subject: What Is Hs Code [print this page] The system is used by more than 200 countries and economies as a basis for the collection of international trade statistics. Besides, HS numbers are used by customs authorities around the world to identify products for the application of duties, taxes and regulations. Over 98 % of world trade is classified in terms of the HS.
Every product exported or imported from a country is given a HS code.
The HS classification system is defined by World Custom Organization at the 2, 4, and 6 digit level.
HS Code has 21 sections 97 chapters. Each chapter is denoted by a 2-digit code which is further divided into several 4 digit codes, which is called headings. These headings (4 digit code) are subdivided into 6 digit codes (sub-headings).
HS Code, up to 6 digit level is followed internationally and is common to all countries.
HS Code is 6 digits long. But, each country is allowed to add additional digits in these international HS codes to suit their national statistical or trading needs. For example 10 digits are used in EU, USA, Canada and China, 12 digits are used in Turkey, 8 digits are used in India, 9 digits are used in Moldova and Japan to suit the national requirements.
HS CODE - CHAPTERS
SECTION I Live Animals; Animal Products
Chapter 01 Live animals
Chapter 02 Meat and edible meat offal
Chapter 03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates
Chapter 04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included
Chapter 05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included
SECTION II Vegetable Products
Chapter 06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage
Chapter 07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers
Chapter 08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons
Chapter 09 Coffee, tea, mat and spices
Chapter 10 Cereals
Chapter 11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten
Chapter 12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder
Chapter 13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts
Chapter 14 Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included
SECTION III Animal or Vegetable Fats and Oils and Their Cleavage Products; Prepared Edible Fats; Animal or Vegetable Waxes
Chapter 15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes
SECTION IV Prepared Foodstuffs; Beverages, Spirits, and Vinegar; Tobacco and Manufactured Tobacco Substitutes
Chapter 16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates
Chapter 17 Sugars and sugar confectionery
Chapter 18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations
Chapter 19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers' wares
Chapter 20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants
Chapter 21 Miscellaneous edible preparations
Chapter 22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar
Chapter 23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed
Chapter 24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes
SECTION V Mineral Products
Chapter 25 Salt; sulphur; earths and stone; plastering mater ials, lime and cement
Chapter 26 Ores, slag and ash
Chapter 27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes
SECTION VI Products of The Chemical or Allied Industries
Chapter 28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes
Chapter 29 Organic chemicals
Chapter 30 Pharmaceutical products
Chapter 31 Fertilizers
Chapter 32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics
Chapter 33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations
Chapter 34 Soap, organic surface-active agents, washing preparations, lubricating preparations, artificial waxes, prepared waxes, polishing or scouring preparations, candles and similar articles, modeling pastes, "dental waxes" and dental preparations with a basis of plaster
SECTION VII Plastics and Articles thereof Rubber and Articles thereof
Chapter 39 Miscellaneous chemical products
Chapter 40 Plastics and articles thereof
SECTION VIII Raw Hides and Skins, Leather, Furskins and Articles thereof; Saddlery and Harness; Travel Goods, Handbags and Similar Containers; Articles Of Animal Gut (Other Than Silkworm Gut)
Chapter 41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather
Chapter 42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut)
Chapter 43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof
SECTION IX Wood and Articles of Wood; Wood Charcoal; Cork and Articles of Cork; Manufacturers of Straw, of Esparto or of Other Plaiting Materials; Basketware and Wickerwork
Chapter 44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal
Chapter 45 Cork and articles of cork
Chapter 46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork
SECTION X Pulp of Wood or of Other Fibrous Cellulosic Material; Waste and Scrap of Paper or Paperboard; Paper and Paperboard and Articles Thereof
Chapter 47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard
Chapter 48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard
Chapter 49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans
SECTION XI Textile and Textile Articles
Chapter 50 Silk
Chapter 51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric
Chapter 52 Cotton
Chapter 53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn
Chapter 54 Man-made filaments
Chapter 55 Man-made staple fibers
Chapter 56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof
Chapter 57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings
Chapter 59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use
Chapter 60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics
Chapter 61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted
Chapter 62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted
Chapter 63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags
SECTION XII Footwear, Headgear, Umbrellas, Sun Umbrellas, Walking Sticks, Seatsticks, Whips, Riding-Crops and Parts Thereof; Prepared Feathers and Articles Made Therewith; Artificial Flowers; Articles of Human Hair
Chapter 64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles
Chapter 65 Headgear and parts thereof
Chapter 66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof
Chapter 67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair
SECTION XIII Articles Of Stone, Plaster, Cement, Asbestos, Mica Or Similar Materials; Ceramic Products; Glass and Glassware
Chapter 68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials
Chapter 69 Ceramic products
Chapter 70 Glass and glassware
SECTION XIV Natural Or Cultured Pearls, Precious Or Semiprecious Stones, Precious Metals, Metals Clad With Precious Metal, And Articles Thereof; Imitation Jewelry; Coin
Chapter 71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin
SECTION XV Base Metals And Articles Of Base Metal
Chapter 72 Iron and steel
Chapter 73 Articles of iron or steel
Chapter 74 Copper and articles thereof
Chapter 75 Nickel and articles thereof
Chapter 76 Aluminum and articles thereof
Chapter 77 (Chapter 77 is reserved for future international use by World Customs Organization - WCO)
Chapter 78 Lead and articles thereof
Chapter 79 Zinc and articles thereof
Chapter 80 Tin and articles thereof
Chapter 81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof
Chapter 82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal
Chapter 83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal
SECTION XVI Machinery and Mechanical Appliances; Electrical Equipment; Parts Thereof; Sound Recorders and Reproducers, Television Image and Sound Recorders and Reproducers, and Parts and Accessories of Such Articles
Chapter 84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof
Chapter 85 Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television image and sound recorders and reproducers, and parts and accessories of such articles
SECTION XVII Vehicles, Aircraft, Vessels And Associated Transport Equipment
Chapter 86 Railway or tramway locomotives, rolling-stock and parts thereof; railway or tramway track fixtures and fittings and parts thereof; mechanical (including electro-mechanical) traffic signalling equipment of all kinds
Chapter 87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof
Chapter 88 Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof
Chapter 89 Ships, boats and floating structures
SECTION XVIII Optical, Photographic, Cinematographic, Measuring, Checking, Precision, Medical or Surgical Instruments and Apparatus; Clocks and Watches; Musical Instruments; Parts and Accessories Thereof
Chapter 90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof
Chapter 91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof
Chapter 92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles
SECTION XIX Arms And Ammunition; Parts And Accessories Thereof
Chapter 93 Arms and ammunition; parts and accessories thereof
SECTION XX Miscellaneous Manufactured Articles
Chapter 94 Furniture; bedding, mattresses, mattress supports, cushions and similar stuffed furnishings; lamps and lighting fittings, not elsewhere specified or included; illuminated sign illuminated nameplates and the like; prefabricated buildings
Chapter 95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof
Chapter 96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles
SECTION XXI Works of Art, Collectors' Pieces and Antiques
Chapter 97 Works of art, collectors' pieces and antiques
