The Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System (HS) of tariff nomenclature is an internationally standardized system of names and numbers for classifying traded products developed and maintained by the World Customs Organization (WCO) (formerly the Customs Co-operation Council), an independent intergovernmental organization with over 170 member countries based in Brussels, Belgium.
Under the HS Convention, the contracting parties are obliged to base their tariff schedules on the HS nomenclature, although parties set their own rates of duty. The HS is organized into 21 sections and 96 chapters, accompanied with general rules of interpretation and explanatory notes. The system begins by assigning goods to categories of crude and natural products, and from there proceeds to categories with increasing complexity. The codes with the broadest coverage are the first four digits, and are referred to as the heading. The HS therefore sets forth all the international nomenclature through the 6-digit level and, where needed, contains added subdivisions assigned 2 more digits, for a total of 8 at the tariff-rate line (legal) level. Two final (non-legal) digits are assigned as statistical reporting numbers if warranted, for a total of 10 digits to be listed on entries.
To ensure harmonization, the contracting parties must employ all 4- and 6-digit provisions and the international rules and notes without deviation, but are free to adopt additional subcategories and notes. The two final chapters, 98 and 99, are reserved for national use. Chapter 77 is reserved for future international use only. Chapter 98 comprises special classification provisions, and chapter 99 contains temporary modifications pursuant to a parties' national directive or legislation
01-05Animal & Animal Products
06-15Vegetable Products
16-24Foodstuffs
25-27Mineral Products
28-38Chemicals & Allied Industries
39-40Plastics / Rubbers
41-43Raw Hides, Skins, Leather, & Furs
44-49Wood & Wood Products
50-63Textiles
64-67Footwear / Headgear
68-71Stone / Glass
72-83Metals
84-85Machinery / Electrical
86-89Transportation
90-97Miscellaneous
98-99Service
01-05Animal & Animal Products
01LIVE ANIMALS
0101horses, asses, mules and hinnies, live
0102bovine animals, live
0103swine, live
0104sheep and goats, live
0105chickens, ducks, geese, turkeys, and guineas, live
0106animals, live, nesoi Nesoi - not elsewhere specified of indicated.
02MEAT & EDIBLE MEAT OFFAL
0201meat of bovine animals, fresh or chilled
0202meat of bovine animals, frozen
0203meat of swine (pork), fresh, chilled or frozen
0204meat of sheep or goats, fresh, chilled or frozen
0205meat of horses, asses, mules, hinnies fr, chld, fz
0206ed offal, bovine, swine, sheep, goat, horse, etc.
0207meat & ed offal of poultry, fresh, chill or frozen
0208meat & edible offal nesoi, fresh, chilled or frozen
0209pig & poultry fat fresh chld frzn salted dried smkd
0210meat & ed offal salted, dried etc. & flour & meal
03FISH & CRUSTACEANS
0301fish, live
0302fish, fresh or chilled (no fillets or other meat)
0303fish, frozen (no fish fillets or other fish meat)
0304fish fillets & other fish meat, fresh, chill or froz
0305fish, dried, salted etc, smoked etc, ed fish meal
0306crustaceans, live, fresh etc, and cooked etc.
0307molluscs & aquatic invertebrates nesoi, live etc
04DAIRY, EGGS, HONEY, & ED. PRODUCTS
0401milk and cream, not concentrated or sweetened
0402milk and cream, concentrated or sweetened
0403buttermilk, yogurt, kephir etc, flavored etc or not
0404whey & milk products nesoi, flavored etc. or not
0405butter and other fats and oils derived from milk
0406cheese and curd
0407birds' eggs, in the shell, fresh, preserved or cooked
0408birds' eggs, not in shell & yolks, fresh, dry, etc
0409honey, natural
0410edible products of animal origin, nesoi
05PRODUCTS OF ANIMAL ORIGIN
0501human hair, unworked and waste of human hair
0502hogs' hair etc, badger hair etc, waste hair etc.
0503horsehair and horsehair waste
0504animal (not fish) guts, bladders, stomachs & parts
0505bird skins & other feathered parts and down
0506bones & horn cores, unworked etc, powder & waste
0507ivory, tortoise-shell, whalebone, horns etc, unwrk
0508coral, shell of molluscs etc unworked powder/waste
0509natural sponges of animal origin
0510ambergris, castoreum etc, glands etc for pharmacy
0511animal products nesoi, dead animals, inedible etc.
