HS code
Also called: Harmonized System · HS · Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System
The six-digit product code of the Harmonized System, the international goods nomenclature maintained by the World Customs Organization and used by more than 200 economies. The first two digits give the chapter, four digits the heading and six digits the subheading. Countries add their own digits on top of the six-digit core to set duty rates and statistics.
In practice
Because the first six digits are shared worldwide, getting the HS code right is the starting point for duty rates, origin rules, licensing and trade statistics in every market you sell to.
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UKRelated terms
- Chapter
- The two-digit level of the Harmonized System. There are 97 chapters (chapter 77 is reserved for future use), each covering a product family such as…
- Heading
- The four-digit level of the Harmonized System, written for example as 8471. A heading describes a specific group of goods within a chapter, and its…
- Subheading
- A subdivision of a heading. At international level subheadings stop at six digits; national tariffs continue with further subdivisions at eight, ten…
- General Interpretative Rules
- Six legal rules at the start of the Harmonized System that decide how goods are classified. Classification follows heading texts and notes first,…
- 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…
- HTS
- The US tariff schedule, maintained by the US International Trade Commission and applied by CBP. Rates are set at eight digits and a ten-digit…
- GTİP
- The twelve-digit code of the Turkish customs tariff. The first six digits follow the HS, digits seven and eight follow the EU Combined Nomenclature…
- HS edition
- The Harmonized System is revised roughly every five years to reflect new products, technology and trade patterns. HS 2022 has applied since 1 January…