Section II · Vegetable products
Chapter 14: Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included
Chapter 14 of the Harmonized System has 2 four-digit headings, from 14.01 to 14.04. Each heading is split further into six-digit subheadings, then into national 8- and 10-digit commodity codes.
Headings in chapter 14
| Heading | Description |
|---|---|
| 14.01 | Vegetable materials of a kind used primarily for plaiting (for example, bamboos, rattans, reeds, rushes, osier, raffia, cleaned, bleached or dyed cereal straw, and lime bark) |
| 14.04 | Vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included |
Classifying goods in chapter 14
Start with the chapter and section notes: they are legally binding and often decide what is included or excluded. Then choose the heading whose wording best describes your product (GRI 1), and work down to the six-digit subheading before choosing the national commodity code.
The six-digit code is shared internationally. The UK and EU add digits for their own tariffs and statistics, and the US uses its own 10-digit HTS lines, so always confirm the final code in the tariff of the country you are importing into.
Official sources
Check chapter 14 in the UK Trade Tariff, the EU TARIC and the US HTS.