01LIVE ANIMALS
0101horses, asses, mules and hinnies, live
010111Purebred breeding animals
010119Other Horses
010120Asses, mules, and hinnies
0102bovine animals, live
010210Purebred breeding animals
0103swine, live
010310Purebred breeding animals
010391Weighing less than 50 (11023 lb) each
010392Weighing 50 (11023 lb) or more each
0104sheep and goats, live
010410Sheep
010420Goats
0105chickens, ducks, geese, turkeys, and guineas, live
010511Chickens, Breeding stock, whether or not purebred: Layer-type (egg-type) , Broiler-type (meat-type)
010519Turkeys, Ducks, geese and guineas
010591Chickens
010599Other
0106animals, live, nesoi Nesoi - not elsewhere specified of indicated.
010600Rabbits and hares
02MEAT & EDIBLE MEAT OFFAL
0201meat of bovine animals, fresh or chilled
020110Carcasses and half-carcasses, Veal, Other
020120Other cuts with bone in: Processed & Other
020130Boneless: Processed & Other
0202meat of bovine animals, frozen
020210Carcasses and half-carcasses, Veal & Other
020220Meat of Bovine Animals With Bone in (Frozen)
020230Boneless, Processed
0203meat of swine (pork), fresh, chilled or frozen
020311Carcasses and half-carcasses
020312Hams, shoulders and cuts thereof, with bone in Processed
020319Other, Proces & Other
020321Carcasses and half-carcasses
020322Hams, shoulders and cuts thereof, with bone in:
020329Other, Processed & Other
0204meat of sheep or goats, fresh, chilled or frozen
020410Carcasses and half-carcasses of lamb, fresh or chilled Other meat of sheep, fresh or chilled
020421Carcasses and half-carcasses
020422Other cuts with bone in
020423Boneless
020430Carcasses and half-carcasses of lamb, frozen Other meat of sheep, frozen
020441Carcasses and half-carcasses
020442Other cuts with bone in
020443Boneless
020450Meat of goats
0205meat of horses, asses, mules, hinnies fr, chld, fz
0206ed offal, bovine, swine, sheep, goat, horse, etc.
020610Of bovine animals, fresh or chilled Of bovine animals, frozen
020621Tongues
020622Livers
020629Other Edible Offal of Bovine Animals (Frozen)
020630Of swine (pork), fresh or chilled Of swine (pork), frozen:
020641Livers
020649Other Edible Offal of Swine (Frozen)
020680Other, fresh or chilled
020690Other, frozen Of sheep (including lamb) Of goats, horses, asses, mules or hinnies
0207meat & ed offal of poultry, fresh, chill or frozen
020710Turkeys Other: Chickens Young (broilers, fryers, roasters, and capons) Ducks, geese and guineas Poultry not cut in pieces, frozen: Chickens: Young (broilers, fryers, roasters, and capons)
020722Turkeys
020723Ducks, geese and guineas Poultry cuts and offal (including livers), fresh or chilled:
020731Fatty livers of geese or ducks
020739chickens, turkeys, ducks, geese or guineas Poultry cuts and offal other than livers, frozen:
020741chickens
020742turkeys
020743ducks, geese or guineas
020750Poultry livers, frozen
0208meat & edible offal nesoi, fresh, chilled or frozen
020810rabbits or hares
020820Frogs' legs
020890Other Meat and Edible Offal (Fresh, Chilled or Frozen)
0209pig & poultry fat fresh chld frzn salted dried smkd
020900Pig fat free of lean meat and poultry fat (not rendered),fresh, chilled, frozen, salted, in brine, dried or smoked
0210meat & ed offal salted, dried etc. & flour & meal
021011Hams, shoulders and cuts thereof, with bone in
021012Bellies (streaky) and cuts thereof: Bacon Other
021019Other Meat of Swine (Salted, in Brine, Dried, Smoked)
021020Meat of bovine animals
021090Other, including edible flours and meals of meat or meat offal
03FISH & CRUSTACEANS
0301fish, live
030110Ornamental fish
