Analysis
HTS 3305.90.00 covers preparations for use on the hair: other under heading 3305 (preparations for use on the hair).
Goods classified here enter the United States duty-free at the general (normal trade relations) rate, as do about 63% of the 41 tariff lines in chapter 33. Free here means free of the base duty only: origin-specific Chapter 99 duties such as Section 301 can still be owed.
The other lines in the same group are 3305.10.00 (preparations for use on the hair: shampoos, duty-free), 3305.20.00 (preparations for permanent waving or straightening, duty-free) and 3305.30.00 (preparations for use on the hair: hair lacquers, duty-free).
Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 325620 (Toilet Preparation Manufacturing), an industry of 1,096 US establishments employing 48,968 people. That is the industry code a US manufacturer of the same product would normally use.
All 3 neighbouring lines carry the same duty-free rate, so a borderline choice between them changes the statistics reported, not the duty paid.
Every edition we compared, from Jan 2023 to Oct 2026 (Rev. 22), shows the same general rate of Free.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 3305.10.00 | Preparations for use on the hair: shampoos | Free |
| 3305.20.00 | Preparations for permanent waving or straightening | Free |
| 3305.30.00 | Preparations for use on the hair: hair lacquers | Free |