Accurate product classifications are a critical part when exporting to the United States - or any other international destination. Without the correct Harmonized Tariff Schedule code (HTS), traders can face legal issues, fines, delays in clearing shipments, or having their shipment seized. A HTS Code is used to identify and classify goods that are to be cleared through customs.
A 10-digit import classification is required on all shipping documents (even though preference status, such as AGOA eligibility, is determined at the 8-digit level - use the tool here).
For trade with the United States, it is important to establish the unique 10-digit code as used by the US. While the first 6 digits of this code are harmonized globally (this is the 'Harmonized System nomenclature', or HS), the following 4 digits are unique to the US and usually differ from classification codes used by other countries.
This section contains the chapter-by-chapter listing of the United States HTS and the associated general notes. The links below correspond to the various sections in the Table of Contents for the US Harmonized Tariff Schedule (US HTS).
In order to identify the correct and full classification code, the relevant Chapter can be used as a basis to help identify the correct and full product classification of the product to be shipped. It should be noted that it is important to review the Notes to each HTS Section (found in the first Chapter of each Section), together with the product-specific classifications. At times, the correct classification would be under a 'Other' classification code. It is sometimes best to consult experienced freight forwarders and classification specialists for assistance.
Please Note:
Section notes, if any, are attached to the first chapter of each section.
The linked files below relate to The 2022 HTSUS, Revision 11. For an archive of versions, please navigate to the HTSUS website.
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Find the General Notes and Rules of Interpretation at this link.
Watch a video on understanding your product's HTS code at the bottom of this page
Section I:
Live Animals; Animal Products
Chapter 1 |
Live animals |
Chapter 2 |
Meat and edible meat offal |
Chapter 3 |
Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates |
Chapter 4 |
Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included |
Chapter 5 |
Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included |
Section II:
Vegetable Products
Chapter 6 |
Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage |
Chapter 7 |
Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers |
Chapter 8 |
Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons |
Chapter 9 |
Coffee, tea, maté and spices |
Chapter 10 |
Cereals |
Chapter 11 |
Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten |
Chapter 12 |
Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder |
Chapter 13 |
Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts |
Chapter 14 |
Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included |
Section III:
Animal or Vegetable Fats and Oils and Their Cleavage Products; Prepared Edible Fats; Animal or Vegetable Waxes
Chapter 15 |
Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes |
Section IV:
Prepared Foodstuffs; Beverages, Spirits, and Vinegar; Tobacco and Manufactured Tobacco Substitutes
Chapter 16 |
Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates |
Chapter 17 |
Sugars and sugar confectionery |
Chapter 18 |
Cocoa and cocoa preparations |
Chapter 19 |
Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers' wares |
Chapter 20 |
Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants |
Chapter 21 |
Miscellaneous edible preparations |
Chapter 22 |
Beverages, spirits and vinegar |
Chapter 23 |
Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed |
Chapter 24 |
Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes |
Section V:
Mineral Products
Chapter 25 |
Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement |
Chapter 26 |
Ores, slag and ash |
Chapter 27 |
Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes |
Section VI:
Products of the Chemical or Allied Industries
Chapter 28 |
Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements |
Chapter 29 |
Organic chemicals |
Chapter 30 |
Pharmaceutical products |
Chapter 31 |
Fertilizers |
Chapter 32 |
Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics |
Chapter 33 |
Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations |
Chapter 34 |
Soap, organic agents, washing preparations, lubricating preparations, waxes, candles, pastes, dental preparations |
Chapter 35 |
Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes |
Chapter 36 |
Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather |
Chapter 37 |
Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut |
Chapter 38 |
Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof |
Section VII:
Plastics and Articles Thereof Rubber and Articles Thereof
Section VIII:
Raw Hides and Skins, Leather, Furskins and Articles Thereof; Saddlery and Harness; Travel Goods, Handbags and Similar Containers; Articles of Animal Gut
Chapter 41 |
Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather |
Chapter 42 |
Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut |
Chapter 43 |
Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof |
Section IX:
Wood and Articles of Wood; Wood Charcoal; Cork and Articles of Cork; Manufacturers of Straw,of Esparto or of Other Plaiting Materials; Basketware and Wickerwork
Chapter 44 |
Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal |
Chapter 45 |
Cork and articles of cork |
Chapter 46 |
Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork |
Section X:
Pulp of Wood or of Other Fibrous Cellulosic Material; Waste and Scrap of Paper or Paperboard; Paper and Paperboard and Articles Thereof
Chapter 47 |
Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard |
Chapter 48 |
Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard |
Chapter 49 |
Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans |
Section XI:
Textile and Textile Articles
Chapter 50 |
Silk |
Chapter 51 |
Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric |
Chapter 52 |
Cotton |
Chapter 53 |
Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn |
Chapter 54 |
Man-made filaments |
Chapter 55 |
Man-made staple fibers |
Chapter 56 |
Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof |
Chapter 57 |
Carpets and other textile floor coverings |
Chapter 58 |
Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery |
Chapter 59 |
Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use |
Chapter 60 |
Knitted or crocheted fabrics |
Chapter 61 |
Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted |
Chapter 62 |
Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted |
Chapter 63 |
Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags |
Section XII:
Footwear, Headgear, Umbrellas, Sun Umbrellas, Walking Sticks, Whips, Riding-Crops and Parts Thereof; Prepared Feathers and Articles Made Therewith; Artificial Flowers; Articles of Human Hair
Chapter 64 |
Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles |
Chapter 65 |
Headgear and parts thereof |
Chapter 66 |
Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof |
Chapter 67 |
Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down, artificial flowers, human hair |
Section XIII:
Articles of Stone, Plaster, Cement, Asbestos, Mica or Similar Materials; Ceramic Products; Glass and Glassware
Section XIV:
Natural or Cultured Pearls, Precious or Semiprecious Stones, Precious Metals, Metals Clad With Precious Metal, and Articles Thereof; Imitation Jewelry; Coin
Chapter 71 |
Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin |
Section XV:
Base Metals and Articles of Base Metal
Section XVI:
Machinery and Mechanical Appliances; Electrical Equipment; Parts Thereof; Sound Recorders and Reproducers, Television Image and Sound Recorders and Reproducers, and Parts and Accessories of Such Articles
Chapter 84 |
Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof |
Chapter 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 |
Section XVII:
Vehicles, Aircraft, Vessels and Associated Transport Equipment
Chapter 86 |
Railway or tramway locomotives, rolling-stock and parts thereof; railway or tramway track fixtures and fittings and parts thereof, mechanical traffic signaling equipmet of all kinds |
Chapter 87 |
Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof |
Chapter 88 |
Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof |
Chapter 89 |
Ships, boats and floating structures |
Section XVIII:
Optical, Photographic, Cinematographic, Measuring, Checking, Precision, Medical or Surgical Instruments and Apparatus; Clocks and Watches; Music
Chapter 90 |
Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments, parts |
Chapter 91 |
Clocks and watches and parts thereof |
Chapter 92 |
Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles |
Section XIX:
Arms and Ammunition; Parts and Accessories Thereof
Chapter 93 |
Arms and ammunition; parts and accessories thereof |
Section XX:
Miscellaneous Manufactured Articles
Chapter 94 |
Furniture; bedding, mattresses, supports, cushions and similar stuffed furnishings; lamps, fittings, signs, nameplates |
Chapter 95 |
Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof |
Chapter 96 |
Miscellaneous manufactured articles |
Section XXI:
Works of Art, Collectors' Pieces and Antiques
Chapter 97 |
Works of art, collectors' pieces and antiques |
Section XXII:
Special Classification Provisions; Temporary Legislation; Temporary Modifications Proclaimed pursuant to Trade Agreements Legislation; Additional Import Restrictions Proclaimed Pursuant to Section 22 of the Agricultural Adjustment Act, as Amended
Chapter 98 |
Special classification provisions (including AGOA textiles) |
Chapter 99 |
Temporary legislation; temporary modifications proclaimed pursuant to trade agreements legislation |
Appendixes and Annexes
Chemical Appendix to the Tariff Schedule
Pharmaceutical Appendix to the Tariff Schedule
Intermediate Chemicals for Dyes Appendix to the Tariff Schedule
Statistical Annexes
Annex A - Schedule C, Classification of Country and Territory Designations for U.S. Import Statistics
Annex B - International Standard Country Codes
Annex C - Schedule D, Customs District and Port Codes
Alphabetical Index
Full document