030191Trout (Salmo trutta, Salmo gairdneri, Salmo clarki, Salmo aguabonita, Salmo gilae)
030192Eels (Anguilla spp)
030193Carp
030199Other Live Fish
0302fish, fresh or chilled (no fillets or other meat)
030211Trout (Salmo trutta, Salmo gairdneri, Salmo clarki, Salmo aguabonita, Salmo gilae): Rainbow trout (Salmo gairdneri), farmed
030212Pacific Salmon (Oncorhynchus spp), Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) and Danube salmon (Hucho) Atlantic: Farmed , Not farmed , Chinook (king), Chum (dog) , Pink (humpie),Sockeye (red), Coho (silver)
030219Flat fish (Pleuronectidae, Bothidae, Cynoglossidae, Soleidae, Scophthalmidae and Citharidae), excluding livers and roes:
030221Halibut and greenland turbot (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides, Hippoglossus hippoglossus, Hippoglossus stenolepis)
030222Plaice (Pleuronectes platessa)
030223Sole (Solea spp)
030229Tunas (of genus Thunnus), skipjack or stripe-bellied bonito (Euthynnus (Katsuwonus, pelamis), excluding livers and roes:
030231Albacore or longfinned tunas (Thunnus alalunga)
030232Yellowfin tunas (Thunnus albacares)
030233Skipjack or stripe-bellied bonito
030239Bluefin (Thunnus thynnus)
030240Herrings (Clupea harengus, Clupea pallasii), excluding livers and roes
030250Cod (Gadus morhua, Gadus ogac, Gadus macrocephalus), excluding livers and roes Other fish, excluding livers and roes:
030261Sardines (Sardina pilchardus, Sardinops spp), sardinella (Sardinella spp), brisling or sprats(Sprattus sprattus)
030262Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus)
030263Atlantic pollock (coalfish) (Pollachius virens)
030264Mackerel (Scomber scombrus, Scomber australasicus, Scomb er japonicus)
030265Dogfish and other sharks, Dogfish (Squalus spp)
030266Eels (Anguilla spp)
030269Sablefish (Anoplopoma fimbria),Lingcod (Ophiodon elongatus), Monkfish (Lophius spp)
030270Livers and roes, Mullet roe
0303fish, frozen (no fish fillets or other fish meat)
030310Pacific salmon (Oncorhynchus spp), excludinglivers and roes:
030311Chinook (king)
030312Chum (dog)
030313Pink (humpie)
030314Sockeye (red)
030315Coho (silver)
030316Other , Other salmonidae, excluding livers and roes:
030321Trout (Salmo trutta, Salmo gairdneri, Salmo, clarki, Salmo aguabonita, Salmo gilae)
030322tlantic salmon (Salmo salar) and Danube salmon (Hucho hucho)
030329Other Flat fish (Pleuronectidae, Bothidae, Cynoglossidae,Soleidae, Scophthalmidae and Citharidae), excluding livers and roes:
030331Halibut and greenland turbot (Reinhardtius, hippoglossoides,Hippoglossus hippoglossus, Hippoglossus stenolepis):
030332Plaice (Pleuronectes platessa)
030333Sole (Solea spp)
030339Tunas (of genus Thunnus), skipjack or stripe-bellied bonito (Euthynnus (Katsuwonus pelamis), excluding livers and roes:
030341Albacore or longfinned tunas (Thunnus alalunga)
030342Yellowfin tunas (Thunnus albacares)
030343Skipjack or stripe-bellied bonito
030349Bluefin (Thunnus thynnus)
030350Herrings (Clupea harengus, Clupea pallasii),excluding livers and roes
030360Cod (Gadus morhua, Gadus ogac, Gadus macrocephalus), Other fish, excluding livers and roes:
030371Sardines (Sardina pilchardus, Sardinops spp), sardinella (Sardinella spp), brisling or sprats(Sprattus sprattus)
030372Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus)
030373Atlantic pollock (Pollachius virens)
030374Mackerel (Scomber scombrus, Scomber australasicus, Scomber japonicus)
030375Dogfish and other sharks, Dogfish (Squalus spp)
030376Eels (Anguilla spp)
030377Sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax, Dicentrarchus punctatus)
030378Whiting (Merluccius spp) and hake (Urophycis spp)
