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Its headings add two digits to the chapter number (53.01), and each heading's subheadings add two more." ] }, { "id": "other-countries", "title": "In other countries", "text": [ "National tariff lines under chapter 53 are live on border.bot for the United States (62 lines, also used by 1 other country)." ] }, { "id": "sources", "title": "Sources and updates", "text": [ "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. 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