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Product classification guide

Skin-care cosmetics: HS code 330499

HS 330499 is a broad residual subheading for beauty, make-up and skin-care preparations not covered by a more specific subheading. Product claims and composition can move medicaments and other preparations elsewhere.

Tariff evidence checked against the published data snapshot from 20 June 2026.

Current MFN rates by destination

These are the base most-favoured-nation rates found on exact HS 330499 national lines. A range means the destination uses more detailed product splits below six digits.

Verified base-rate evidence for Skin-care cosmetics
Destination MFN rate National lines
United Kingdom 0% 1
United States 0% 2
European Union 0% 1
Australia 5% 1
Canada 0% to 6.5% 3

Do not declare at six digits alone. Open the destination page and match the detailed national description. Origin preferences and trade remedies are separate.

Does HS 330499 fit the product?

Usually includes

  • Many moisturisers and skin creams
  • Certain sunscreens and tanning preparations
  • Other finished skin-care cosmetics

Check another heading for

  • Medicaments
  • Perfumes
  • Soap and cleansing preparations classified elsewhere

Classification questions to answer

  1. What is the product's principal function?
  2. Do the ingredients or claims make it a medicament?
  3. Is a more specific cosmetic subheading available?

Record the product's materials, construction, function and technical specifications. Those facts are more useful than a supplier's suggested code when selecting a national line.

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Shipment value

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Estimate only. Duty and VAT/GST are calculated where the available rate data supports it; unpriced fees, exemptions, quotas, or eligibility rules can still change the final customs bill.

Official sources used for these pages

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