HS Code Lookup & Index
The US Harmonized Tariff Schedule is organized into 96 data-bearing chapters (97 numbered chapters include reserved-empty Ch.77). Pick one to browse its headings, or use the HS code lookup with duty estimate for a single line.
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- Ch. 01 — Animals; live
- Ch. 02 — Meat and edible meat offal
- Ch. 03 — Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates
- Ch. 04 — Dairy produce; birds' eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included
- Ch. 05 — Animal originated products; not elsewhere specified or included
- Ch. 06 — Trees and other plants, live; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage
- Ch. 07 — Vegetables and certain roots and tubers; edible
- Ch. 08 — Fruit and nuts, edible; peel of citrus fruit or melons
- Ch. 09 — Coffee, tea, mate and spices
- Ch. 10 — Cereals
- Ch. 11 — Products of the milling industry; malt, starches, inulin, wheat gluten
- Ch. 12 — Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruit, industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder
- Ch. 13 — Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts
- Ch. 14 — Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included
- Ch. 15 — Animal, vegetable or microbial fats and oils and their cleavage products; prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes
- Ch. 16 — Meat, fish, crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates, or insects; preparations thereof
- Ch. 17 — Sugars and sugar confectionery
- Ch. 18 — Cocoa and cocoa preparations
- Ch. 19 — Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; pastrycooks' products
- Ch. 20 — Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants
- Ch. 21 — Miscellaneous edible preparations
- Ch. 22 — Beverages, spirits and vinegar
- Ch. 23 — Food industries, residues and wastes thereof; prepared animal fodder
- Ch. 24 — Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes; products, whether or not containing nicotine, intended for inhalation without combustion; other nicotine containing products intended for the intake of nicotine into the human body
- Ch. 25 — Salt; sulphur; earths, stone; plastering materials, lime and cement
- Ch. 26 — Ores, slag and ash
- Ch. 27 — Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes
- Ch. 28 — Inorganic chemicals; organic and inorganic compounds of precious metals; of rare earth metals, of radio-active elements and of isotopes
- Ch. 29 — Organic chemicals
- Ch. 30 — Pharmaceutical products
- Ch. 31 — Fertilizers
- Ch. 32 — Tanning or dyeing extracts; tannins and their derivatives; dyes, pigments and other colouring matter; paints, varnishes; putty, other mastics; inks
- Ch. 33 — Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations
- Ch. 34 — Soap, organic surface-active agents; washing, lubricating, polishing or scouring preparations; artificial or prepared waxes, candles and similar articles, modelling pastes, dental waxes and dental preparations with a basis of plaster
- Ch. 35 — Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes
- Ch. 36 — Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations
- Ch. 37 — Photographic or cinematographic goods
- Ch. 38 — Chemical products n.e.c.
- Ch. 39 — Plastics and articles thereof
- Ch. 40 — Rubber and articles thereof
- Ch. 41 — Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather
- Ch. 42 — Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silk-worm gut)
- Ch. 43 — Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof
- Ch. 44 — Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal
- Ch. 45 — Cork and articles of cork
- Ch. 46 — Manufactures of straw, esparto or other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork
- Ch. 47 — Pulp of wood or other fibrous cellulosic material; recovered (waste and scrap) paper or paperboard
- Ch. 48 — Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or paperboard
- Ch. 49 — Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans
- Ch. 50 — Silk
- Ch. 51 — Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric
- Ch. 52 — Cotton
- Ch. 53 — Vegetable textile fibres; paper yarn and woven fabrics of paper yarn
- Ch. 54 — Man-made filaments; strip and the like of man-made textile materials
- Ch. 55 — Man-made staple fibres
- Ch. 56 — Wadding, felt and nonwovens, special yarns; twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof
- Ch. 57 — Carpets and other textile floor coverings
- Ch. 58 — Fabrics; special woven fabrics, tufted textile fabrics, lace, tapestries, trimmings, embroidery
- Ch. 59 — Textile fabrics; impregnated, coated, covered or laminated; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use
- Ch. 60 — Fabrics; knitted or crocheted
- Ch. 61 — Apparel and clothing accessories; knitted or crocheted
- Ch. 62 — Apparel and clothing accessories; not knitted or crocheted
- Ch. 63 — Textiles, made up articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags
