Subheading · Chapter 96 · Heading 9615
9615.90: Combs, hair-slides and the like: other
Official description Other
Subheading 9615.90 belongs to heading 9615 (combs, hair-slides and the like) in chapter 96.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 9615 90 00 00 Other 2%
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
- 2023 No. 1203
- Documents
- 9062
Import requirements 2
- Import controlRestriction on entry into free circulation
- Applies to goods from
- Ukraine
- Legal act
- S.I. 2022/395
- Documents
- 9009
- 9010
- 9017
- Import controlImport control on cat and dog fur
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- Legal act
- S.I. 2009/1056
- Documents
- Y922 Other than cats and dogs fur as mentioned by Regulation (EC) No 1523/2007 (OJ L 343)
Preferential rates by country
| Agreement or scheme | Countries | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| standard rate (no agreement) | — | 2% |
| 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–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 |
| 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 | £14.7m | 84% | -8.2% |
 Cambodia | £841k | 4.8% | -31.3% |
 France | £400k | 2.3% | +12.5% |
 Japan | £364k | 2.1% | -3.6% |
 Italy | £152k | 0.9% | +22.5% |
 United States | £149k | 0.9% | -29.2% |
 Vietnam | £127k | 0.7% | +85.2% |
 Spain | £104k | 0.6% | -22.2% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU 2.7% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Türkiye 2.7% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines USA 5.1% – 11% General (MFN) 4 tariff lines · average 7.4% 
Canada 6.5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Mexico 15% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Brazil 16.2% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Argentina 18% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Peru 6% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
New Zealand Free – 5% General (MFN) 3 tariff lines · average 1.7% Japan 2.5% – 4.3% General (MFN) 5 tariff lines · average 3.4% 
Taiwan 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
GCC 5% General (MFN) 3 tariff lines 
Switzerland Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Norway Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
North Macedonia 15% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Nigeria 20% General (MFN) 1 tariff line World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$35kUS$35k+US$473k+US$2m+> US$9m
Exports: 152
- China: US$406m
- Germany: US$14m
- South Korea: US$14m
- Japan: US$14m
- France: US$9m
- United States: US$8m
- Italy: US$7m
- Spain: US$5m
- Netherlands: US$5m
- India: US$4m
- Poland: US$4m
- Taiwan: US$4m
- Philippines: US$3m
- United Kingdom: US$2m
- Greece: US$2m
- Denmark: US$2m
- Ireland: US$2m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$2m
- Thailand: US$2m
- Russia: US$2m
- Belgium: US$2m
- Cambodia: US$1m
- Hungary: US$1m
- Türkiye: US$1m
- Czechia: US$1m
- Portugal: US$922k
- Vietnam: US$885k
- Sweden: US$865k
- Bangladesh: US$841k
- Canada: US$709k
- Finland: US$641k
- Australia: US$611k
- South Africa: US$508k
- Malaysia: US$473k
- Singapore: US$452k
- Mexico: US$393k
- El Salvador: US$392k
- Austria: US$390k
- Kazakhstan: US$379k
- Lithuania: US$284k
- Switzerland: US$236k
- Norway: US$223k
- Croatia: US$199k
- Slovakia: US$196k
- Indonesia: US$181k
- Slovenia: US$179k
- Saudi Arabia: US$177k
- Bulgaria: US$168k
- Brazil: US$153k
- United Arab Emirates: US$139k
- Tunisia: US$120k
- Romania: US$120k
- Armenia: US$107k
- Peru: US$96k
- Guatemala: US$77k
- Chile: US$76k
- Panama: US$71k
- New Zealand: US$69k
- Pakistan: US$67k
- Argentina: US$57k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$287kUS$287k+US$2m+US$6m+> US$19m
Imports: 207
- United States: US$100m
- Japan: US$30m
- South Korea: US$29m
- United Kingdom: US$24m
- Vietnam: US$20m
- Thailand: US$19m
- Germany: US$19m
- Netherlands: US$14m
- Canada: US$12m
- Spain: US$12m
- France: US$11m
- Australia: US$10m
- Greece: US$9m
- Russia: US$9m
- Singapore: US$8m
- Poland: US$8m
- Philippines: US$8m
- Brazil: US$7m
- Peru: US$7m
- Malaysia: US$7m
- China: US$6m
- Kazakhstan: US$6m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$6m
- Chile: US$6m
- Italy: US$6m
- Austria: US$6m
- United Arab Emirates: US$5m
- Mexico: US$5m
- Belgium: US$5m
- Indonesia: US$5m
- Saudi Arabia: US$5m
- Colombia: US$4m
- Switzerland: US$4m
- Kyrgyzstan: US$4m
- Portugal: US$4m
- Guatemala: US$4m
- Czechia: US$4m
- Ireland: US$3m
- Pakistan: US$3m
- Türkiye: US$3m
- Hungary: US$3m
- South Africa: US$3m
