Subheading · Chapter 33 · Heading 3305
3305.20: Preparations for permanent waving or straightening
3305.20 is a six-digit subheading of heading 3305, preparations for use on the hair, chapter 33.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 3305 20 00 00 Preparations for permanent waving or straightening Free
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 2
- Import controlRestriction on entry into free circulation
- Applies to goods from
- Russia, Ukraine
- Legal act
- 2023 No. 440, S.I. 2022/395
- Documents
- 9011
- 9022
- 9038
- 9009
- 9010
- 9017
- Import controlImport control on luxury goods
- Applies to goods from
- North Korea
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/411
- Documents
- Y945 Travellers' personal effects or goods of a non-commercial nature for travellers' personal use contained in their luggage (Art 10.2 of Regulation (EU) 2017/1509)
- Y946 Goods necessary for the official purposes of diplomatic or consular missions of Member States in the DPRK or international organisations enjoying immunities in accordance with international law, or to the personal effects of their staff (Art 10.3 of Regulation (EU) 2017/1509)
Preferential rates by country
| Agreement or scheme | Countries | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| standard rate (no agreement) | — | Free |
| 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 | |
| DCTS Enhanced | Algeria, Bolivia, Cape Verde, Congo - Brazzaville and 13 moreAlgeria, Bolivia, Cape Verde, Congo - Brazzaville, Cook Islands, Kyrgyzstan, Micronesia, Mongolia, Nigeria, Niue, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Syria, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu | 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–Andorra agreement | Andorra | 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–Fiji agreement | Fiji | Free |
| UK–Faroe Islands agreement | Faroe Islands | Free |
| UK–Georgia agreement | Georgia | Free |
| UK–Ghana agreement | Ghana | Free |
| DCTS Standard | Indonesia | Free |
| UK–Israel agreement | Israel | Free |
| UK–India agreement | India | Free |
| UK–Iceland agreement | Iceland | 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 | £443k | 13.3% | +253.3% |
 Spain | £440k | 13.2% | +11.3% |
 United States | £429k | 12.9% | -0.3% |
 South Africa | £332k | 10% | -18.3% |
 Italy | £317k | 9.5% | +145% |
 South Korea | £311k | 9.4% | -44.8% |
 Germany | £189k | 5.7% | +0.3% |
 Brazil | £122k | 3.7% | +90.1% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU
TürkiyeWorld trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$86kUS$86k+US$785k+US$6m+> US$10m
Exports: 119
- United States: US$17m
- South Africa: US$11m
- Italy: US$11m
- China: US$10m
- Japan: US$10m
- Brazil: US$9m
- Côte d’Ivoire: US$8m
- Uganda: US$8m
- Germany: US$7m
- Thailand: US$7m
- South Korea: US$7m
- Canada: US$6m
- Spain: US$6m
- Peru: US$5m
- France: US$4m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$4m
- United Kingdom: US$3m
- Egypt: US$2m
- Poland: US$2m
- Netherlands: US$2m
- Israel: US$2m
- Kenya: US$2m
- Nigeria: US$1m
- Russia: US$1m
- Singapore: US$1m
- Sweden: US$989k
- United Arab Emirates: US$948k
- Greece: US$792k
- Saudi Arabia: US$785k
- Türkiye: US$726k
- Belgium: US$691k
- Slovakia: US$644k
- Portugal: US$637k
- Romania: US$590k
- Czechia: US$587k
- Colombia: US$512k
- Finland: US$452k
- Australia: US$417k
- Malaysia: US$405k
- Lebanon: US$363k
- Denmark: US$321k
- Mexico: US$308k
- Uruguay: US$288k
- Indonesia: US$203k
- Vietnam: US$186k
- Pakistan: US$183k
- Lithuania: US$156k
- Estonia: US$155k
- India: US$145k
- Latvia: US$136k
- Philippines: US$133k
- Slovenia: US$129k
- Congo - Kinshasa: US$120k
- Austria: US$104k
- Kazakhstan: US$98k
- Croatia: US$89k
- Switzerland: US$86k
- Taiwan: US$77k
- Guatemala: US$77k
- Hungary: US$69k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$268kUS$268k+US$812k+US$2m+> US$4m
Imports: 195
- United States: US$11m
- Tanzania: US$9m
