Key facts
- Edition
- HS2022
- Chapters
- 96
- Headings
- 1,228
- Subheadings
- 5,612
Summary
The Harmonized System (HS2022) has 96 chapters, 1,228 headings and 5,612 six-digit subheadings. Countries build their customs tariffs on these codes and add their own digits after the first six. National tariff lines are live on border.bot for the United States (19,665 lines).
Chapters
Each chapter has a two-digit code. Its headings add two more digits, and their subheadings two more again, for six digits in all.
- 01Live animals6 headings, 34 subheadings
- 02Meat and edible meat offal10 headings, 66 subheadings
- 03Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates9 headings, 225 subheadings
- 04Dairy produce; birds' eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included10 headings, 33 subheadings
- 05Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included9 headings, 15 subheadings
- 06Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage4 headings, 16 subheadings
- 07Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers14 headings, 73 subheadings
- 08Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons14 headings, 70 subheadings
- 09Coffee, tea, maté and spices10 headings, 39 subheadings
- 10Cereals8 headings, 26 subheadings
- 11Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten9 headings, 27 subheadings
- 12Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruit; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder14 headings, 50 subheadings
- 13Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts2 headings, 11 subheadings
- 14Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included2 headings, 5 subheadings
- 15Animal, vegetable or microbial fats and oils and their cleavage products; prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes21 headings, 53 subheadings
- 16Preparations of meat, of fish, of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates, or of insects5 headings, 42 subheadings
- 17Sugars and sugar confectionery4 headings, 17 subheadings
- 18Cocoa and cocoa preparations6 headings, 11 subheadings
- 19Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; pastrycooks' products5 headings, 19 subheadings
- 20Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants9 headings, 52 subheadings
- 21Miscellaneous edible preparations6 headings, 16 subheadings
- 22Beverages, spirits and vinegar9 headings, 24 subheadings
- 23Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal fodder9 headings, 23 subheadings
- 24Tobacco 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 body4 headings, 16 subheadings
- 25Salt; sulphur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement29 headings, 67 subheadings
- 26Ores, slag and ash21 headings, 37 subheadings
- 27Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes16 headings, 43 subheadings
- 28Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals, of radioactive elements or of isotopes50 headings, 180 subheadings
- 29Organic chemicals42 headings, 410 subheadings
- 30Pharmaceutical products6 headings, 45 subheadings
- 31Fertilisers5 headings, 24 subheadings
- 32Tanning or dyeing extracts; tannins and their derivatives; dyes, pigments and other colouring matter; paints and varnishes; putty and other mastics; inks15 headings, 45 subheadings
- 33Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations7 headings, 29 subheadings
- 34Soap, organic surface-active agents, washing preparations, lubricating preparations, artificial waxes, prepared waxes, polishing or scouring preparations, candles and similar articles, modelling pastes, “dental waxes” and dental preparations with a basis of plaster7 headings, 24 subheadings
- 35Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes7 headings, 15 subheadings
- 36Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations6 headings, 13 subheadings
- 37Photographic or cinematographic goods7 headings, 30 subheadings
- 38Miscellaneous chemical products27 headings, 108 subheadings
- 39Plastics and articles thereof26 headings, 131 subheadings
- 40Rubber and articles thereof17 headings, 80 subheadings
- 41Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather11 headings, 37 subheadings
- 42Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silk-worm gut)5 headings, 20 subheadings
- 43Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof4 headings, 12 subheadings
- 44Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal21 headings, 128 subheadings
- 45Cork and articles of cork4 headings, 7 subheadings
- 46Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork2 headings, 11 subheadings
- 47Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; recovered (waste and scrap) paper or paperboard7 headings, 21 subheadings
- 48Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard22 headings, 101 subheadings
- 49Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans11 headings, 18 subheadings
- 50Silk7 headings, 9 subheadings
- 51Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric13 headings, 38 subheadings
- 52Cotton12 headings, 124 subheadings
- 53Other vegetable textile fibres; paper yarn and woven fabrics of paper yarn10 headings, 23 subheadings
- 54Man-made filaments; strip and the like of man-made textile materials8 headings, 72 subheadings
- 55Man-made staple fibres16 headings, 110 subheadings
- 56Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns; twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof9 headings, 30 subheadings
- 57Carpets and other textile floor coverings5 headings, 24 subheadings
- 58Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace; tapestries; trimmings; embroidery11 headings, 37 subheadings
- 59Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use11 headings, 24 subheadings
- 60Knitted or crocheted fabrics6 headings, 44 subheadings
- 61Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted17 headings, 106 subheadings
- 62Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted17 headings, 104 subheadings
- 63Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags10 headings, 52 subheadings
- 64Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles6 headings, 25 subheadings
- 65Headgear and parts thereof6 headings, 8 subheadings
- 66Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking-sticks, seat-sticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof3 headings, 6 subheadings
- 67Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair4 headings, 8 subheadings
- 68Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials15 headings, 50 subheadings
- 69Ceramic products13 headings, 30 subheadings
- 70Glass and glassware19 headings, 71 subheadings
- 71Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones, precious metals, metals clad with precious metal, and articles thereof; imitation jewellery; coin18 headings, 55 subheadings
- 72Iron and steel29 headings, 167 subheadings
- 73Articles of iron or steel26 headings, 124 subheadings
- 74Copper and articles thereof16 headings, 49 subheadings
- 75Nickel and articles thereof8 headings, 17 subheadings
- 76Aluminium and articles thereof16 headings, 35 subheadings
- 78Lead and articles thereof4 headings, 8 subheadings
- 79Zinc and articles thereof6 headings, 9 subheadings
- 80Tin and articles thereof4 headings, 5 subheadings
- 81Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof12 headings, 56 subheadings
- 82Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal15 headings, 64 subheadings
- 83Miscellaneous articles of base metal11 headings, 36 subheadings
- 84Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof86 headings, 538 subheadings
- 85Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television image and sound recorders and reproducers, and parts and accessories of such articles48 headings, 296 subheadings
- 86Railway or 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 kinds9 headings, 23 subheadings
- 87Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling-stock, and parts and accessories thereof16 headings, 98 subheadings
- 88Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof6 headings, 26 subheadings
- 89Ships, boats and floating structures8 headings, 25 subheadings
- 90Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof32 headings, 143 subheadings
- 91Clocks and watches and parts thereof14 headings, 48 subheadings
- 92Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles7 headings, 17 subheadings
- 93Arms and ammunition; parts and accessories thereof7 headings, 18 subheadings
- 94Furniture; bedding, mattresses, mattress supports, cushions and similar stuffed furnishings; luminaires and lighting fittings, not elsewhere specified or included; illuminated signs, illuminated name-plates and the like; prefabricated buildings6 headings, 54 subheadings
- 95Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof6 headings, 39 subheadings
- 96Miscellaneous manufactured articles20 headings, 49 subheadings
- 97Works of art, collectors' pieces and antiques6 headings, 19 subheadings
National tariffs
National tariff lines are live on border.bot for the United States (19,665 lines).
- United States19,665 lines
Frequently asked questions
How many chapters, headings and subheadings does the Harmonized System have?
The Harmonized System (HS2022) has 96 chapters, 1,228 headings and 5,612 six-digit subheadings.
Sources and updates
The Harmonized System legal text comes from border.bot release 2 (edition HS 2022), imported from a file, and has been live since 11 October 2026.
This page was last updated on 11 October 2026.
Guidance from published tariff data, not a binding ruling. For a decision customs must follow, apply to the destination’s customs authority for a binding tariff ruling.