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HS-4 · Headings

HS-4 headings directory

1,228 four-digit headings from the WCO Harmonized System. Each links to its HS-6 subheadings. HS-4 and HS-6 are identical in every member country; national codes extend beyond HS-6.

HS-2, HS-4 & HS-6 explained

Quick heading answers

How do I narrow from chapter to heading quickly?

Pick the chapter first, then compare nearby heading text and exclusions. Keep material, function, and processing state in your short description.

When should I move from HS-4 to HS-6?

As soon as two or more headings look close. HS-6 gives the first globally harmonized line for final comparison.

Can heading names alone decide classification?

No. Heading names help shortlist, but final selection should align with legal notes and product-specific details.

Common heading decisions

Short Q&A cards based on common trade classification decisions.

What does n.e.c. mean in HS codes?

Use n.e.c. only after you confirm there is no tighter heading in the same chapter.

How to classify cotton yarn for import?

Start with material, function, and product form, then compare nearby heading lines side by side.

How to classify dyed cotton fabrics?

Start with material, function, and product form, then compare nearby heading lines side by side.

How do I determine the right HS code for my fabric?

Treat this as a comparison prompt, then lock the final heading using legal text and notes.

How do I find the right HS code for my product?

Treat this as a comparison prompt, then lock the final heading using legal text and notes.

How do I determine the correct HS code for my shipment?

Treat this as a comparison prompt, then lock the final heading using legal text and notes.

How to classify unexposed photographic film?

Start with material, function, and product form, then compare nearby heading lines side by side.

How to determine the correct HS code for chemicals?

Treat this as a comparison prompt, then lock the final heading using legal text and notes.

how to choose the right HS-6 subheading

Treat this as a comparison prompt, then lock the final heading using legal text and notes.

How to classify cotton yarn with less than 85% cotton

Start with material, function, and product form, then compare nearby heading lines side by side.

Understanding HS codes for organic chemicals

Treat this as a comparison prompt, then lock the final heading using legal text and notes.

understanding HS codes for seafood products

Treat this as a comparison prompt, then lock the final heading using legal text and notes.

understanding textile material classifications

Treat this as a comparison prompt, then lock the final heading using legal text and notes.

What does n.e.c. mean in HS codes?

Use n.e.c. only after you confirm there is no tighter heading in the same chapter.

Chapter 01

Live animalsSection I · live animals; animal products

Chapter 02

Meat and edible meat offalSection I · live animals; animal products

Chapter 03

Fish and crustaceansSection I · live animals; animal products

Chapter 04

Dairy produce; birds' eggs; natural honeySection I · live animals; animal products

Chapter 05

Products of animal originSection I · live animals; animal products

Chapter 06

Live trees and plantsSection II · Vegetable products

Chapter 07

Edible vegetablesSection II · Vegetable products

Chapter 08

Edible fruit and nutsSection II · Vegetable products

Chapter 09

Coffee, tea, mate and spicesSection II · Vegetable products

Chapter 10

CerealsSection II · Vegetable products

Chapter 11

Products of milling industrySection II · Vegetable products

Chapter 12

Oil seeds; miscellaneous grainsSection II · Vegetable products

Chapter 13

Lac; gums; sapsSection II · Vegetable products

Chapter 14

Vegetable plaiting materialsSection II · Vegetable products

Chapter 15

Animal or vegetable fats and oilsSection II · Vegetable products

Chapter 16

Preparations of meat, fishSection III · Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products; prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes

Chapter 17

Sugars and sugar confectionerySection III · Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products; prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes

Chapter 18

Cocoa and cocoa preparationsSection III · Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products; prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes

Chapter 19

Preparations of cereals, flourSection III · Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products; prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes

Chapter 20

Preparations of vegetables, fruitSection III · Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products; prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes

Chapter 21

Miscellaneous edible preparationsSection III · Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products; prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes

Chapter 22

Beverages, spirits and vinegarSection III · Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products; prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes

Chapter 23

Residues from food industriesSection III · Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products; prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes

Chapter 24

Tobacco and manufactured tobaccoSection III · Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products; prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes

Chapter 25

Salt; sulphur; earths and stoneSection V · Mineral products

Chapter 26

Ores, slag and ashSection V · Mineral products

Chapter 27

Mineral fuels, oilsSection V · Mineral products

Chapter 28

Inorganic chemicalsSection VI · Products of the chemical or allied industries

Chapter 29

Organic chemicalsSection VI · Products of the chemical or allied industries

Chapter 30

Pharmaceutical productsSection VI · Products of the chemical or allied industries

Chapter 31

FertilisersSection VI · Products of the chemical or allied industries

Chapter 32

Tanning or dyeing extractsSection VI · Products of the chemical or allied industries

Chapter 33

Essential oils and resinoidsSection VI · Products of the chemical or allied industries

Chapter 34

Soap, waxes, polishing preparationsSection VI · Products of the chemical or allied industries

Chapter 35

Albuminoidal substancesSection VI · Products of the chemical or allied industries

Chapter 36

Explosives; pyrotechnic productsSection VI · Products of the chemical or allied industries

Chapter 37

Photographic or cinematographic goodsSection VI · Products of the chemical or allied industries

Chapter 38

Miscellaneous chemical productsSection VI · Products of the chemical or allied industries

Chapter 39

Plastics and articles thereofSection VII · Plastics and articles thereof; rubber and articles thereof

Chapter 40

Rubber and articles thereofSection VII · Plastics and articles thereof; rubber and articles thereof

Chapter 41

Raw hides and skinsSection VIII · Raw hides and skins, leather, furskins and articles thereof; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silk-worm gut)

