Commodity code
Also called: tariff code · product code
A general name for the code that identifies goods in a customs tariff. In the UK it means the eight-digit export code or ten-digit import code in the UK tariff; in the EU it is often used for CN or TARIC codes. It always builds on the six-digit HS code.
In practice
When a buyer or forwarder asks for the commodity code, check which country's tariff and how many digits they need before answering.
EU
UKRelated terms
- HS code
- The six-digit product code of the Harmonized System, the international goods nomenclature maintained by the World Customs Organization and used by…
- Tariff line
- The most detailed code in a national or regional tariff at which a duty rate or measure is set, such as an eight-digit CN code, a ten-digit TARIC or…
- UK Global Tariff
- The United Kingdom's own MFN tariff, applied since 1 January 2021 after the UK left the EU customs union. It uses UK commodity codes and simplified…
- CN code
- The eight-digit code of the EU Combined Nomenclature, which adds two digits to the HS code for customs duty and external trade statistics. The CN is…
- TARIC
- The integrated tariff database of the European Union, managed by the Commission's DG TAXUD. It extends the CN code to ten digits and attaches all EU…