- South Korea: US$5m
- Germany: US$5m
- Netherlands: US$5m
- Vietnam: US$4m
- France: US$4m
- Spain: US$4m
- Canada: US$4m
- United Kingdom: US$4m
- Saudi Arabia: US$4m
- Macao SAR China: US$4m
- Thailand: US$3m
- United Arab Emirates: US$3m
- China: US$3m
- Taiwan: US$3m
- Indonesia: US$3m
- Poland: US$3m
- Australia: US$3m
- Ghana: US$2m
- Japan: US$2m
- India: US$2m
- Morocco: US$2m
- Mali: US$2m
- Dominican Republic: US$2m
- Czechia: US$2m
- Burkina Faso: US$2m
- Portugal: US$2m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$2m
- Singapore: US$2m
- Belgium: US$1m
- Botswana: US$1m
- Kazakhstan: US$1m
- Papua New Guinea: US$1m
- Denmark: US$1m
- Italy: US$1m
- Switzerland: US$1m
- Iraq: US$1m
- Russia: US$1m
- Colombia: US$1m
- Lesotho: US$1m
- North Korea: US$986k
- Liberia: US$925k
- Ireland: US$904k
- Mexico: US$902k
- Austria: US$901k
- Sweden: US$847k
- Togo: US$828k
- Pakistan: US$812k
- Kuwait: US$808k
- Malaysia: US$781k
- Hungary: US$764k
- Greece: US$729k
- Norway: US$727k
- Croatia: US$706k
- Finland: US$693k
- Chile: US$688k
- Qatar: US$680k
- South Africa: US$671k
- Panama: US$653k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | US$17m | 10.6% |
| 2 | South Africa | US$11m | 7.2% |
| 3 | Italy | US$11m | 6.8% |
| 4 | China | US$10m | 6.6% |
| 5 |  Japan | US$10m | 6.3% |
| 6 | Brazil | US$9m | 6% |
| 7 |  Côte d’Ivoire | US$8m | 5.1% |
| 8 |  Uganda | US$8m | 4.8% |
| 9 | Germany | US$7m | 4.5% |
| 10 |  Thailand | US$7m | 4.4% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | US$11m | 6.8% |
| 2 |  Tanzania | US$9m | 5.7% |
| 3 | South Korea | US$5m | 3.4% |
| 4 | Germany | US$5m | 3.2% |
| 5 |  Netherlands | US$5m | 3% |
| 6 |  Vietnam | US$4m | 2.8% |
| 7 |  France | US$4m | 2.8% |
| 8 | Spain | US$4m | 2.7% |
| 9 |  Canada | US$4m | 2.6% |
| 10 | United Kingdom | US$4m | 2.4% |
Subheading 3305.20 is a single line in the UK Global Tariff, where the duty is duty-free.
The EU Combined Nomenclature has one tariff line for subheading 3305.20; the duty is duty-free.
Goods from 173 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard Free; 173 of them pay no duty at all, for example under DCTS Comprehensive or European Union.
In the UK, additional duty of 35% applies on top of the customs duty to goods from Belarus and Russia.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the UK imported these goods worth £3.3m (down 1% on the year before), at an average of £7.43 per kg; China supplied 13%, followed by Spain.
World trade in these goods reached US$158m in 2024, down 8.5% on 2023.
The United States was the largest exporter with 10.6% of the total, ahead of South Africa.
Products classified here
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for preparations for permanent waving or straightening?
Preparations for permanent waving or straightening fall under HS subheading 3305.20, part of heading 3305, in section VI of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on preparations for permanent waving or straightening in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 3305.20 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 preparations for permanent waving or straightening in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 3305.20 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 preparations for permanent waving or straightening?
The United States, with US$17m in 2024 (10.6% of world exports).
Which countries can export these goods to the UK duty-free?
173 countries pay no duty under a trade agreement or preference scheme, among them partners under DCTS Comprehensive, European Union, DCTS Enhanced. The goods must meet the agreement’s rules of origin and the importer needs proof of origin; otherwise the standard rate of Free applies. Pick a country above to see its rate.
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 (13%), Spain (13%) and United States (13%), out of total imports of £3.3m.
Typical products
Everyday names, not part of the legal text.