3.1 Below is a brief description of the most typical usage of finding HS Codes:
- Enter a brief description of the product for which you want to find out the related HS Code.
- Click on Search button
The system will then search the whole content and bring you 6 digits HS Codes best matching with the description you provided in the first step.
(Please importantly note that we recently added the Smart Search mechanism to augment the findings resulting from the most typical usage of the system. You may follow this link to learn more about the revolutionary Smart Search mechanism of FindHs.Codes)
3.2 Alternatively, you may use the following Advanced Search method:
- Enter a brief description of the product for which you want to find out the related HS Code.
- Click on Advanced Search button.
- Limit the searching space to a specific HTS Codes Nomenclature Section1 by clicking on the search button corresponding the desired section (i.e. you may see the coverage of each section by clicking on + button left to the related section name).
In this case, the system behaves the same way as explained above except instead of searching the whole content, the search is limited only to the selected tariff section. If you know the HS Nomenclature Section of the product you are interested in, this option would bring more accurate results. For instance, if you are looking for the HS Code of a machinery or an electrical equipment, you may click on Search within Section XVI which defines Machinery and Mechanical Appliances, Electrical Equipment etc.
(1) "The Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System" is divided into 21 different sections. Commodity groups defined by each section are wide apart from each other. For instance Section I defines Live animals and animal products, whereas Section XI defines textile articles.
3.3 Another search option is simple HS Code search
You can simply input a valid HS Code (like 7318.16, 8701, 0501, or 84714900 etc.) for which you would like to analyze and click on search button. In this case, the system will display the details of the selected HS Code. By clicking on the displayed HS Code or HS Codes, you can see the combined nomenclature of that HS Code along with the images and descriptions of the goods classified under that heading.
3.4 HS Code determination for CAS Numbers (Chemical Abstract Numbers) or CUS Numbers
Enter a valid CAS Number (Chemical Abstract Number) (like 22199-08-2, or CAS No 1947-62-2, or CAS 683276-64-4 etc.) into search box and click on search button. If the CAS Number you inputted is covered within the system (i.e. currently there are about 54,000 CAS No within the scope of FindHs.Codes), HS Code or HS Codes and chemical description corresponding to that CAS Number will be displayed.
Similarly you can search by using CUS Numbers (like 0042860-4, 0010113-3 or 0150267-6). CUS numbers are assigned by DG Taxation and Customs Union of European Union, which are used to search the database and to communicate with Customs.