- Denmark: US$3m
- Argentina: US$3m
- Sweden: US$2m
- Dominican Republic: US$2m
- Romania: US$2m
- Ecuador: US$2m
- Morocco: US$2m
- El Salvador: US$2m
- Slovakia: US$2m
- Norway: US$2m
- Costa Rica: US$1m
- Finland: US$1m
- Paraguay: US$1m
- Honduras: US$1m
- Serbia: US$1m
- Israel: US$1m
- Trinidad & Tobago: US$1m
- Cyprus: US$1m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | US$406m | 76.5% |
| 2 |  Germany | US$14m | 2.7% |
| 3 |  South Korea | US$14m | 2.6% |
| 4 | Japan | US$14m | 2.6% |
| 5 | France | US$9m | 1.7% |
| 6 | United States | US$8m | 1.6% |
| 7 | Italy | US$7m | 1.3% |
| 8 | Spain | US$5m | 1% |
| 9 |  Netherlands | US$5m | 0.9% |
| 10 |  India | US$4m | 0.8% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | US$100m | 18.9% |
| 2 | Japan | US$30m | 5.6% |
| 3 | South Korea | US$29m | 5.5% |
| 4 | United Kingdom | US$24m | 4.4% |
| 5 | Vietnam | US$20m | 3.8% |
| 6 |  Thailand | US$19m | 3.7% |
| 7 | Germany | US$19m | 3.7% |
| 8 | Netherlands | US$14m | 2.6% |
| 9 | Canada | US$12m | 2.3% |
| 10 | Spain | US$12m | 2.2% |
Import duty on this product around the world 165
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.
- 15%median duty
- 10number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 60%highest: Egypt, Iran, Bahamas
165
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
 Afghanistan | 10% | 2018 · HS 2012 | |
 Albania | 15% | 2023 | |
 Algeria | 30% | 2023 | |
 Angola | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Anguilla | 15% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Antigua & Barbuda | 20% | 2021 · HS 2007 | |
| Argentina | 18% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Armenia | 13% | 2023 | |
 Aruba | 12% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Australia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Azerbaijan | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bahamas | 45% | 2022 | |
 Bahrain | 5% | 2023 | |
 Bangladesh | 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Barbados | 20% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Belarus | 13% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Belize | 20% | 2023 | |
 Benin | 20% | 2023 | |
 Bermuda | 25% | 2023 | |
 Bhutan | 10% | 2022 | |
 Bolivia | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bosnia & Herzegovina | 10% | 2022 | |
 Botswana | 20% | 2023 | |
| Brazil | 18% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Brunei | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Burkina Faso | 20% | 2023 | |
 Burundi | 25% | 2023 | |
| Cambodia | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cameroon | 30% | 2023 | |
| Canada | 6.5% | 2023 | |
 Cape Verde | 30% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cayman Islands | 22% | 2021 · HS 2002 | |
 Central African Republic | 30% | 2023 | |
 Chad | 30% | 2023 | |
 Chile | 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| China | 6% | 2023 | |
 Colombia | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Comoros | 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Congo - Brazzaville | 30% | 2023 | |
 Cook Islands | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Costa Rica | 14% | 2023 | |
 Côte d’Ivoire | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cuba | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominica | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominican Republic | 20% | 2023 | |
 Ecuador | 30% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Egypt | 60% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 El Salvador | 15% | 2022 | |
 Equatorial Guinea | 30% | 2023 | |
 Eswatini | 20% | 2023 | |
 Ethiopia | 30% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| European Union (27 countries) | 2.7% | 2023 | |
 Fiji | 5% | 2023 | |
 French Polynesia | 13% | 2023 | |
 Gabon | 30% | 2023 | |
 Gambia | 20% | 2023 | |
 Georgia | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Ghana | 20% | 2023 | |
 Gibraltar | 12% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Grenada | 20% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Guatemala | 15% | 2023 | |
 Guinea | 20% | 2023 | |
 Guinea-Bissau | 20% | 2023 | |
 Guyana | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Haiti | 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Honduras | 15% | 2023 | |
 Hong Kong SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Iceland | 0% | 2023 | |
| India | 20% | 2023 | |
 Indonesia | 6.7% | 5% – 10% | 2023 |
 Iran | 55% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Israel | 12% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Jamaica | 20% | 2023 | |