030379Tilapia (Tilapiinae), Mullet , Monkfish (Lophius spp), Butterfish, Sablefish (Anoplopoma fimbria)
030380Livers and roes Sturgeon roe , Herring roe, Salmon roe Alaska pollock (Theragra chalcogramma) roe Mullet roe
0304fish fillets & other fish meat, fresh, chill or froz
030410Fresh or chilled: Tilapia (Tilapiinae)
030420Frozen fillets: Cod Halibut , Fresh-water catfish, Tilapia (Tilapiinae) Alaska pollock (Theragra chalcogramma)
030490Other: Minced: Surim, Alaska pollock (Theragra chalcogramma)
0305fish, dried, salted etc, smoked etc, ed fish meal
030510Flours, meals and pellets of fish, fit for human consumption
030520Livers and roes, dried, smoked, salted or in brine, Salmon roe, Herring roe
030530Fish fillets, dried, salted or in brine, but not smoked smoked fish, including fillets:
030541Pacific salmon (Oncorhynchus spp), Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) and Danube salmon (Hucho hucho)
030542Herrings (Clupea harengus, Clupea pallasii)
030549Other, Dried fish, whether or not salted but not smoked:
030551Cod (Gadus morhua, Gadus ogac, Gadus macrocephalus)
030559Other Fish, salted but not dried or smoked and fish in brin
030561Herrings (Clupea harengus, Clupea pallasii)
030562Cod (Gadus morhua, Gadus ogac, Gadus macrocephalus)
030563Anchovies (Engraulis spp)
030569Other Fish (Salted or in Brine)
0306crustaceans, live, fresh etc, and cooked etc.
030611Rock lobster and other sea crawfish (Palinurus spp, Panulir spp, Jasus spp)
030622Lobsters (Homarus spp)
030623Shrimps and prawns
030624Crabs: Crabmeat
030629Other, including flours, meals and pellets of crustaceans, fit for human consumption
0307molluscs & aquatic invertebrates nesoi, live etc
030710Oysters:
030712Seed oysters liters
030714Other, Scallops, including queen scallops, of the genera Pecten, Chlamys or Placopecten:
030721Live, fresh or chilled
030729Other, Mussels (Mytilus spp, Perna spp): Live, fresh or chilled:
030731Farmed, Cuttle fish (Sepia officinalis, Rossia macrosoma,Sepiola spp) and squid (Ommastrephes spp, Loligo spp, Nototodarus spp, Sepioteuthis spp):
030741Live, fresh or chilled: Squid: Loligo
030749Squid: Frozen fillets, Loligo: Loligo opalescens, Loligo pealei, Octopus (Octopus spp):
030751Live, fresh or chilled
030760Snails, other than sea snails, Other, including flours, meals and pellets of aquatic invertebrates other than crustaceans, fit for human consumption:
030791Live, fresh or chilled: Sea urchin: Roe, Conch
030799Other: Clams
04DAIRY, EGGS, HONEY, & ED. PRODUCTS
0401milk and cream, not concentrated or sweetened
040110Of a fat content, by weight, not exceeding 1 percent liters
040120Of a fat content, by weight, exceeding 1 percent but not exceeding 6 percent liters
040130Of a fat content, by weight, exceeding 6 percent liters
0402milk and cream, concentrated or sweetened
040210In powder, granules or other solid forms, of a fat content,by weight, not exceeding 15 percent In powder, granules or other solid forms, of a fat content, by weight, exceeding 15percent
040221Not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter
040229Milk, Cream (Sweetened, Fat Content Exceeding 1.5%)
040291Not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter
040299Milk, Cream (Concentrated or Sweetened)
0403buttermilk, yogurt, kephir etc, flavored etc or not
040310Yogurt
040390Buttermilk, Curdled Milk and Cream, Kephir, Other Fermented Milk, Cream
0404whey & milk products nesoi, flavored etc. or not
040410Whey and modified whey, whether or not concentrated or containing added sugar or other sweetening matter: Modified whey: Whey protein concentrates.
