The Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System of Tariff Nomenclature, generally referred to as the Harmonized System (HS) is an international nomenclature defined by the World Customs Organization (WCO) for the classification of products. It allows participating countries to classify traded goods on a common basis for Customs purposes. At the international level, the Harmonized System for classifying goods is a six-digit code system.
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