Hair foil by market
Hair foil differs by market in three ways: the format salons buy, the units on the box and the duties charged on import. The US and Canada buy mainly inch-sized sheets; the UK and the EU buy mainly rolls 100 mm and 120 mm wide; Australia and New Zealand use both. Each market has its own page.
Markets at a glance
| Market | Common sizes | Units |
|---|---|---|
| USA | 5 × 10.75 in, 5 × 11 in, 6 × 10.75 in, 6 × 16 in, 8 × 11 in, 8 × 16 in | inch |
| UK | 100 × 225 mm, 100 mm roll, 120 mm roll | mm |
| EU | 100 mm roll, 120 mm roll | mm |
| Australia & New Zealand | 5 × 10.75 in, 6 × 10.75 in, 8 × 16 in | inch and mm |
| Canada | 5 × 11 in, 8 × 11 in | inch |
| Middle East | — | — |
| Latin America | — | — |
Duty rates and trade measures are not listed here. They change, and a customs broker confirms them for a product on the date of import; each market page sets out the questions to settle.
Market pages
- USA
US hair foil sizes and pack counts, the duty questions to settle for aluminium foil under HTS 7607, country-of-origin marking, and FOB vs DDP.
- UK
UK hair foil conventions — 100 mm and 120 mm rolls, 225 mm strips, 'foils & meche' — plus UK import notes and shipping times from China.
- EU
EU anti-dumping duties on Chinese aluminium foil in rolls, whether pre-cut and pop-up sheets fall outside them, and GPSR for marketplace sellers.
- Australia & NZ
Hair foil sizes favoured in Australian and New Zealand salons, import notes for aluminium foil from China and shipping times to Sydney, Melbourne and Auckland.
- Canada
Hair foil sizes used in Canada, notes on Canadian surtax measures on aluminium products from China, bilingual labelling and shipping times.
What differs between markets
Format. In North America the reference product is a box of sheets, usually pop-up. In the UK and continental Europe it is a roll in a cutter box or a dispenser, with pre-cut strips beside it. A range built for one side of the Atlantic does not transfer to the other unchanged. Pop-up vs pre-cut vs roll hair foil compares the formats.
Units. A US box states its size in inches. A UK or EU box states width in millimetres and roll length in metres. Australia and New Zealand use inch-sized sheets with metric labelling. Both units for every size are on the hair foil size chart.
Words. “Hair foil” and “highlighting foil” are understood everywhere. The UK trade says “hairdressing foil” and files it under “foils & meche”.
Duty. Hair foil is aluminium foil, and aluminium foil from China is the subject of trade measures in several markets. The rate, and whether a measure applies to rolls, sheets or both, is the largest difference between markets in what the goods cost on arrival. Hair foil landed cost shows the calculation.
Shipping times
| Market | Terms offered | Transit time |
|---|---|---|
| USA | EXW, FOB, CIF, DDU (DAP), DDP | Quoted for your destination port and service |
| UK | EXW, FOB, CIF, DDU (DAP), DDP | Quoted for your destination port and service |
| EU | EXW, FOB, CIF, DDU (DAP), DDP | Quoted for your destination port and service |
| Australia & New Zealand | EXW, FOB, CIF, DDU (DAP), DDP | Quoted for your destination port and service |
| Canada | EXW, FOB, CIF, DDU (DAP), DDP | Quoted for your destination port and service |
Markets without a dedicated page
We ship to the Middle East and Latin America as well. They have no page of their own yet, because we have not had their import rules reviewed by a customs broker. For a quotation to either region, request a quote with the destination port, and ask your own broker for the duty that applies under heading 7607.