| Japan | 3.4% | 2.5% – 4.3% | 2023 |
 Jordan | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kazakhstan | 10% | 2023 | |
 Kenya | 25% | 2023 | |
 Kiribati | 30% | 2023 · HS 2002 | |
 Kuwait | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kyrgyzstan | 13% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Laos | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Lebanon | 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Lesotho | 20% | 2023 | |
 Liberia | 20% | 2023 | |
 Libya | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Liechtenstein | 2.8%* | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Macao SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Madagascar | 20% | 2023 | |
 Malawi | 25% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Malaysia | 14% | 5% – 20% | 2023 |
 Maldives | 25% | 2023 | |
 Mali | 20% | 2023 | |
 Mauritania | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mauritius | 0% | 2023 | |
| Mexico | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Micronesia | 4% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Moldova | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mongolia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Montserrat | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Morocco | 40% | 2023 | |
 Mozambique | 20% | 2023 | |
 Myanmar (Burma) | 3% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Namibia | 20% | 2023 | |
 Nauru | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Nepal | 15% | 2023 | |
| New Zealand | 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2023 |
 Nicaragua | 15% | 2023 | |
 Niger | 20% | 2023 | |
| Nigeria | 20% | 2023 | |
| North Macedonia | 15% | 2023 | |
| Norway | 0% | 2023 | |
 Oman | 5% | 2023 | |
 Pakistan | 20% | 2023 | |
 Palau | 3% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Palestinian Territories | 12% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Panama | 10% | 2023 | |
 Papua New Guinea | 10% | 2023 | |
 Paraguay | 8% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Peru | 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Philippines | 5.7% | 3% – 7% | 2023 |
 Qatar | 5% | 2023 | |
 Russia | 13% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Rwanda | 25% | 2023 | |
 Samoa | 20% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 São Tomé & Príncipe | 10% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 Saudi Arabia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Senegal | 20% | 2023 | |
 Seychelles | 0% | 2023 | |
 Sierra Leone | 20% | 2023 | |
 Singapore | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Solomon Islands | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Somalia | 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 South Africa | 20% | 2023 | |
| South Korea | 8% | 2023 | |
 Sri Lanka | 20% | 2023 | |
 St Kitts & Nevis | 25% | 2023 | |
 St Lucia | 20% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 St Pierre & Miquelon | 8% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 St Vincent & the Grenadines | 20% | 2023 | |
 Sudan | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Suriname | 20% | 2023 · HS 2007 | |
| Switzerland | 5%* | 2023 | |
 Syria | 30% | 2020 · HS 2012 | |
 Tajikistan | 15% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Tanzania | 25% | 2023 | |
| Thailand | 10% | 2023 | |
 Togo | 20% | 2023 | |
 Tonga | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Trinidad & Tobago | 20% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
| Türkiye | 21% | 18% – 28% | 2023 |
 Tuvalu | 23% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Uganda | 25% | 2023 | |
 Ukraine | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 United Arab Emirates | 5% | 2023 | |
| United Kingdom | 2% | 2023 | |
| United States | 7.4% | 5.1% – 11% | 2023 |
 Uruguay | 18% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Uzbekistan | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Vanuatu | 15% | 2023 | |
 Venezuela | 18% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Vietnam | 20% | 2023 | |
 Wallis & Futuna | 6% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Yemen | 10% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Zambia | 25% | 2023 | |
 Zimbabwe | 0.4% | 2023 |
Tariff data years 2017–2023; rates may have changed since. * ad valorem equivalent of specific duties (UNCTAD estimate) · 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
- 89989 Combs, hair-slides & the like; hairpins, curling-pins, curling-grips, hair curlers & the like (other than those of heading 775.83) & parts thereof.
