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General Introduction

There are millions of trade transactions occurring each year. These transactions are classified under approximately 8,000 different products. Every item that is exported is assigned a unique 10-digit identification code.

The Harmonization Code System (HS-Code) is a system of progressively more specific identifiers for a commodity. For example, concentrated frozen apple juice is assigned a 10-digit identifier. This number is an aggregate of a series of codes starting with a broad category assigned a 2-digit identifier described as Preparations of Vegetables, Fruit, Nuts etc. It is then assigned a 4-digit identifier described as fruit juices and vegetable juices, etc. The 6-digit identifier is described as apple juice.

• Category Text Description
  • Animals & Animal Products
  • Vegetable Products
  • Animal Or Vegetable Fats
  • Prepared Foodstuffs
  • Mineral Products
  • Chemical Products
  • Plastics & Rubber
  • Hides & Skins
  • Wood & Wood Products
  • Wood Pulp Products
  • Textiles & Textile Articles
  • Footwear, Headgear
  • Articles Of Stone, Plaster, Cement, Asbestos
  • Pearls, Precious Or Semi-Precious Stones, Metals
  • Base Metals & Articles Thereof
  • Machinery & Mechanical Appliances
  • Transportation Equipment
  • Instruments - Measuring, Musical
  • Arms & Ammunition
  • Miscellaneous
  • Works Of Art