Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
North Macedonia Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line Nigeria 5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 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% |
Import duty on this product around the world 164
The most-favoured-nation (MFN) duty each country applies to goods of this HS subheading: the average over its national tariff lines, with the lowest and highest line where they differ. Goods from countries with a trade agreement often pay less.
- 5%median duty
- 40number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 55%highest: Iran, Bahamas, Burundi
164
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
 Afghanistan | 16% | 2018 · HS 2012 | |
 Albania | 10% | 2023 | |
 Algeria | 30% | 2023 | |
 Angola | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Anguilla | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Antigua & Barbuda | 0% | 2021 · HS 2007 | |
| Argentina | 8% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Armenia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Aruba | 6% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Australia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Azerbaijan | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bahamas | 35% | 2022 | |
 Bahrain | 5% | 2023 | |
| Bangladesh | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Barbados | 5% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Belarus | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Belize | 5% | 2023 | |
 Benin | 5% | 2023 | |
 Bhutan | 10% | 2022 | |
 Bolivia | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bosnia & Herzegovina | 5% | 2022 | |
 Botswana | 0% | 2023 | |
| Brazil | 8% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Brunei | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Burkina Faso | 5% | 2023 | |
 Burundi | 35% | 2023 | |
 Cambodia | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cameroon | 10% | 2023 | |
| Canada | 0% | 2023 | |
 Cape Verde | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cayman Islands | 22% | 2021 · HS 2002 | |
 Central African Republic | 10% | 2023 | |
 Chad | 10% | 2023 | |
 Chile | 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| China | 15% | 2023 | |
 Colombia | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Comoros | 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Congo - Brazzaville | 10% | 2023 | |
 Cook Islands | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Costa Rica | 5% | 2023 | |
 Côte d’Ivoire | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cuba | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominica | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominican Republic | 0% | 2023 | |
 Ecuador | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Egypt | 2% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 El Salvador | 5% | 2022 | |
 Equatorial Guinea | 10% | 2023 | |
 Eswatini | 0% | 2023 | |
 Ethiopia | 35% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| European Union (27 countries) | 0% | 2023 | |
 Fiji | 5% | 2023 | |
 French Polynesia | 8% | 2023 | |
 Gabon | 10% | 2023 | |
 Gambia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Georgia | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Ghana | 5% | 2023 | |
 Gibraltar | 12% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Grenada | 5% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Guatemala | 5% | 2023 | |
 Guinea | 5% | 2023 | |
 Guinea-Bissau | 5% | 2023 | |
 Guyana | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Haiti | 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Honduras | 5% | 2023 | |
 Hong Kong SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Iceland | 0% | 2023 | |
| India | 30% | 2023 | |
| Indonesia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Iran | 55% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
| Israel | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Jamaica | 5% | 2023 | |
| Japan | 0% | 2023 | |
 Jordan | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kazakhstan | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kenya | 35% | 2023 | |
 Kiribati | 0% | 2023 · HS 2002 | |
 Kuwait | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kyrgyzstan | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Laos | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Lebanon | 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Lesotho | 0% | 2023 | |
 Liberia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Libya | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Liechtenstein | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Macao SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Madagascar | 5% | 2023 | |
 Malawi | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Malaysia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Maldives | 25% | 2023 | |
 Mali | 5% | 2023 | |
 Mauritania | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mauritius | 0% | 2023 | |
| Mexico | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Micronesia | 4% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Moldova | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mongolia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Montserrat | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Morocco | 2.5% | 2023 | |
 Mozambique | 2.5% | 2023 | |
| Myanmar (Burma) | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Namibia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Nauru | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Nepal | 10% | 2023 | |
| New Zealand | 0% | 2023 | |
 Nicaragua | 5% | 2023 | |
 Niger | 5% | 2023 | |
| Nigeria | 5% | 2023 | |
| North Macedonia | 0% | 2023 | |
| Norway | 0% | 2023 | |
 Oman | 5% | 2023 | |
| Pakistan | 3% | 2023 | |
 Palau | 3% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Palestinian Territories | 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Panama | 5% | 2023 | |
 Papua New Guinea | 0% | 2023 | |
 Paraguay | 8% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Peru | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Philippines | 3% | 2023 | |
 Qatar | 5% | 2023 | |
 Russia | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Rwanda | 35% | 2023 | |
 Samoa | 8% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 São Tomé & Príncipe | 10% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 Saudi Arabia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Senegal | 5% | 2023 | |
 Seychelles | 0% | 2023 | |
 Sierra Leone | 5% | 2023 | |
| Singapore | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Solomon Islands | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Somalia | 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 South Africa | 0% | 2023 | |
 South Korea | 3% | 2023 | |
 Sri Lanka | 0% | 2023 | |
 St Kitts & Nevis | 5% | 2023 | |
 St Lucia | 5% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 St Pierre & Miquelon | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 St Vincent & the Grenadines | 5% | 2023 | |
 Sudan | 25% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Suriname | 5% | 2023 · HS 2007 | |
| Switzerland | 0% | 2023 | |
 Syria | 5% | 2020 · HS 2012 | |
 Tajikistan | 10% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Tanzania | 35% | 2023 | |
| Thailand | 0% | 2023 | |
 Togo | 5% | 2023 | |
 Tonga | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Trinidad & Tobago | 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
| Türkiye | 0% | 2023 | |
 Tuvalu | 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Uganda | 35% | 2023 | |
 Ukraine | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 United Arab Emirates | 5% | 2023 | |
| United Kingdom | 0% | 2023 | |
| United States | 1.4% | 2023 | |
 Uruguay | 8% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Uzbekistan | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Vanuatu | 5% | 2023 | |
 Venezuela | 8% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Vietnam | 5% | 2023 | |
 Wallis & Futuna | 4% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Yemen | 10% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Zambia | 25% | 2023 | |
 Zimbabwe | 0.1% | 2023 |
Tariff data years 2017–2023; rates may have changed since. · UNCTAD TRAINS, accessed via WITS (World Bank)
Classifications and correspondences
Where this HS subheading sits in the United Nations' statistical classifications, and which codes it had in earlier editions of the Harmonized System.
- SITC Rev. 4
- 29191 Human hair, unworked, whether/not washed/scoured; waste of human hair
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Intermediate goods · BEC 7111
- CPC 2.1 product
- 38971 Human hair, unworked, whether or not washed or scoured; waste of human hair
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 3290 Other manufacturing n.e.c.
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0501.00 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 0501.00 | unchanged |
| 2007 | 0501.00 | unchanged |
| 2002 | 0501.00 | unchanged |
| 1996 | 0501.00 | unchanged |
| 1992 | 0501.00 | unchanged |
Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
Subheading 0501.00 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 subheading 0501.00; the duty is duty-free.
In the UK, additional duty of 35% applies on top of the customs duty to goods from Belarus and Russia.
Imports of these goods into the UK came to £476.4k between September 2025 and August 2026 (up 18% on the year before); China supplied 94%, followed by Nigeria.
In 2024, countries exported these goods worth US$221m (−0.8% year on year).
The largest exporter was India (US$189m), followed by Singapore.
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 subheading 0501.00, part of heading 0501, 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 0501.00 from countries without a preferential agreement are free of duty. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
What is the import duty on human hair, unworked in Türkiye?
Under the Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule, imports under 0501.00 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).
Is there anti-dumping duty on these goods?
The UK charges additional duty of 35% on goods from Belarus and Russia. Lower rates apply to the named exporters listed in the measure.
Where does the UK import these goods from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were China (94%), Nigeria (4%) and United Kingdom (1%), out of total imports of £476.4k.