What is an HS- or HTS-Code?
HS or HTS codes are a global tool and used in most international import and export documentation and commercial invoices. The World Customs Organization (WCO) maintains the Harmonized Tariff Description and Coding Schedule (HTS). Over 170 countries participate in WCO’s HTS system. The first six digits of the HTS code identify all items in international trade and are the same for all countries that use the HTS. The last two or four digits are country specific. In many countries these last four digits provide the duty rate and balance of trade statistical reporting suffix for the imported goods.
- I LIVE ANIMALS; ANIMAL PRODUCTS
- II VEGETABLE PRODUCTS
- III ANIMAL OR VEGETABLE FATS AND OILS AND THEIR CLEAVAGE PRODUCTS; PREPARED EDIBLE FATS; ANIMAL OR VEGETABLE WAXES
- IV PREPARED FOODSTUFFS; BEVERAGES, SPIRITS AND VINEGAR; TOBACCO AND MANUFACTURED TOBACCO SUBSTITUTES
- V MINERAL PRODUCTS
- VI PRODUCTS OF THE CHEMICAL OR ALLIED INDUSTRIES
- VII PLASTICS AND ARTICLES THEREOF; RUBBER AND ARTICLES THEREOF
- 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)
- IX WOOD AND ARTICLES OF WOOD; WOOD CHARCOAL; CORK AND ARTICLES OF CORK; MANUFACTURES OF STRAW, OF ESPARTO OR OF OTHER PLAITING MATERIALS; BASKETWARE AND WICKERWORK
- X PULP OF WOOD OR OF OTHER FIBROUS CELLULOSIC MATERIAL; RECOVERED (WASTE AND SCRAP) PAPER OR PAPERBOARD; PAPER AND PAPERBOARD AND ARTICLES THEREOF
- XI TEXTILES AND TEXTILE ARTICLES
- XII FOOTWEAR, HEADGEAR, UMBRELLAS, SUN UMBRELLAS, WALKING STICKS, SEAT-STICKS, WHIPS, RIDING-CROPS AND PARTS THEREOF; PREPARED FEATHERS AND ARTICLES MADE THEREWITH; ARTIFICIAL FLOWERS; ARTICLES OF HUMAN HAIR
- XIII ARTICLES OF STONE, PLASTER, CEMENT, ASBESTOS, MICA OR SIMILAR MATERIALS; CERAMIC PRODUCTS; GLASS AND GLASSWARE
- XIV NATURAL OR CULTURED PEARLS, PRECIOUS OR SEMI-PRECIOUS STONES, PRECIOUS METALS, METALS CLAD WITH PRECIOUS METAL, AND ARTICLES THEREOF; IMITATION JEWELLERY; COIN
- XV BASE METALS AND ARTICLES OF BASE METAL
- 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
- XVII VEHICLES, AIRCRAFT, VESSELS AND ASSOCIATED TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT
- XVIII OPTICAL, PHOTOGRAPHIC, CINEMATOGRAPHIC, MEASURING, CHECKING, PRECISION, MEDICAL OR SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS AND APPARATUS; CLOCKS AND WATCHES; MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; PARTS AND ACCESSORIES THEREOF
- XIX ARMS AND AMMUNITION; PARTS AND ACCESSORIES THEREOF
- XX MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURED ARTICLES
- XXI WORKS OF ART, COLLECTORS' PIECES AND ANTIQUES
Chapter: 28 INORGANIC CHEMICALS; ORGANIC OR INORGANIC COMPOUNDS OF PRECIOUS METALS, OF RARE-EARTH METALS, OF RADIOACTIVE ELEMENTS OR OF ISOTOPES
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28INORGANIC CHEMICALS; ORGANIC OR INORGANIC COMPOUNDS OF PRECIOUS METALS, OF RARE-EARTH METALS, OF RADIOACTIVE ELEMENTS OR OF ISOTOPES
2801Fluorine, chlorine, bromine and iodine280110Chlorine280120Iodine280130Fluorine; bromine2802Sulphur, sublimed or precipitated; colloidal sulphur2803Carbon carbon blacks and other forms of carbon, n.e.s.2804Hydrogen, rare gases and other non-metals280410Hydrogen280421Argon280429Rare gases (excl. argon)280430Nitrogen280440Oxygen280450Boron; tellurium280461Silicon containing >= 99,99% by weight of silicon280469Silicon containing < 99,99% by weight of silicon280470Phosphorus280480Arsenic280490Selenium2805Alkali or alkaline-earth metals; rare-earth metals, scandium and yttrium, whether or not intermixed or interalloyed; mercury280511Sodium280512Calcium280519Alkali or alkaline-earth metals (excl. sodium and calcium)280530Rare-earth metals, scandium and yttrium, whether or not intermixed or interalloyed280540Mercury2806Hydrogen chloride hydrochloric acid; chlorosulphuric acid280610Hydrogen chloride hydrochloric acid280620Chlorosulphuric acid2807Sulphuric acid; oleum2808Nitric acid; sulphonitric acids2809Diphosphorus pentaoxide; phosphoric acid; polyphosphoric acids, whether or not chemically defined280910Diphosphorus pentaoxide280920Phosphoric acid; polyphosphoric acids, whether or not chemically