33.03 Perfumes and toilet waters
One level above the number you declare. Pick one of the six-digit codes below.
Section VI, Chemical Products — inorganic and organic chemicals, pharmaceuticals, fertilisers, paints and cosmetics.
- 33 Chapter Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations
- 03 Heading Perfumes and toilet waters
- —— Subheading Pick one of the 1 six-digit codes below
Chapter 33 covers essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations: fragrances, skincare, makeup, oral hygiene products and similar personal-care goods. Ingredient composition and intended use (cosmetic vs. medicinal) can shift a product between this chapter and chapter 30, so labeling and formulation matter for classification. Classification tip: A product marketed as 'cosmeceutical' can land in either chapter 33 or chapter 30 depending on whether it makes a therapeutic claim: check the label and formulation, not just the marketing category.
All of chapter 33The 1 six-digit code under 33.03
One of these is the number you declare.
Other headings in chapter 33
The wording above is the Harmonized System nomenclature as published by the World Customs Organization, HS 2022 edition. It is a classification reference, not a tariff: it carries no duty rates, and it stops at six digits — the importing country adds its own beyond that.
Classification is decided by the General Rules of Interpretation and the section and chapter notes, and it is the importing country’s customs authority that makes it binding.
Shipping goods under 33.03? A customs hold shows up as a milestone that stops moving — follow the container or the air waybill from departure to delivery.
Track a shipment33.03 FAQ
Heading 33.03 covers perfumes and toilet waters. It is part of chapter 33 (essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations), and it is subdivided into 1 six-digit subheadings — the level you actually declare.
Pick one of the 1 subheadings below. Those six digits are what customs recognises internationally; the importing country may extend them to eight or ten in its own tariff schedule.
The General Rules of Interpretation, read together with the notes to Section VI and to chapter 33. A description that reads right is not enough on its own — the notes routinely pull goods out of the chapter they obviously belong to and put them somewhere else. Where duty or licensing turns on the answer, ask the importing country’s customs authority for a binding ruling.
A wrong or missing code is one of the common reasons customs holds a container, and a hold shows up as a milestone that stops moving. Watch for it in the container tracking app, on the air waybill in the air cargo tracker, or through the tracking API.