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Consumption goods · BEC 713202
- CPC 2.1 product
- 38994 Cigarette lighters and other lighters; smoking pipes and cigar or cigarette holders, and parts thereof; combs, hair-slides and the like; hairpins, curling pins, curling grips, hair-curlers and the like (except electro-thermic apparatus), and parts thereof; scent sprays and similar toilet sprays, and mounts and heads therefor; powder-puffs and pads for the application of cosmetics or toilet preparations
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 3290 Other manufacturing n.e.c.
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9615.90 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 9615.90 | unchanged |
| 2007 | 9615.90 | unchanged |
| 2002 | 9615.90 | unchanged |
| 1996 | 9615.90 | unchanged |
| 1992 | 9615.90 | unchanged |
Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
Binding rulings for similar goods 17
Decisions of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CROSS) and HMRC (Advance Tariff Rulings) on goods classified here. A ruling binds only its holder, but shows how the authorities classify similar goods. The descriptions are the authorities’ own, in English.
- N343751 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of a hair accesories set from China
- N317129 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of an eyelash curler replacement pad from China.
- N314804 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of an eyelash curler kit and an eyelash grooming kit from China.
- N309882 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of a hair accessory set from China.
- N308886 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of bobby pins and a barrette from China.
- N307346 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification and country of origin of three hair accessories from China.
- 600016238 HMRC
200pc hair grips Made from iron and nickel-plated. Packaged on header card with a plastic covering.
- 600010632 HMRC
Hair curling rollers. They are used to curl strands of hair, by wrapping them around the cylindrical shape roller and leaving them in place for a while, to create curls when released. There are 4 black coloured curlers within the packet. They are packaged in a sealed polybag with a printed header…
- 600010633 HMRC
Hair curling rollers. They are used to curl strands of hair, by wrapping them around the cylindrical shape roller and leaving them in place for a while, to create curls when released. There are 6 black coloured curlers within the packet. They are packaged in a sealed polybag with a printed header…
- 600010634 HMRC
Hair curling rollers. They are used to curl strands of hair, by wrapping them around the cylindrical shape roller and leaving them in place for a while, to create curls when released. There are 8 black coloured curlers within the packet. They are packaged in a sealed polybag with a printed header…
17 rulings in total for this code
The UK Global Tariff has one tariff line for subheading 9615.90; the duty is 2%.
Subheading 9615.90 is a single line in the EU Combined Nomenclature, where the duty is 2.7%.
174 countries pay no duty in the UK thanks to trade agreements and preference schemes such as DCTS Comprehensive and European Union, against a standard rate of 2%.
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 £17.5m between September 2025 and August 2026 (down 9% on the year before); China supplied 84%, followed by Cambodia.
In 2024, countries exported these goods worth US$530m (+7% year on year).
The largest exporter was China (US$406m), followed by Germany.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for combs, hair-slides and the like: other?
Combs, hair-slides and the like: other fall under HS subheading 9615.90, part of heading 9615, in section XX of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on combs, hair-slides and the like: other in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 9615.90 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 2%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
What is the import duty on combs, hair-slides and the like: other in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 9615.90 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 2.7%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most combs, hair-slides and the like: other?
China, with US$406m in 2024 (76.5% of world exports).
Which countries can export these goods to the UK duty-free?
174 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 2% 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 (84%), Cambodia (5%) and France (2%), out of total imports of £17.5m.