defined2810Oxides of boron; boric acids2811Inorganic acids and inorganic oxygen compounds of non-metals (excl. hydrogen chloride hydrochloric acid, chlorosulphuric acid, sulphuric acid, oleum, nitric acid, sulphonitric acids, diphosphorus pentaoxide, phosphoric acid, polyphosphoric acids, oxides of boron and boric acids)281111Hydrogen fluoride hydrofluoric acid281119Inorganic acids (excl. hydrogen chloride hydrochloric acid, chlorosulphuric acid, sulphuric acid, oleum, nitric acid, sulphonitric acids, phosphoric acid, polyphosphoric acids, boric acids and hydrogen fluoride hydrofluoric acid)281121Carbon dioxide281122Silicon dioxide281129Inorganic oxygen compounds of non-metals (excl. diphosphorus pentaoxide, oxides of boron, carbon dioxide and silicon dioxide)2812Halides and halide oxides of non-metals281210Chlorides and chloride oxides281290Halides and halide oxides of non-metals (excl. chlorides and chloride oxides)2813Sulphides of non-metals; commercial phosphorus trisulphide281310Carbon disulphide281390Sulphides of non-metals (excl. carbon disulphide); commercial phosphorus trisulphide2814Ammonia, anhydrous or in aqueous solution281410Anhydrous ammonia281420Ammonia in aqueous solution2815Sodium hydroxide caustic soda, potassium hydroxide caustic potash; peroxides of sodium or potassium281511Sodium hydroxide caustic soda solid281512Sodium hydroxide caustic soda in aqueous solution soda lye or liquid soda281520Potassium hydroxide caustic potash281530Peroxides of sodium or potassium2816Hydroxide and peroxide of magnesium; oxides, hydroxides and peroxides, of strontium or barium281610Hydroxide and peroxide of magnesium281640Oxides, hydroxides and peroxides, of strontium or barium2817Zinc oxide; zinc peroxide2818Artificial corundum, whether or not chemically defined; aluminium oxide; aluminium hydroxide281810Corundum, artificial, whether or not chemically defined281820Aluminium oxide (excl. artificial corundum)281830Aluminium hydroxide2819Chromium oxides and hydroxides281910Chromium trioxide281990Chromium oxides and hydroxides (excl. chromium trioxide)2820Manganese oxides282010Manganese dioxide282090Manganese oxides (excl. manganese dioxide)2821Iron oxides and hydroxides; earth colours containing >= 70% by weight of combined iron evaluated as Fe2O3282110Iron oxides and hydroxides282120Earth colours containing >= 70% by weight of combined iron evaluated as Fe2O32822Cobalt oxides and hydroxides; commercial cobalt oxides2823Titanium oxides2824Lead oxides; red lead and orange lead282410Lead monoxide litharge, massicot282490Lead oxides (excl. monoxide litharge, massicot)2825Hydrazine and hydroxylamine and their inorganic salts; inorganic bases, metal oxides, hydroxides and peroxides, n.e.s.282510Hydrazine and hydroxylamine and their inorganic salts282520Lithium oxide and hydroxide282530Vanadium oxides and hydroxides282540Nickel oxides and hydroxides282550Copper oxides and hydroxides282560Germanium oxides and zirconium dioxide282570Molybdenum oxides and hydroxides282580Antimony oxides282590Bases, inorganic, and metal oxides, hydroxides and peroxides, n.e.s.2826Fluorides; fluorosilicates, fluoroaluminates and other complex fluorine salts (excl. inorganic or organic compounds of mercury)282612Fluoride of aluminium282619Fluorides (excl. of aluminium and mercury)282630Sodium hexafluoroaluminate synthetic cryolite282690Fluorosilicates, fluoroaluminates and other complex fluorine salts (excl. sodium hexafluoroaluminate synthetic cryolite and inorganic or organic compounds of mercury)2827Chlorides, chloride oxides and chloride hydroxides; bromides and bromide oxides; iodides and iodide oxides282710Ammonium chloride282720Calcium chloride282731Magnesium chloride282732Aluminium chloride282735Nickel chloride282739Chlorides (excl. ammonium, calcium, magnesium, aluminium, nickel and mercury chloride)282741Chloride oxides and chloride hydroxides of copper282749Chloride oxides and chloride hydroxides (excl. copper and mercury)282751Bromides of sodium or of potassium282759Bromides and bromide oxides (excl. of sodium, potassium and mercury)282760Iodides and iodide oxides (excl. inorganic or organic compounds of