HS code directory
Every chapter of the Harmonized System.
The Harmonized System groups every traded product into 21 sections, 96 chapters and around 1,200 four-digit headings. Pick a chapter to see its headings, or describe your product and let us find the code.
Section I · Chapters 01–05
Live animals; animal products
Section II · Chapters 06–14
Vegetable products
Ch 06Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliageCh 07Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubersCh 08Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melonsCh 09Coffee, tea, maté and spicesCh 10CerealsCh 11Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat glutenCh 12Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruit; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodderCh 13Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extractsCh 14Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included
Section III · Chapters 15–15
Animal, vegetable or microbial fats and oils and their cleavage products; prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes
Section IV · Chapters 16–24
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
Ch 16Preparations of meat, of fish, of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates, or of insectsCh 17Sugars and sugar confectioneryCh 18Cocoa and cocoa preparationsCh 19Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; pastrycooks' productsCh 20Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plantsCh 21Miscellaneous edible preparationsCh 22Beverages, spirits and vinegarCh 23Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal fodderCh 24Tobacco 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
Section V · Chapters 25–27
Mineral products
Section VI · Chapters 28–38
Products of the chemical or allied industries
Ch 28Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals, of radioactive elements or of isotopesCh 29Organic chemicalsCh 30Pharmaceutical productsCh 31FertilisersCh 32Tanning or dyeing extracts; tannins and their derivatives; dyes, pigments and other colouring matter; paints and varnishes; putty and other mastics; inksCh 33Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparationsCh 34Soap, organic surface-active agents, washing preparations, lubricating preparations, artificial waxes, prepared waxes, polishing or scouring preparations, candles and similar articles, modelling pastes, 'dental waxes' and dental preparations with a basis of plasterCh 35Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymesCh 36Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparationsCh 37Photographic or cinematographic goodsCh 38Miscellaneous chemical products
Section VII · Chapters 39–40
Plastics and articles thereof; rubber and articles thereof
Section VIII · Chapters 41–43
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)
Section IX · Chapters 44–46
Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal; cork and articles of cork; manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basket-ware and wickerwork
Section X · Chapters 47–49
Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; recovered (waste and scrap) paper or paperboard; paper and paperboard and articles thereof
Ch 47Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; recovered (waste and scrap) paper or paperboardCh 48Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboardCh 49Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans
Section XI · Chapters 50–63
Textiles and textile articles
Ch 50SilkCh 51Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabricCh 52CottonCh 53Other vegetable textile fibres; paper yarn and woven fabrics of paper yarnCh 54Man-made filaments; strip and the like of man-made textile materialsCh 55Man-made staple fibresCh 56Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns; twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereofCh 57Carpets and other textile floor coveringsCh 58Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace; tapestries; trimmings; embroideryCh 59Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial useCh 60Knitted or crocheted fabricsCh 61Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crochetedCh 62Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crochetedCh 63Other made-up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags
Section XII · Chapters 64–67
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
Ch 64Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articlesCh 65Headgear and parts thereofCh 66Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seat-sticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereofCh 67Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair
Section XIII · Chapters 68–70
Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials; ceramic products; glass and glassware
Section XIV · Chapters 71–71
Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones, precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewellery; coins
Section XV · Chapters 72–83
Base metals and articles of base metal
Ch 72Iron and steelCh 73Articles of iron or steelCh 74Copper and articles thereofCh 75Nickel and articles thereofCh 76Aluminium and articles thereofCh 78Lead and articles thereofCh 79Zinc and articles thereofCh 80Tin and articles thereofCh 81Other base metals; cermets; articles thereofCh 82Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metalCh 83Miscellaneous articles of base metal
Section XVI · Chapters 84–85
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
Section XVII · Chapters 86–89
Vehicles, aircraft, vessels and associated transport equipment
Ch 86Railway or tramway locomotives, rolling stock and parts thereof; railway or tramway track fixtures and fittings and parts thereof; mechanical (including electromechanical) traffic signalling equipment of all kindsCh 87Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereofCh 88Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereofCh 89Ships, boats and floating structures
Section XVIII · Chapters 90–92
Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; clocks and watches; musical instruments; parts and accessories thereof
Section XIX · Chapters 93–93
Arms and ammunition; parts and accessories thereof
Section XX · Chapters 94–96
Miscellaneous manufactured articles
Ch 94Furniture; bedding, mattresses, mattress supports, cushions and similar stuffed furnishings; luminaires and lighting fittings, not elsewhere specified or included; illuminated signs, illuminated nameplates and the like; prefabricated buildingsCh 95Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereofCh 96Miscellaneous manufactured articles
Section XXI · Chapters 97–99
Works of art, collectors' pieces and antiques
Headings as published in the UK Trade Tariff (HS 2022 nomenclature), retrieved 2026-09-27. The first six digits of a commodity code are the same in every country that uses the Harmonized System.