HSおよびHTSコード

Code

Product Name

4420

Wood marquetry and inlaid wood, caskets and cases for jewellery or cutlery, and similar articles of wood, statuettes and other ornaments of wood, wooden articles of furniture not falling in chapter 94

4421

Wooden articles n.e.c. in heading no. 4414 to 4420

4501

Natural cork, raw or simply prepared, waste cork, crushed, granulated or ground cork

4502

Natural cork, debacked or roughly squared, or in rectangular (including square) blocks, plates, sheets or strip, (including sharp-edged blanks for corks or stoppers)

4503

Cork, articles of natural cork

4504

Agglomerated cork (with or without a binding substance) and articles of agglomerated cork

4601

Plaits and similar products of plaiting materials, assembled into strips or not, plaiting materials, plaits and the like bound together in parallel strands or woven in sheet form, finished articles or not

4602

Basketwork, wickerwork and other articles, made directly to shape from plaiting materials or made up from goods of heading no. 4601, articles of loofah

4701

Wood pulp, mechanical wood pulp

4702

Chemical wood pulp, dissolving grades

4703

Chemical wood pulp, soda or sulphate, other than dissolving grades

4704

Chemical wood pulp, sulphite, other than dissolving grades

4705

Wood pulp obtained by a combination of mechanical and chemical pulping processes

4706

Pulps of fibres derived from recovered (waste and scrap) paper or paperboard or of other fibrous cellulosic material

4707

Waste and scrap of paper and paperboard

4801

Newsprint, in rolls or sheets

4802

Uncoated paper and paperboard, used for writing, printing or other graphics, non perforated punch-cards and punch tape paper, in rolls or rectangular sheets, of any size, other than paper of heading 4801 or 4803, hand-made paper and paperboard

4803

Tissue, towel, napkin stock or similar, for household or sanitary uses, cellulose wadding, webs of cellulose fibres, in rolls over 36cm in width or rectangular sheets with one side exceeding 36cm when unfolded

4804

Uncoated kraft paper and paperboard, in rolls or sheets, other than that of heading no. 4802 or 4803

4805

Uncoated paper and paperboard n.e.c., in rolls or sheets

FAQs on Harmonized System (HS) Code

  • A Harmonized System (HS) code is a standardized numerical code used worldwide to classify goods in international trade. It is managed by the World Customs Organization and is used by customs authorities in over 200 countries to identify products, calculate duties and taxes, and collect trade statistics.

  • Yes, HS codes are used for both import and export because they are the common language customs authorities rely on to classify goods in international trade. The same six‑digit HS structure underpins the classification systems that countries use when goods enter (imports) or leave (exports), and it appears on key documents like customs declarations, commercial invoices, and certificates of origin.

  • The HS code is a 6-digit classification used by over 200 countries to pin-down products. On the other hand, an HTS code is specific to your country - like the US - and throws in 2 to 4 extra digits onto the base HS code to figure out duty rates and trade stats. When you are shipping internationally, the first 6 digits are the same everywhere, but the rest of the code changes depending on where your goods are headed.

  • The first 6 digits are the standard set by the World Customs Organization (WCO). That means no matter where you are in the world, these 6 digits are just about the only thing you'll see the same everywhere. They amount to a sort of "customs language". Now the full 10-digit code is all about how much duty you pay in a particular country but the 6 digits make sure your cargo isn't caught for basic misclassification at the border.

  • If you get the code wrong your shipment is more likely to get "flagged" by customs. The upshot is either a delay while they re-check the cargo, or heavy fines for the person importing the goods, seizure of the goods, or needing to pay for the duty all over again after the fact. For a freight forwarder, getting the code wrong can damage your reputation and lead to all sorts of insurance headache.

  • The WCO usually only updates the HS nomenclature every five years to keep up with the HS/HSN Codes FAQ Content Sample latest and greatest. They last did it in 2022. However countries update their own HTS tariff schedules much more often. They can do it as often as once a year, or even half a year if there are new trade agreements or if a country decides to impose a "Section 301" style tariff.

  • Not exactly. An HS code is the global base classification (usually 6 digits) created by the World Customs Organization, and it is the same across all participating countries. A tariff code is usually the full national classification used by a specific country to set duties and taxes, and it typically starts with the HS code and then adds extra digits for local detail. So every tariff code is built on an HS code, but it is more specific to one country’s tariff schedule.