HS Code 3302Odoriferous substances and mixtures (including alcoholic solutions) with a basis of one or more of these substances, of a kind used as raw materials in industry; other preparations based on odoriferous substances, of a kind used for beverage manufacture

What HS code 3302 covers

Odoriferous substances are materials that give a product its smell or taste. Heading 3302 is for mixtures built on one or more of them. Some people call them fragrance substances. Others call them flavour and fragrance mixtures.

The heading also takes in alcoholic solutions of these substances. A second group sits beside the industrial mixtures: other preparations based on odoriferous substances that are used for beverage manufacture.

The key idea is use. Heading 3302 is about goods that go into other products. It is not about goods sold to a shopper as a finished item. The wording above is the official customs tariff classification text, so it is the same in every country that follows the Harmonized System.

HS 330210 vs 330290: how to choose

People often ask what the difference is between subheading 330210 and subheading 330290. The answer is the industry that uses the mixture. Ask one question: where will this mixture be used?

• Choose 330210 if the mixture is used in the food or drink industries.
• Choose 330290 if the mixture is a raw material for any other industry.
• Check the end use on the invoice or the product sheet. The same smell can be sold to both groups, so the buyer's industry decides the code.
• If you are still unsure, run the product through the HS code classifier.

HS 3302 vs 3301, 3303 and nearby headings

Most mistakes come from picking a neighbour. Here is a simple way to tell the headings apart.

Heading 3301 is for natural materials: essential oils, concretes, absolutes, resinoids and similar extracts. If the product is the oil itself, look there first. Heading 3302 is for mixtures made with such substances and sold to industry.

These are finished products. A bulk blend that a factory will use as a raw material belongs in 3302 instead.

Headings 3304 and 3307 cover finished cosmetic, skin care, bath, shaving and deodorant products. They are made for the end user. Heading 3302 stays on the supply side of the chain.

HS code 3302 import export data

EximDataX shows shipment-level import and export records from official customs sources. Coverage is 43 direct customs feeds plus 184 mirror-derived countries. Named buyers and named suppliers are available in 38 of the 43 direct markets.

Most markets refresh weekly and some refresh daily. You can search by HS code to see who imports and exports a product, and book a free demo.

Because the records are filed per shipment, you can follow a single code such as 330210 or 330290 and see how the food and drink side differs from the wider industrial side.

Find buyers and suppliers of odoriferous mixtures

Start with the import data or export data pages to see how records are organised. Then use buyer data or supplier data to look at the companies behind the shipments.

Duty and tax rates are set by each national tariff, so check them in the country you ship to. A correct code from the classifier is the first step.