mercury)2828Hypochlorites; commercial calcium hypochlorite; chlorites; hypobromites282810Calcium hypochlorites, incl. commercial calcium hypochlorite282890Hypochlorites, chlorites and hypobromites (excl. calcium hypochlorites)2829Chlorates and perchlorates; bromates and perbromates; iodates and periodates282911Chlorate of sodium282919Chlorates (excl. sodium)282990Perchlorates; bromates and perbromates; iodates and periodates (excl. inorganic or organic compounds of mercury)2830Sulphides; polysulphides, whether or not chemically defined283010Sodium sulphides283090Sulphides (excl. sodium); polysulphides, whether or not chemically defined (excl. inorganic or organic compounds of mercury whether or not chemically defined)2831Dithionites and sulfoxylates283110Dithionite and sulfoxylate of sodium283190Dithionites and sulfoxylates (excl. sodium)2832Sulphites; thiosulphates283210Sodium sulphites283220Sulphites (excl. sodium)283230Thiosulphates2833Sulphates; alums; peroxosulphates persulphates283311Disodium sulphate283319Sodium sulphates (excl. disodium)283321Sulphate of magnesium283322Sulphate of aluminium283324Sulphates of nickel283325Sulphates of copper283327Sulphate of barium283329Sulphates (excl. of sodium, magnesium, aluminium, nickel, copper, barium and mercury)283330Alums283340Peroxosulphates persulphates2834Nitrites; nitrates283410Nitrites283421Nitrate of potassium283429Nitrates (excl. of potassium and of mercury)2835Phosphinates hypophosphites, phosphonates phosphites and phosphates; polyphosphates, whether or not chemically defined283510Phosphinates hypophosphites and phosphonates phosphites283522Mono- or disodium phosphate283524Phosphates of potassium283525Calcium hydrogenorthophosphate dicalcium phosphate283526Phosphates of calcium (excl. calcium hydrogenorthophosphate dicalcium phosphate)283529Phosphates (excl. phosphates of monosodium, disodium, potassium, calcium and mercury)283531Sodium triphosphate sodium tripolyphosphate, whether or not chemically defined283539Polyphosphates, whether or not chemically defined (excl. sodium triphosphate sodium tripolyphosphate, and inorganic or organic compounds of mercury whether or not chemically defined)2836Carbonates; peroxocarbonates percarbonates; commercial ammonium carbonate containing ammonium carbamate283620Disodium carbonate283630Sodium hydrogencarbonate sodium bicarbonate283640Potassium carbonates283650Calcium carbonate283660Barium carbonate283691Lithium carbonates283692Strontium carbonate283699Carbonates and peroxocarbonates percarbonates; commercial ammonium carbonate containing ammonium carbamate (excl. disodium carbonate, sodium hydrogencarbonate sodium bicarbonate, potassium carbonates, calcium carbonate, barium carbonate, lithium carbonates, strontium carbonate and inorganic or organic compounds of mercury)2837Cyanides, cyanide oxides and complex cyanides283711Sodium cyanide283719Cyanides and cyanide oxides (excl. sodium and mercury)283720Complex cyanides (excl. inorganic or organic compounds of mercury)2839Silicates; commercial alkali metal silicates (excl. inorganic or organic compounds of mercury)283911Metasilicates of sodium, incl. commercial metasilicates283919Silicates of sodium, incl. commercial silicates (excl. sodium metasilicates)283990Silicates, incl. commercial alkali metal silicates (excl. sodium silicates)2840Borates; peroxoborates perborates284011Anhydrous disodium tetraborate refined borax284019Disodium tetraborate refined borax (excl. anhydrous)284020Borates (excl. disodium tetraborate refined borax)284030Peroxoborates perborates2841Salts of oxometallic or peroxometallic acids284130Sodium dichromate284150Chromates and dichromates; peroxochromates (excl. sodium dichromate and inorganic or organic compounds of mercury)284161Potassium permanganate284169Manganites, manganates and permanganates (excl. potassium permanganate)284170Molybdates284180Tungstates wolframates284190Salts of oxometallic or peroxometallic acids (excl. chromates, dichromates, peroxochromates, manganites, manganates, permanganates, molybdates and tungstates wolframamtes)2842Salts of inorganic acids or peroxoacids, incl. aluminosilicates