Nomenclo
HS code for Face moisturiser cream
HS 2022Destination USConfidence 0.85Beauty or make-up preparations and preparations for the care of the skin (other than medicaments), including sunscreen or suntan preparations; manicure or pedicure preparations > Other > Other
Section VI: Products of the chemical or allied industries · Chapter 33: Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations · Heading 3304: Beauty or make-up preparations and preparations for the care of the skin (other than medicaments), including sunscreen or suntan preparations; manicure or pedicure preparations
Why this code
The product is a face moisturiser cream for skin hydration and care, a cosmetic use with no therapeutic or prophylactic claim stated. Heading 3304 covers beauty or make-up preparations and preparations for the care of the skin other than medicaments. Within it, the offered subheadings are lip, eye, manicure/pedicure, powder and other. A facial moisturising cream is not a lip, eye, nail or powder product, so it falls under 330499 Other. Heading 3004 would apply only with a therapeutic claim, and Chapter 33 Note 1(e) and Chapter 30 Note 1(e) exclude skin-care preparations of 3304 even if they have therapeutic properties. The washing-preparation heading 3401 does not fit because the product is a care cream, not a wash.
Rules applied: GRI 1, Section VI Note 2, Chapter 33 Note 3, Chapter 30 Note 1(e).
Alternatives considered
| Code | Description | Why not |
|---|---|---|
| 3004.90 | Medicaments (excluding goods of heading 3002, 3005 or 3006) consisting of mixed or unmixed products for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, put up in measured doses (including those in the form of transdermal administration systems) or in forms or packings for retail sale > Other | Would apply only if the product carried a therapeutic or prophylactic claim and was put up for retail sale; no such claim is given. |
| 3401.30 | Soap; organic surface-active products and preparations for use as soap, in the form of bars, cakes, moulded pieces or shapes, whether or not containing soap; organic surface-active products and preparations for washing the skin, in the form of liquid or cream and put up for retail sale, whether or not containing soap; paper, wadding, felt and nonwovens, impregnated, coated or covered with soap or detergent > Organic surface-active products and preparations for washing the skin, in the form of liquid or cream and put up for retail sale, whether or not containing soap | Covers organic surface-active products for washing the skin; a moisturising care cream is not a cleansing preparation. |
| 3304.91 | Beauty or make-up preparations and preparations for the care of the skin (other than medicaments), including sunscreen or suntan preparations; manicure or pedicure preparations > Other > Powders, whether or not compressed | Covers powders; the product is a cream. |
Information that would confirm the code
- Does the product carry any therapeutic, prophylactic or medicinal claim (e.g. treats acne, eczema, wrinkles as a drug) or an active pharmaceutical ingredient at medicinal dose?
- Is the product a cleansing or wash preparation rather than a moisturising care cream?
US Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTSUS) line for US
Other
Confidence 0.50. The product is a plain face moisturiser cream for skin hydration, which falls under heading 3304 rather than medicaments in 3004. Both offered HTSUS lines are residual 'Other' lines with no product data distinguishing them, so the choice between 3304.99.1000 and 3304.99.5000 is essentially arbitrary and confidence is kept moderate.
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