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HS Codes (The Harmonised Item Description & Coding System) or HTS Codes (The Harmonised Tariff Schedule), also known as the Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System, or simply the Harmonized System and Commodity Codes. Are a standardized international system to classify globally traded products. The system was first implemented in 1988 and is currently maintained by the World Customs Organization. The HS Convention, signed in 1983, has over 205-member countries. As signatories, each country agrees to classify its tariff and duty structure according to the HS Code categories.
The Harmonized System is used to ease global trade by creating unified categories to classify different types of goods.
The Harmonized System categorizes about 5,000 commodity groups in simple eight to ten-digit codes, broken down into 21 Harmonized System sections, 96 Harmonized System chapters, and thousands of headings.
Commodity or HS Codes are used by customs and logistics providers for a variety of purposes, from calculating duties and tariffs to ensuring that an importer is not importing banned or hazardous products. The true value of these codes is how globally recognized they are. Whether you’re importing self-adhesive paper labels to the United States or Africa, the first four digits of the code will usually be 4811 or 4821.
| CODE HS | DESCRIPTION |
|---|---|
| Plastics and articles thereof; rubber and articles thereof | |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof. |
| 39 19 | Self-adhesive plates, sheets, film, foil, tape, strip and other flat shapes, of plastics, whether or not in rolls. |
| 39 19 10 | Other: In rolls of a width not exceeding 20 cm |
| 39 19 90 80 22 | Polyester, Polyethylene or Polypropylene film coated on one or both sides with an acrylic and/or rubber pressure sensitive adhesive, whether or not supplied with a release liner. Put up in rolls. |
| 39 19 90 90 00 | Plastic stickers. Whether or not printed, embossed or impregnated. |
| CODE HS | DESCRIPTION |
|---|---|
| Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; recovered (waste and scrap) paper or cardboard; paper and cardboard and articles. | |
| 48 | Paper and cardboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of cardboard. |
| 48 11 | Paper, cardboard, cellulose wadding and webs of cellulose fibres, coated, impregnated, covered, surface-coloured, surface-decorated or printed, in rolls or rectangular (including square) sheets, of any size, other than goods of the kind described in heading 4803, 4809 or 4810 |
| 48 11 41 | Gummed or adhesive paper and cardboard. Self adhesive. |
| 48 11 41 90 00 | Other: Self-adhesive paper labels plain or printed. |
| CODE HS | DESCRIPTION |
|---|---|
| Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; recovered (waste and scrap) paper or cardboard; paper and cardboard and articles. | |
| 48 | Paper and cardboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of cardboard. |
| 48 21 | Paper or cardboard labels of all kinds, whether or not printed. |
| 48 21 10 | Printed Paper |
| 48 21 10 10 00 | Printed Self-Adhesive Paper Labels |
| 48 21 10 90 00 | Other |
| 48 21 90 | Plain Paper |
| 48 21 90 10 00 | Plain Self-Adhesive Paper Labels |
| 48 21 90 90 00 | Other |
UK Tariff Codes – data.gov. https://data.gov.uk/dataset/8c68d3d1-e506-4f50-835d-949c974aa4ad/uk-tariff-codes
Trade Tariff: Look up commodity codes, duty and VAT https://www.gov.uk/trade-tariff
RELATED INFORMATION
ECONOMIC OPERATORS REGISTRATION & IDENTIFICATION NUMBER (EORI) What is an EORI number? Businesses and individuals wishing to trade within the EU must use the EORI number in all customs procedures, when exchanging information with customs administrations. Having one common identification number across the EU is efficient for economic operators and customs authorities.
Format of the EORI number
The EORI number consists of two parts:
Who needs an EORI number? An economic operator (businesses and individuals) established in the customs territory of the EU and economic operators not established in the customs territory of the EU wishing to conduct trade within the EU.
Checking an EORI number All EORI numbers can be checked in the EU EORI online database or for UK numbers beginning GB Gov.UK database.
AA Labels EORI No. GB945028620000
USEFUL LINKS
European Commission
https://ec.europa.eu/taxation_customs/business/customs-procedures/general-overview/economic-operators-registration-identification-number-eori_en
UK Customs Support
https://www.customssupport.com/en/news/what-eori-number-and-why-do-i-need-one
GOV.UK
https://www.gov.uk/eori
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