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: 90 OPTICAL, PHOTOGRAPHIC, CINEMATOGRAPHIC, MEASURING, CHECKING, PRECISION, MEDICAL OR SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS AND APPARATUS; PARTS AND ACCESSORIES THEREOF
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90OPTICAL, PHOTOGRAPHIC, CINEMATOGRAPHIC, MEASURING, CHECKING, PRECISION, MEDICAL OR SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS AND APPARATUS; PARTS AND ACCESSORIES THEREOF
9001Optical fibres and optical fibre bundles; optical fibre cables other than those of heading 8544; sheets and plates of polarising material; lenses (including contact lenses), prisms, mirrors and other optical elements, of any material, unmounted, other than such elements of glass not optically worked900110- Optical fibres, optical fibre bundles and cables900120- Sheets and plates of polarising material900130- Contact lenses900140- Spectacle lenses of glass900150- Spectacle lenses of other materials900190- Other9002Lenses, prisms, mirrors and other optical elements, of any material, mounted, being parts of or fittings for instruments or apparatus, other than such elements of glass not optically worked900211-- For cameras, projectors or photographic enlargers or reducers900219-- Other900220- Filters900290- Other9003Frames and mountings for spectacles, goggles or the like, and parts thereof900311-- Of plastics900319-- Of other materials900390- Parts9004Spectacles, goggles and the like, corrective, protective or other900410- Sunglasses900490- Other9005Binoculars, monoculars, other optical telescopes, and mountings therefor; other astronomical instruments and mountings therefor, but not including instruments for radio-astronomy900510- Binoculars900580- Other instruments900590- Parts and accessories (including mountings)9006Photographic (other than cinematographic) cameras; photographic flashlight apparatus and flashbulbs other than discharge lamps of heading 8539900630- Cameras specially designed for underwater use, for aerial survey or for medical or surgical examination of internal organs; comparison cameras for forensic or criminological purposes900640- Instant print cameras900653-- For roll film of a width of 35 mm900659-- Other900661-- Discharge lamp (electronic) flashlight apparatus900669-- Other900691-- For cameras900699-- Other9007Cinematographic cameras and projectors, whether or not incorporating sound recording or reproducing apparatus900710- Cameras900720- Projectors900791-- For cameras900792-- For projectors9008Image projectors, other than cinematographic; photographic (other than cinematographic) enlargers and reducers900850- Projectors, enlargers and reducers900890- Parts and accessories9010Apparatus and equipment for photographic (including cinematographic) laboratories, not specified or included elsewhere in this chapter; negatoscopes; projection screens901010- Apparatus and equipment for automatically developing photographic (including cinematographic) film or paper in rolls or for automatically exposing developed film to rolls of photographic paper901050- Other apparatus and equipment for photographic (including cinematographic) laboratories; negatoscopes901060- Projection screens901090- Parts and accessories9011Compound optical microscopes, including those for photomicrography, cinephotomicrography or microprojection901110- Stereoscopic microscopes901120- Other microscopes, for photomicrography, cinephotomicrography or microprojection901180- Other microscopes901190- Parts and accessories9012Microscopes other than optical microscopes; diffraction apparatus901210- Microscopes other than optical microscopes; diffraction apparatus901290- Parts and accessories9013Lasers, other than laser diodes; other optical appliances and instruments, not specified or included elsewhere in this chapter901310- Telescopic sights for fitting to arms; periscopes; telescopes designed to form parts of machines, appliances, instruments or apparatus of this chapter or Section XVI901320- Lasers, other than laser diodes901380- Other devices, appliances and instruments901390- Parts and accessories9014Direction finding compasses; other navigational instruments and appliances901410- Direction finding compasses901420- Instruments and appliances for aeronautical or space navigation (other than compasses)901480- Other instruments and appliances901490- Parts and accessories9015Surveying (including photogrammetrical surveying), hydrographic, oceanographic, hydrological, meteorological or geophysical instruments and appliances, excluding compasses; rangefinders901510- Rangefinders901520- Theodolites and tachymeters (tacheometers)901530- Levels901540- Photogrammetrical surveying instruments and appliances901580- Other instruments and appliances901590- Parts and accessories9016Balances of a sensitivity of 5 cg or better, with or without weights9017Drawing, marking-out or mathematical calculating instruments (for example, drafting machines, pantographs, protractors, drawing sets, slide rules, disc calculators); instruments for measuring length, for use in the hand (for example, measuring rods and tapes, micrometers, callipers), not specified or included elsewhere in this chapter901710- Drafting tables and machines, whether or not automatic901720- Other drawing, marking-out or mathematical calculating instruments901730- Micrometers, callipers and gauges901780- Other instruments901790- Parts and accessories9018Instruments and appliances used in medical, surgical, dental or veterinary sciences, including scintigraphic apparatus, other electromedical apparatus and sight-testing instruments901811-- Electrocardiographs901812-- Ultrasonic scanning apparatus901813-- Magnetic resonance imaging apparatus901814-- Scintigraphic apparatus901819-- Other901820- Ultraviolet or infra-red ray apparatus901831-- Syringes, with or without needles901832-- Tubular metal needles and needles for sutures901839-- Other901841-- Dental drill engines, whether or not combined on a single base with other dental