- Ch. 64 — Footwear; gaiters and the like; parts of such articles
- Ch. 65 — Headgear and parts thereof
- Ch. 66 — Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking-sticks, seat sticks, whips, riding crops; and parts thereof
- Ch. 67 — Feathers and down, prepared; and articles made of feather or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair
- Ch. 68 — Stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials; articles thereof
- Ch. 69 — Ceramic products
- Ch. 70 — Glass and glassware
- Ch. 71 — Natural, cultured pearls; precious, semi-precious stones; precious metals, metals clad with precious metal, and articles thereof; imitation jewellery; coin
- Ch. 72 — Iron and steel
- Ch. 73 — Iron or steel articles
- Ch. 74 — Copper and articles thereof
- Ch. 75 — Nickel and articles thereof
- Ch. 76 — Aluminium and articles thereof
- Ch. 77 — Reserved
- Ch. 78 — Lead and articles thereof
- Ch. 79 — Zinc and articles thereof
- Ch. 80 — Tin; articles thereof
- Ch. 81 — Metals; n.e.c., cermets and articles thereof
- Ch. 82 — Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof, of base metal
- Ch. 83 — Metal; miscellaneous products of base metal
- Ch. 84 — Machinery and mechanical appliances, boilers, nuclear reactors; parts thereof
- Ch. 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers; television image and sound recorders and reproducers, parts and accessories of such articles
- Ch. 86 — Railway, tramway locomotives, rolling-stock and parts thereof; railway or tramway track fixtures and fittings and parts thereof; mechanical (including electro-mechanical) traffic signalling equipment of all kinds
- Ch. 87 — Vehicles; other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof
- Ch. 88 — Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof
- Ch. 89 — Ships, boats and floating structures
- Ch. 90 — Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories
- Ch. 91 — Clocks and watches and parts thereof
- Ch. 92 — Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles
- Ch. 93 — Arms and ammunition; parts and accessories thereof
- Ch. 94 — Furniture; bedding, mattresses, mattress supports, cushions and similar stuffed furnishings; lamps and lighting fittings, n.e.c.; illuminated signs, illuminated name-plates and the like; prefabricated buildings
- Ch. 95 — Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof
- Ch. 96 — Miscellaneous manufactured articles
- Ch. 97 — Works of art; collectors' pieces and antiques
Sources: USITC Harmonized Tariff Schedule · U.S. Customs & Border Protection (rulings) · World Customs Organization — HS overview
Frequently asked questions
At a glance
- 23,193 HTS lines · 8,504 duty-free (36.7%) — USITC export October 19, 2026
- 96 chapters browsable; rebuilt quarterly from hts.usitc.gov
Where can I look up HS codes for free?
The ExportSonar HS index mirrors the complete US schedule without an account: all 23,193 ten-digit HTS lines from the USITC export of October 19, 2026, browsable chapter by chapter across 96 chapters. Every line page shows the Column 1 general rate, special-program symbols and the statistical suffixes, so you can confirm a classification before paying anyone.
What do the six digits in an HS code mean?
The first six digits are international: digit pairs identify the chapter, the heading and the subheading under the WCO Harmonized System used by more than 200 economies. The US then adds country-specific digits — eight for the tariff line, ten for the statistical suffix — which is why two traders quoting “the HS code” can still disagree on duty rates.
How do I find the HS code for my product?
Start from material composition and function, not the marketing name: identify the chapter, then narrow heading and subheading until you reach a ten-digit HTS line. Browse all 96 chapters or keyword-search the 23,193-line October 19, 2026 USITC export here, and each line page lists the statistical suffixes that distinguish look-alike products. When two headings plausibly fit, CBP CROSS rulings on the same product settle the classification.
How many HTS lines are duty-free right now?
8,504 of the 23,193 HTS lines in the October 19, 2026 USITC export carry a Free Column 1 general rate — about 36.7% of the schedule. Duty-free does not always mean cost-free: harbor maintenance fees and Chapter 99 measures such as Section 301 still attach by origin, so check the full stacked rate on each line's calculator link.
How do I search a customs duty rate by HS code?
Enter the code — 6, 8 or 10 digits, dots optional — into the search box or the calculator. A 23,193-line schedule means most valid prefixes resolve instantly to a rate card showing the Column 1 general rate, special-program symbols and any stacking Chapter 99 measures, each with its effective date. Six-digit prefixes return every national ten-digit subdivision so near-miss classifications stay visible.
Primary sources: USITC Harmonized Tariff Schedule · WCO — Harmonized System overview — republished with provenance by exportsonar.com