040490Other Products Consisting of Natural Milk Constituents
0405butter and other fats and oils derived from milk
040500Butter and other fats and oils derived from milk: Butter, Anhydrous milk fat
0406cheese and curd
040610Fresh (unripened or uncured) cheese, including whey cheese, and curd
040620Grated or powdered cheese, of all kinds
040630Processed (process) cheese, not grated or powdered
040640Blue-veined cheese
040690Other cheese: Cheddar cheese , Colby , Other, including mixtures
0407birds' eggs, in the shell, fresh, preserved or cooked
040700Birds' eggs, in shell, fresh, preserved or cooked:
040720For hatching Doz
040740Other Doz
0408birds' eggs, not in shell & yolks, fresh, dry, etc
040811Egg Yolks (Dried)
040819Egg Yolks (Fresh, Frozen, Other Preserved; Not Dried)
040899Birds' Eggs (Not in Shell; Frozen, Preserved or Cooked)
0409honey, natural
040900Natural honey:
040920Packaged for retail sale
040950Other Packaged for retail sale
0410edible products of animal origin, nesoi
05PRODUCTS OF ANIMAL ORIGIN
0501human hair, unworked and waste of human hair
050100Human hair, unworked, whether or not washed or scoured; waste of human hair
0502hogs' hair etc, badger hair etc, waste hair etc.
050210Pigs', hogs' or boars' bristles and hair and waste thereof
050290Badger Hair and Other Brushmaking Hair and Thereof Waste
0503horsehair and horsehair waste
050300Horsehair (as defined in note 4) and horsehair waste, whether or not put up as a layer with or without supporting material
0504animal (not fish) guts, bladders, stomachs & parts
050400Guts, bladders and stomachs of animals (other than fish), whole and pieces thereof: Prepared for use as sausage casings:
050420Hog
050440Guts, Bladders and Stomachs of Animals (Other than Fish)
0505bird skins & other feathered parts and down
050590Skins and Other Parts of Birds With Their Feather; Their Powder and Waste
050592Feather meal
0506bones & horn cores, unworked etc, powder & waste
050610Ossein and bones treated with acid
050690Bones, Horn-cores (Unworked, Defatted, Degelatinized); Powder and Waste
0507ivory, tortoise-shell, whalebone, horns etc, unwrk
050710Ivory; ivory powder and waste
050790Tortoise-shell, Whalebone, Antlers, Hooves, Claws; Their Powder and Waste
0508coral, shell of molluscs etc unworked powder/waste
050800Coral and similar materials, unworked or simply prepared but not otherwise worked; shells of molluscs,crustaceans or echinoderms and cuttlebone, unworked or simply prepared but not cut to shape; powder and waste thereof
0509natural sponges of animal origin
050900Natural sponges of animal origin
0510ambergris, castoreum etc, glands etc for pharmacy
0511animal products nesoi, dead animals, inedible etc.
051110Bovine (bull) semen
051191Products of fish or crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates; dead animals of chapter 3
051199Cattle embryos: Dairy cattle No, Other cattle No
06-15Vegetable Products
06LIVE TREES & OTHER PLANTS
0601bulbs, tubers etc, chicory plants & roots nesoi
0602live plants nesoi, cuttings etc., mushroom spawn
0603cut flowers & buds for bouquet etc., prepared
0604foliage, grasses etc for bouquets etc, prepared
07EDIBLE VEGETABLES
0701potatoes (except sweet potatoes), fresh or chilled
0702tomatoes, fresh or chilled
0703onions, shallots, garlic, leeks etc, fr or chilled
0704cabbages, cauliflower, kale etc, fresh or chilled
0705lettuce and chicory, fresh or chilled
0706carrots, turnips & other edible roots, fr or chill
0707cucumbers and gherkins, fresh or chilled
0708leguminous vegetables, shelled or not, fr or chill
0709vegetables nesoi, fresh or chilled
0710vegetables (raw or cooked by steam etc), frozen
0711vegetables, temporarily preserved, not now edible
0712vegetables, dried, whole, cut etc., no added prep
0713leguminous vegetables, dried shelled
0714cassava arrowroot etc fresh or dry: sago pith
