HS Code Finder: Find the HS Code for Your Product
The code on your invoice decides your duty, your documents and your data. Type your product the way you’d say it. We classify against all 5,612 six-digit codes of the WCO Harmonized System, official descriptions included.
Prefer to browse? Open the full chapter directory.
Describe it like you sell it
"lithium battery", "basmati rice", "ceramic tiles". Plain shop language works.
We translate to customs language
The nomenclature says "accumulators", not "battery". Our vocabulary bridge closes that gap so you don’t search blind.
Verify in the full directory
Every result deep-links into its chapter with all sibling codes and official descriptions, so you can confirm the exact line.
Found your code? Now see its trade.
Estimate duty on it with the landed-cost calculator, or see the real buyers, suppliers and declared prices behind it on a live demo.
One six-digit number decides more than your paperwork.
The Harmonized System code is the address your product lives at in world trade. Customs authorities use it to decide the duty rate you pay, the documents you must file, and the restrictions that apply. Get it wrong and you either overpay duty, face clearance delays, or both.
The same code is also the key that unlocks trade data. Every customs shipment record is filed under an HS code, so once you know yours, you can look up the named importers buying that code, benchmark declared prices in the customs shipment data, and estimate duty with the landed cost calculator. Classification is step one of every workflow on this platform.
How to use the HS code finder in three steps
An HS code lookup here takes under a minute and follows the three steps at the top of this page: describe, translate, verify. You do not need to know the customs vocabulary first.
The step people skip is the check. Read the official description returned with the code and make sure its wording matches your goods before you rely on it.
If you want a longer walkthrough of the whole process, read our guide on how to find your HS code.
Describe material, function and use for a better HS code search
Customs classification follows what a product is, not what it is called in your catalogue. A good query names three things: the material, the function and the end use.
Skip brand names and marketing labels. "Stainless steel water bottle for drinking" gives the search far more to work with than a product line name. If the first result looks off, rephrase with a different one of the three details and run the search again.
What to do if two HS codes fit my product
Sometimes two headings sound right. This is normal, because many goods sit between categories.
Open the chapter and read the sibling codes side by side. Pick the line whose description matches your material and function most specifically. A broad "other" line is usually the last choice, not the first.
If the descriptions still do not settle it, ask your customs broker or the customs authority in the country of import.
Six-digit HS code vs 8-digit and 10-digit national lines
Customs forms often ask for more digits than this tool returns. The extra digits are added by each country, so they differ from market to market.
Treat the six-digit result as the trusted base. Then look up the same code in the tariff of the country you ship to and choose the national line under it. Duty is applied to that final line.
Use your commodity code to search real shipments
Every shipment record behind your code comes from official customs sources.
Coverage spans 43 direct customs feeds plus 184 mirror-derived countries. Named buyers and named suppliers are available in 38 of the 43 direct markets. Most markets refresh weekly and some refresh daily.
To work through your own code with a specialist, you can book a free demo.
HS codes, asked and answered.
What is an HS code?
An HS (Harmonized System) code is the number customs authorities use to classify products in international trade. The World Customs Organization standardizes it in 96 chapters and 1,228 headings, down to the six-digit code this finder returns.
Is the HS code classifier really free?
Yes. No sign-up and no credit card are needed to look up a code. The demo is only for the shipment data behind it.
Is the HS code from the finder legally binding?
No. It is a classification aid, not a customs ruling. Use it to reach the right heading fast, then confirm the line that goes on the filing.
Can the HS code finder return a code that does not exist?
No. It only returns codes that exist in the WCO nomenclature, so a result can be the wrong fit but never a made-up number. The official description shown with it is how you spot a wrong fit.
See what your buyers are buying.Then decide.
Everything we show you comes from official customs filings — records, not claims. 30 minutes. Your shipment. Your HS code. Real platform. If you don’t see something new about your market by the end of the call, we walk away. No follow-ups.