HS code lookup
Every commodity we make a market in, with its Harmonized System heading to the six digit international level. Open a row for the packing norm, the container loading practice, the contract form the trade settles under and the destination limits that decide whether a shipment clears.
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. Headings are shown to the six digit international level. Digits seven and beyond are set by the importing country, so confirm the full national code with the destination customs authority or a licensed broker before you declare.
What the Harmonized System is
The Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System is maintained by the World Customs Organization and used by more than 200 countries. The first six digits are identical everywhere: chapter, heading, subheading. Beyond six digits each country adds its own detail, so an eight digit EU CN code and a ten digit US HTS code both begin with the same six digits you will find here.
Classification is a legal act. The declared heading decides the duty rate, whether a preference under a free trade agreement applies, whether a licence or a phytosanitary certificate is needed, and whether an anti dumping order catches the goods. Getting it wrong is not a filing error, it is an undervaluation or a misdeclaration, and the liability sits with the importer of record.
How to use a heading from this list
Take the six digit heading here as the starting point, then look up the full national code in the destination tariff. The EU publishes TARIC, the United States publishes the HTSUS, and most other customs authorities publish a searchable national tariff. Where the goods could plausibly sit in two headings, a binding tariff ruling from the destination authority removes the argument before the cargo sails.
The packing, loading and contract notes on each row describe how that commodity conventionally moves. They are trade practice, not law. The destination limits are the ones that most often stop a shipment: contaminant ceilings, residue limits, species controls and waste shipment rules.
Questions
Is an HS code the same in every country?
The first six digits are. Every country that applies the Harmonized System uses the same chapter, heading and subheading. Digits beyond six are national, so an EU CN code runs to eight digits and a US HTS code to ten, and those extra digits differ.
Who is responsible if the HS code is wrong?
The importer of record, in almost every jurisdiction, regardless of who suggested the code. That is why a binding tariff ruling is worth obtaining for anything borderline or high volume.
Does the HS code decide the duty rate?
It decides which rate line applies. The rate you actually pay also depends on the country of origin, whether a preference or free trade agreement applies, and whether any trade remedy duty is in force against that origin.
Can SIP Global classify my cargo?
We will tell you the heading the trade normally uses and what it turns on. The formal classification should come from a licensed customs broker or a binding ruling in the destination country.
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