08ED. FRUITS & NUTS, PEEL OF CITRUS/MELONS
0801coconuts, brazil nuts & cashew nuts, fresh or dry
0802nuts nesoi, fresh or dried
0803Bananas and plantains, fresh or dried
0804dates, figs, pineapples, avocados etc, fr or dried
0805citrus fruit, fresh or dried
0806grapes, fresh or dried
0807melons and papayas, fresh
0808apples, pears and quinces, fresh
0809apricots, cherries, peaches, plums & sloes, fresh
0810fruit nesoi, fresh
0811fruit & nuts (raw or cooked by steam etc), frozen
0812fruit & nuts temporarily preserved, not now edible
0813fruit dried nesoi, mixtures of nuts or dried fruit
0814peel, citrus or melon, fresh, frzn, dried, provsl pres
09COFFEE, TEA, MATE & SPICES
0901coffee, coffee husks etc, substitutes with coffee
0902tea
0903mate
0904pepper, genus piper, genus capsicum or pimenta
0905vanilla beans
0906cinnamon and cinnamon-tree flowers
0907cloves (whole fruit, cloves and stems)
0908nutmeg, mace and cardamoms
0909seeds, anise, badian, fennel, coriander, cumin etc
0910ginger, saffron, tumeric, thyme, bay leaves etc
10CEREALS
1001wheat and meslin
1002rye in the grain
1003barley
1004oats
1005corn (maize)
1006rice
1007grain sorghum
1008buckwheat, millet & canary seed, cereals nesoi
11MILLING INDUSTRY PRODUCTS
1101wheat or meslin flour
1102cereal flours, except of wheat or of meslin
1103cereal groats, meal and pellets
1104cereal grains, worked etc nesoi, cereal germs, wrk
1105flour, meal and flakes of potatoes
1106flour & meal of dry, legum vegs, sago, fruit etc.
1107malt, whether or not roasted
1108starches, inulin
1109wheat gluten, whether or not dried
12OIL SEEDS/MISC. GRAINS/MED. PLANTS/STRAW
1201soybeans, whether or not broken
1202peanuts (ground-nuts), raw
1203copra
1204flaxseed (linseed), whether or not broken
1205rape or colza seeds, whether or not broken
1206sunflower seeds, whether or not broken
1207oil seeds & oleaginous fruits nesoi, broken or not
1208flour & meal of oil seed & olea fruit (no mustard)
1209seeds, fruit and spores, for sowing
1210hop cones, fresh or dried, lupulin
1211plants etc for pharmacy, perfume, insecticides etc
1212locust beans, seaweed, s beet & cane: fruit pits etc.
1213Cereal straw & husks unprep w/n chop etc or pellet
1214rutabagas, hay, clover & other forage products
13LAC, GUMS, RESINS, ETC.
1301lac, natural gums, resins, gum-resins and balsams
1302veg saps & extracts: pectates etc: agar-agar etc.
14VEGETABLE PLAITING MATERIALS
1401vegetable plaiting materials (bamboos, reeds etc.)
1402veg materials (kapok etc) for stuffing or padding
1403veg materials (broom corn etc) for brooms & brushes
1404vegetable products nesoi
15ANIMAL OR VEGETABLE FATS, OILS & WAXES
1501lard, other pig fat and poultry fat, rendered
1502fats, bovine, sheep or goat, raw or rendered
1503lard stearin/lard oil/etc not emulsified or preprd
1504fats & oils, their fractions, fish & marine mammal
1505wool grease & fatty substances derived therefrom
1506animal fat & oil & reaction nesoi not chem modified
1507soybean oil & its fractions, not chemically modified
1508peanut oil & its fractions, not chemically modified
1509olive oil & its fractions, not chemically modified
1510olive-residue oil & blends (1509 & 1510) not chem mod
1511palm oil & its fractions, not chemically modified
1512sunflower-seed, safflower or cottonseed oil, not ch mod
1513coconut, palm kernel or babassu oil etc, not ch mod
1514rapeseed, colza or mustard oil etc, not chem modif
1515fixed veg fats & oils nesoi etc, not chem modified
1516an or veg fats & oils, hydrogen etc, not fur prep
1517margarine, edible mixtures etc an or veg fat & oil
1518animal/veg fats & oils chem modified, inedbl mxt etc
1519ind monocarb fat acids, acid oil, ref, ind fat alc
1520glycerol (glycerine), glycerol waters and lyes
1521veg waxes nesoi, beeswax etc and spermaceti
1522degras, residues from fatty substances/animal/veg waxs