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, VEGETABLE OR MICROBIAL 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; PRODUCTS, WHETHER OR NOT CONTAINING NICOTINE, INTENDED FOR INHALATION WITHOUT COMBUSTION; OTHER NICOTINE CONTAINING PRODUCTS INTENDED FOR THE INTAKE OF NICOTINE INTO THE HUMAN BODY
- 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 iodine280110- Chlorine280120- Iodine280130- Fluorine; bromine2802Sulphur, sublimed or precipitated; colloidal sulphur2803Carbon (carbon blacks and other forms of carbon not elsewhere specified or included)2804Hydrogen, rare gases and other non-metals280410- Hydrogen280421-- Argon280429-- Other280430- Nitrogen280440- Oxygen280450- Boron; tellurium280461-- Containing by weight not less than 99,99 % of silicon280469-- Other280470- Phosphorus280480- Arsenic280490- Selenium2805Alkali or alkaline-earth metals; rare-earth metals, scandium and yttrium, whether or not intermixed or interalloyed; mercury280511-- Sodium280512-- Calcium280519-- Other280530- Rare-earth metals, scandium and yttrium, whether or not intermixed or interalloyed280540- Mercury2806Hydrogen chloride (hydrochloric acid); chlorosulphuric acid280610- Hydrogen chloride (hydrochloric acid)280620- Chlorosulphuric acid2807Sulphuric acid; oleum2808Nitric acid; sulphonitric acids2809Diphosphorus pentaoxide; phosphoric acid; polyphosphoric acids, whether or not chemically defined280910- Diphosphorus pentaoxide280920- Phosphoric acid and polyphosphoric acids2810Oxides of boron; boric acids2811Other inorganic acids and other inorganic oxygen compounds of non-metals281111-- Hydrogen fluoride (hydrofluoric acid)281112-- Hydrogen cyanide (hydrocyanic acid)281119-- Other281121-- Carbon dioxide281122-- Silicon dioxide281129-- Other2812Halides and halide oxides of non-metals281211-- Carbonyl dichloride (phosgene)281212-- Phosphorus oxychloride281213-- Phosphorus trichloride281214-- Phosphorus pentachloride281215-- Sulphur monochloride281216-- Sulphur dichloride281217-- Thionyl chloride281219-- Other281290- Other2813Sulphides of non-metals; commercial phosphorus trisulphide281310- Carbon disulphide281390- Other2814Ammonia, anhydrous or in aqueous solution281410- Anhydrous ammonia281420- Ammonia in aqueous solution2815Sodium hydroxide (caustic soda); potassium hydroxide (caustic potash); peroxides of sodium or potassium281511-- Solid281512-- In aqueous solution (soda lye or liquid soda)281520- Potassium hydroxide (caustic potash)281530- Peroxides of sodium or potassium2816Hydroxide and peroxide of magnesium; oxides, hydroxides and peroxides, of strontium or barium281610- Hydroxide and peroxide of magnesium281640- Oxides, hydroxides and peroxides, of strontium or barium2817Zinc oxide; zinc peroxide2818Artificial corundum, whether or not chemically defined; aluminium oxide; aluminium hydroxide281810- Artificial corundum, whether or not chemically defined281820- Aluminium oxide, other than artificial corundum281830- Aluminium hydroxide2819Chromium oxides and hydroxides281910- Chromium trioxide281990- Other2820Manganese oxides282010- Manganese dioxide282090- Other2821Iron oxides and hydroxides; earth colours containing 70 % or more by weight of combined iron evaluated as Fe2O3282110- Iron oxides and hydroxides282120- Earth colours2822Cobalt oxides and hydroxides; commercial cobalt oxides2823Titanium oxides2824Lead oxides; red lead and orange lead282410- Lead monoxide (litharge, massicot)282490- Other2825Hydrazine and hydroxylamine and their inorganic salts; other inorganic bases; other metal oxides, hydroxides and peroxides282510- Hydrazine and hydroxylamine and their inorganic salts282520- Lithium oxide and hydroxide282530- Vanadium oxides and hydroxides282540- Nickel oxides and hydroxides282550- Copper oxides and hydroxides282560- Germanium oxides and zirconium dioxide282570- Molybdenum oxides and hydroxides282580- Antimony oxides282590- Other2826Fluorides; fluorosilicates, fluoroaluminates and other complex fluorine salts282612-- Of aluminium282619-- Other282630- Sodium hexafluoroaluminate (synthetic cryolite)282690- Other2827Chlorides, chloride oxides and chloride hydroxides; bromides and bromide oxides; iodides and iodide oxides282710- Ammonium chloride282720- Calcium chloride282731-- Of magnesium282732-- Of aluminium282735-- Of nickel282739-- Other282741-- Of copper282749-- Other282751-- Bromides of sodium or of potassium282759-- Other282760- Iodides and iodide oxides2828Hypochlorites; commercial calcium hypochlorite; chlorites; hypobromites282810- Commercial calcium hypochlorite and other calcium hypochlorites282890- Other2829Chlorates and perchlorates; bromates and perbromates; iodates and periodates282911-- Of sodium282919-- Other282990- Other2830Sulphides; polysulphides, whether or not chemically defined283010- Sodium sulphides283090- Other2831Dithionites and sulphoxylates283110- Of sodium283190- Other2832Sulphites; thiosulphates283210- Sodium sulphites283220- Other sulphites283230- Thiosulphates2833Sulphates; alums; peroxosulphates (persulphates)283311-- Disodium sulphate283319-- Other283321-- Of magnesium283322-- Of aluminium283324-- Of nickel283325-- Of copper283327-- Of barium283329-- Other283330- Alums283340- Peroxosulphates (persulphates)2834Nitrites; nitrates283410- Nitrites283421-- Of potassium283429-- Other2835Phosphinates (hypophosphites), phosphonates (phosphites) and phosphates; polyphosphates, whether or not chemically defined283510- Phosphinates (hypophosphites) and phosphonates (phosphites)283522-- Of mono- or disodium283524-- Of potassium283525-- Calcium hydrogenorthophosphate (‘dicalcium phosphate’)283526-- Other phosphates of calcium283529-- Other283531-- Sodium triphosphate (sodium tripolyphosphate)283539-- Other2836Carbonates; peroxocarbonates (percarbonates); commercial ammonium carbonate containing ammonium carbamate283620- Disodium carbonate283630- Sodium hydrogencarbonate (sodium bicarbonate)283640- Potassium carbonates283650- Calcium carbonate283660- Barium carbonate283691-- Lithium carbonates283692-- Strontium carbonate283699-- Other2837Cyanides, cyanide oxides and complex cyanides283711-- Of sodium283719-- Other283720- Complex cyanides2839Silicates; commercial alkali metal silicates283911-- Sodium metasilicates283919-- Other283990- Other2840Borates; peroxoborates (perborates)284011-- Anhydrous284019-- Other284020- Other borates284030- Peroxoborates (perborates)2841Salts of oxometallic or peroxometallic acids284130- Sodium dichromate284150- Other chromates and dichromates; peroxochromates284161-- Potassium permanganate284169-- Other284170- Molybdates284180- Tungstates (wolframates)284190- Other2842Other salts of inorganic acids or peroxoacids (including aluminosilicates whether or not chemically defined), other than azides284210- Double or complex silicates, including aluminosilicates whether or not chemically defined284290- Other2843Colloidal precious metals; inorganic or organic compounds of precious metals, whether or not chemically defined; amalgams of precious metals284310- Colloidal precious metals284321-- Silver nitrate284329-- Other284330- Gold compounds284390- Other compounds; amalgams2844Radioactive chemical elements and radioactive isotopes (including the fissile or fertile chemical elements and isotopes) and their compounds; mixtures and residues containing these products284410- Natural uranium and its compounds; alloys, dispersions (including cermets), ceramic products and mixtures containing natural uranium or natural uranium compounds284420- Uranium enriched in U 235 and its compounds; plutonium and its compounds; alloys, dispersions (including cermets), ceramic products and mixtures containing uranium enriched in U 235, plutonium or compounds of these products284430- Uranium depleted in U 235 and its compounds; thorium and its compounds; alloys, dispersions (including cermets), ceramic products and mixtures containing uranium depleted in U 235, thorium or compounds of these products284441-- Tritium and its compounds; alloys, dispersions (including cermets), ceramic products and mixtures containing tritium or its compounds284442-- Actinium-225, actinium-227, californium-253, curium-240, curium-241, curium-242, curium-243, curium-244, einsteinium-253, einsteinium-254, gadolinium-148, polonium-208, polonium-209, polonium-210, radium-223, uranium-230 or uranium-232, and their compounds; alloys, dispersions (including cermets), ceramic products and mixtures containing these elements or compounds284443-- Other radioactive elements and isotopes and compounds; other alloys, dispersions (including cermets), ceramic products and mixtures containing these elements, isotopes or compounds284444-- Radioactive residues284450- Spent (irradiated) fuel elements (cartridges) of nuclear reactors (Euratom)2845Isotopes other than those of heading 2844; compounds, inorganic or organic, of such isotopes, whether or not chemically defined284510- Heavy water (deuterium oxide) (Euratom)284520- Boron enriched in boron-10 and its compounds284530- Lithium enriched in lithium-6 and its compounds284540- Helium-3284590- Other2846Compounds, inorganic or organic, of rare-earth metals, of yttrium or of scandium or of mixtures of these metals284610- Cerium compounds284690- Other2847Hydrogen peroxide, whether or not solidified with urea2849Carbides, whether or not chemically defined284910- Of calcium284920- Of silicon284990- Other2850Hydrides, nitrides, azides, silicides and borides, whether or not chemically defined, other than compounds which are also carbides of heading 28492852Inorganic or organic compounds of mercury, whether or not chemically defined, excluding amalgams285210- Chemically defined285290- Other2853Phosphides, whether or not chemically defined, excluding ferrophosphorus; other inorganic compounds (including distilled or conductivity water and water of similar purity); liquid air (whether or not rare gases have been removed); compressed air; amalgams, other than amalgams of precious metals285310- Cyanogen chloride (chlorcyan)285390- Other
