An international system for classifying goods in international trade and for specifying the tariffs on those goods. It was adopted at the beginning of 1989, replacing the previously used schedules in [..]

Harmonized system is “a method of classifying goods for international trade developed by the Customs Cooperation Council (now the World Customs Organization).” [15 CFR 30.1; Title 15 -- Commerce And F [..]

The Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System (or Harmonized System, HS) is a system for classifying goods in international trade, developed under the auspices of the Customs Cooperation Coun [..]

A schedule of tariff nomenclature arranged in 6 digit codes allowing all participating countries to classify traded goods on a common basis. Beyond the 6 digit level, countries are free to introduce n [..]

A key provision of the international trade bill, effective January 1, 1989, that established international uniformity for classifying goods moving in international trade under a single commodity code. [..]

A system for classifying goods in international trade under a single commodity code, developed under the control of the Customs Co-operation Council. The full title is Harmonized Commodity Description [..]

It is a numeric multi purpose system, the international convention on the HS was established under auspices of the World Customs Organisation in 1983, for the classification of goods with its six digits covering about 5000 descriptions of the products or groups of products most commonly produced and traded. It is designed for customs services, but [..]

A key provision of the international trade bill, effective January 1, 1989, that established international uniformity for classifying goods moving in international trade under a single commodity code.

 A key provision of the international trade bill, effective January 1, 1989, that established international uniformity for classifying goods moving in international trade under a single commodity code [..]

The Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System (or Harmonized System, HS) is a system for classifying goods in international trade, developed under the auspices of the Customs Cooperation Council. Beginning on January 1, 1989, the new HS numbers replaced previously adhered-to schedules in over 50 countries, including the United States. For [..]

The Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System (or Harmonized System, HS) is a system for classifying goods in international trade, developed under the auspices of the Customs Cooperation Coun [..]

In 1988, Canada replaced it's uniquely Canadian export (XCC) and import (MCC) commodity classification systems with the internationally recognized Harmonized System of Commodity Description and Coding. Structured on chapters of goods with on common features, the first 6-digits of the code is used internationally. For exports, the 7th and 8th d [..]