equipment901849-- Other901850- Other ophthalmic instruments and appliances901890- Other instruments and appliances9019Mechano-therapy appliances; massage apparatus; psychological aptitude-testing apparatus; ozone therapy, oxygen therapy, aerosol therapy, artificial respiration or other therapeutic respiration apparatus901910- Mechano-therapy appliances; massage apparatus; psychological aptitude-testing apparatus901920- Ozone therapy, oxygen therapy, aerosol therapy, artificial respiration or other therapeutic respiration apparatus9020Other breathing appliances and gas masks, excluding protective masks having neither mechanical parts nor replaceable filters9021Orthopaedic appliances, including crutches, surgical belts and trusses; splints and other fracture appliances; artificial parts of the body; hearing aids and other appliances which are worn or carried, or implanted in the body, to compensate for a defect or disability902110- Orthopaedic or fracture appliances902121-- Artificial teeth902129-- Other902131-- Artificial joints902139-- Other902140- Hearing aids, excluding parts and accessories902150- Pacemakers for stimulating heart muscles, excluding parts and accessories902190- Other9022Apparatus based on the use of X-rays or of alpha, beta, gamma or other ionising radiation, whether or not for medical, surgical, dental or veterinary uses, including radiography or radiotherapy apparatus, X-ray tubes and other X-ray generators, high tension generators, control panels and desks, screens, examination or treatment tables, chairs and the like902212-- Computed tomography apparatus902213-- Other, for dental uses902214-- Other, for medical, surgical or veterinary uses902219-- For other uses902221-- For medical, surgical, dental or veterinary uses902229-- For other uses902230- X-ray tubes902290- Other, including parts and accessories9023Instruments, apparatus and models, designed for demonstrational purposes (for example, in education or exhibitions), unsuitable for other uses9024Machines and appliances for testing the hardness, strength, compressibility, elasticity or other mechanical properties of materials (for example, metals, wood, textiles, paper, plastics)902410- Machines and appliances for testing metals902480- Other machines and appliances902490- Parts and accessories9025Hydrometers and similar floating instruments, thermometers, pyrometers, barometers, hygrometers and psychrometers, recording or not, and any combination of these instruments902511-- Liquid-filled, for direct reading902519-- Other902580- Other instruments902590- Parts and accessories9026Instruments and apparatus for measuring or checking the flow, level, pressure or other variables of liquids or gases (for example, flow meters, level gauges, manometers, heat meters), excluding instruments and apparatus of heading 9014, 9015, 9028 or 9032902610- For measuring or checking the flow or level of liquids902620- For measuring or checking pressure902680- Other instruments or apparatus902690- Parts and accessories9027Instruments and apparatus for physical or chemical analysis (for example, polarimeters, refractometers, spectrometers, gas or smoke analysis apparatus); instruments and apparatus for measuring or checking viscosity, porosity, expansion, surface tension or the like; instruments and apparatus for measuring or checking quantities of heat, sound or light (including exposure meters); microtomes902710- Gas or smoke analysis apparatus902720- Chromatographs and electrophoresis instruments902730- Spectrometers, spectrophotometers and spectrographs using optical radiation (UV, visible, IR)902750- Other instruments and apparatus using optical radiation (UV, visible, IR)902781-- Mass spectrometers902789-- Other902790- Microtomes; parts and accessories9028Gas, liquid or electricity supply or production meters, including calibrating meters therefor902810- Gas meters902820- Liquid meters902830- Electricity meters902890- Parts and accessories9029Revolution counters, production counters, taximeters, milometers, pedometers and the like; speed indicators and tachometers, other than those of heading 9014 or 9015; stroboscopes902910- Revolution counters, production counters, taximeters, milometers, pedometers and the like902920- Speed indicators and tachometers; stroboscopes902990- Parts and accessories9030Oscilloscopes, spectrum analysers and other instruments and apparatus for measuring or checking electrical quantities, excluding meters of heading 9028; instruments and apparatus for measuring or detecting alpha, beta, gamma, X-ray, cosmic or other ionising radiation903010- Instruments and apparatus for measuring or detecting ionising radiation903020- Oscilloscopes and oscillographs903031-- Multimeters, without a recording device903032-- Multimeters, with a recording device903033-- Other, without a recording device903039-- Other, with a recording device903040- Other instruments and apparatus, specially designed for telecommunications (for example, cross-talk meters, gain measuring instruments, distortion factor meters, psophometers)903082-- For measuring or checking semiconductor wafers or devices (including integrated circuits)903084-- Other, with a recording device903089-- Other903090- Parts and accessories9031Measuring or checking instruments, appliances and machines, not specified or included elsewhere in this chapter; profile projectors903110- Machines for balancing mechanical parts903120- Test benches903141-- For inspecting semiconductor wafers or devices (including integrated circuits) or for inspecting photomasks or reticles used in manufacturing semiconductor devices (including integrated circuits)903149-- Other903180- Other instruments, appliances and machines903190- Parts and accessories9032Automatic regulating or controlling instruments and apparatus903210- Thermostats903220- Manostats903281-- Hydraulic or pneumatic903289-- Other903290- Parts and accessories9033Parts and accessories (not specified or included elsewhere in this chapter) for machines, appliances, instruments or apparatus of Chapter 90