whether or not chemically defined (excl. of oxometallic or peroxometallic acids and azides, and inorganic or organic compounds of mercury)284210Double or complex silicates of inorganic acids or peroxoacids, incl. aluminosilicates whether or not chemically defined (excl. inorganic or organic compounds of mercury whether or not chemically defined)284290Salts of inorganic acids or peroxoacids (excl. of oxometallic or peroxometallic acids, double or complex silicates [incl. aluminosilicates whether or not chemically defined], azides, and inorganic or organic compounds of mercury)2843Colloidal precious metals; inorganic or organic compounds of precious metals, whether or not chemically defined; amalgams of precious metals284310Colloidal precious metals284321Silver nitrate284329Silver compounds, inorganic or organic, whether or not chemically defined (excl. of mercury and silver nitrate)284330Gold compounds, inorganic or organic, whether or not chemically defined284390Inorganic or organic compounds of precious metals, whether or not chemically defined (excl. silver and gold); amalgams of precious metals2844Radioactive chemical elements and radioactive isotopes, incl. their fissile or fertile chemical elements and isotopes, and their compounds; mixtures and residues containing these products284410Natural uranium and its compounds; alloys, dispersions, incl. cermets, ceramic products and mixtures containing natural uranium or natural uranium compound [Euratom]284420Uranium enriched in U 235 and its compounds: plutonium and its compounds; alloys, dispersions, incl. cermets, ceramic products and mixtures containing uranium enriched in U 235, plutonium or compounds of these products [Euratom]284430Uranium depleted in U 235 and its compounds; thorium and its compounds; alloys, dispersions, incl. cermets, ceramic products and mixtures containing uranium depleted in U 235, thorium or compounds of these products284440Radioactive elements, isotopes and compounds, and alloys and dispersions, incl. cermets, ceramic products and mixtures, containing these elements, isotopes and compounds; radioactive residues (excl. natural uranium, uranium enriched and depleted in U 235; plutonium, thorium and compounds of these products)284450Spent irradiated fuel elements cartridges of nuclear reactors [Euratom]2845Non-radioactive isotopes; inorganic or organic compounds of such isotopes, whether or not chemically defined284510Heavy water deuterium oxide [Euratom]284590Non-radioactive isotopes; inorganic or organic compounds of such isotopes, whether or not chemically defined (excl. heavy water deuterium oxide)2846Compounds, inorganic or organic, of rare-earth metals, of yttrium or of scandium or of mixtures of these metals284610Cerium compounds284690Compounds, inorganic or organic, of rare-earth metals, of yttrium or of scandium or of mixtures of these metals (excl. cerium)2847Hydrogen peroxide, whether or not solidified with urea2848Phosphides, whether or not chemically defined (excl. ferrophosphorus, and inorganic or organic compounds of mercury whether or not chemically defined)2849Carbides, whether or not chemically defined284910Carbides of calcium, whether or not chemically defined284920Carbides of silicon, whether or not chemically defined284990Carbides, whether or not chemically defined (excl. of calcium or silicon, and inorganic or organic compounds of mercury whether or not chemically defined)2850Hydrides, nitrides, azides, silicides and borides, whether or not chemically defined (excl. compounds which are also carbides of heading 2849, and inorganic or organic compounds of mercury whether or not chemically defined)2852Compounds, inorganic or organic, of mercury, whether or not chemically defined (excl. amalgams)285210Compounds, inorganic or organic, of mercury, chemically defined (excl. amalgams)285290Compounds, inorganic or organic, of mercury, not chemically defined (excl. amalgams)2853Inorganic compounds, incl. distilled or conductivity water and water of similar purity, n.e.s.; liquid air, whether or not rare gases have been removed; compressed air; amalgams (excl. amalgams of precious metals)