Chapter 42

Articles of leatherSection VIII · Raw hides and skins, leather, furskins and articles thereof; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silk-worm gut)

Chapter 43

Furskins and artificial furSection VIII · Raw hides and skins, leather, furskins and articles thereof; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silk-worm gut)

Chapter 44

Wood and articles of woodSection IX · Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal; cork and articles of cork; manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork

Chapter 45

Cork and articles of corkSection IX · Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal; cork and articles of cork; manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork

Chapter 46

Manufactures of straw, espartoSection IX · Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal; cork and articles of cork; manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork

Chapter 47

Pulp of woodSection IX · Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal; cork and articles of cork; manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork

Chapter 48

Paper and paperboardSection X · Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; recovered (waste and scrap) paper or paperboard; paper and paperboard and articles thereof

Chapter 49

Printed books, newspapersSection X · Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; recovered (waste and scrap) paper or paperboard; paper and paperboard and articles thereof

Chapter 50

SilkSection XI · Textiles and textile articles

Chapter 51

Wool, fine or coarse animal hairSection XI · Textiles and textile articles

Chapter 52

CottonSection XI · Textiles and textile articles

Chapter 53

Vegetable fibresSection XI · Textiles and textile articles

Chapter 54

Man-made filamentsSection XI · Textiles and textile articles

Chapter 55

Man-made staple fibresSection XI · Textiles and textile articles

Chapter 56

Wadding, felt and nonwovensSection XI · Textiles and textile articles

Chapter 57

Carpets and other textile floor coveringsSection XI · Textiles and textile articles

Chapter 58

Special woven fabricsSection XI · Textiles and textile articles

Chapter 59

Impregnated, coated textilesSection XI · Textiles and textile articles

Chapter 60

Knitted or crocheted fabricsSection XI · Textiles and textile articles

Chapter 61

Articles of apparel, knittedSection XI · Textiles and textile articles

Chapter 62

Articles of apparel, not knittedSection XI · Textiles and textile articles

Chapter 63

Other made-up textile articlesSection XI · Textiles and textile articles

Chapter 64

FootwearSection XII · Footwear, headgear, umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking-sticks, seat-sticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof; prepared feathers and articles made therewith; artificial flowers; articles of human hair

Chapter 65

HeadgearSection XII · Footwear, headgear, umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking-sticks, seat-sticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof; prepared feathers and articles made therewith; artificial flowers; articles of human hair

Chapter 66

Umbrellas, walking-sticksSection XII · Footwear, headgear, umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking-sticks, seat-sticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof; prepared feathers and articles made therewith; artificial flowers; articles of human hair

Chapter 67

Prepared feathers and downSection XII · Footwear, headgear, umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking-sticks, seat-sticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof; prepared feathers and articles made therewith; artificial flowers; articles of human hair

Chapter 68

Articles of stone, plaster, cementSection XIII · Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials; ceramic products; glass and glassware

Chapter 69

Ceramic productsSection XIII · Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials; ceramic products; glass and glassware

Chapter 70

Glass and glasswareSection XIII · Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials; ceramic products; glass and glassware

Chapter 71

Natural or cultured pearls; precious stonesSection XIV · Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones, precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewellery; coin

Chapter 72

Iron and steelSection XV · Base metals and articles of base metal

Chapter 73

Articles of iron or steelSection XV · Base metals and articles of base metal

Chapter 74

Copper and articles thereofSection XV · Base metals and articles of base metal

Chapter 75

Nickel and articles thereofSection XV · Base metals and articles of base metal

Chapter 76

Aluminium and articles thereofSection XV · Base metals and articles of base metal

Chapter 78

Lead and articles thereofSection XV · Base metals and articles of base metal

Chapter 79

Zinc and articles thereofSection XV · Base metals and articles of base metal

Chapter 80

Tin and articles thereofSection XV · Base metals and articles of base metal

Chapter 81

Other base metalsSection XV · Base metals and articles of base metal

Chapter 82

Tools, implements, cutlerySection XV · Base metals and articles of base metal

Chapter 83

Miscellaneous articles of base metalSection XV · Base metals and articles of base metal

Chapter 84

Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinerySection 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 85

Electrical machinery and equipmentSection 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 86

Railway or tramway locomotivesSection XVII · Vehicles, aircraft, vessels and associated transport equipment

Chapter 87

Vehicles other than railwaySection XVII · Vehicles, aircraft, vessels and associated transport equipment

Chapter 88

Aircraft, spacecraftSection XVII · Vehicles, aircraft, vessels and associated transport equipment

Chapter 89

Ships, boats and floating structuresSection XVII · Vehicles, aircraft, vessels and associated transport equipment

Chapter 90

Optical, photographic, medical instrumentsSection XVIII · Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; clocks and watches; musical instruments; parts and accessories thereof

Chapter 91

Clocks and watchesSection XVIII · Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; clocks and watches; musical instruments; parts and accessories thereof

Chapter 92

Musical instrumentsSection XVIII · Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; clocks and watches; musical instruments; parts and accessories thereof

Chapter 93

Arms and ammunitionSection XIX · Arms and ammunition; parts and accessories thereof

Chapter 94

Furniture; beddingSection XX · Miscellaneous manufactured articles

Chapter 95

Toys, games and sports equipmentSection XX · Miscellaneous manufactured articles

Chapter 96

Miscellaneous manufactured articlesSection XX · Miscellaneous manufactured articles

Chapter 97

Works of art, collectors' piecesSection XXI · Works of art, collectors' pieces and antiques

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