HS Code Lookup. Know the landed cost before you ship.
Describe the product or type a code you already have. We'll find the HS code, pull the destination's tariff line, duty and import tax live from customs, and build the landed cost from your goods value, freight and insurance.
Commodity Code & Duty Checker
Live from HMRC, TARIC and USITC. No sign-up.
How landed cost works
Goods + freight + insurance = CIF. CIF × duty rate = duty. Then import VAT or GST on top of both. That's the number to price from.
HMRC Trade Tariff, live
UK
TARIC, via HMRC's NI mirror
EU 27
USITC tariff schedule
US
Start on the left: describe the product in plain words (what it is and what it's made of works best), or type a 4 or 6 digit code you already have.
Pick one to see duty, tax and landed cost
Landed cost
Duty + tax on goods value
Cross-border getting expensive?
Wrong codes, surprise duty and parcels stuck at the border are usually a fixable process problem. We'll look at your routes and tell you where the money is going.
Indicative, not a classification ruling. Classification depends on what a product is made of, what it does and how it's packed, and preferential origin, quotas, excise, anti-dumping duty and import controls can change the number. Confirm the code before you declare, or apply for an
Advance Tariff Ruling
for a legally binding decision.
Small print.
The figures this tool gives you are estimates to help you plan. They aren't quotes, guarantees or professional advice.
They're worked out from what you enter and from published rates, formulas and rules, which can change without notice.
What you actually pay will depend on your carrier, 3PL, customs authority, contracts and the specifics of your goods.
Always confirm with the relevant provider or a qualified adviser before you price, book, buy or declare anything.
SHIPMAX accepts no liability for decisions made on the strength of these figures.
HS codes and duty, explained
The questions behind the number.
An HS (Harmonized System) code is the number customs uses to classify a product. The World Customs Organization sets the first six digits, and they're the same in almost every country. Each country then adds its own digits to set duty and collect trade statistics: the UK, the EU and the US all use 10. Get the code wrong and you can pay the wrong duty, have goods held at the border, or face a penalty later.
Because the first six digits are global. Find the right HS6 once and it holds for whichever country you're shipping into. Pick a full 10 digit line from the results, or type one, and the tool fetches that line's duty rate and import tax for the destination. If you give only six digits, or a line the destination's tariff doesn't have, it uses the first national line under the HS6, says which one, and lists the others so you can pick the closest.
The UK, the EU and most countries value a shipment for customs on CIF: the goods value plus freight plus insurance. The US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand use FOB, the goods value alone. Duty is that customs value times the destination's rate for the commodity code. Import VAT or GST is then charged on CIF plus duty in the UK, the EU and most other countries. Landed cost is goods, freight and insurance plus duty plus tax, and it's the number to price from, not the supplier's invoice. There's no customs duty between EU countries, between Great Britain and Northern Ireland, or on goods between Northern Ireland and the EU, so the tool doesn't build a receipt for those routes.
UK and Northern Ireland rates come live from HMRC's UK Integrated Online Tariff, updated daily. EU rates are TARIC measures, read through HMRC's Northern Ireland tariff, which mirrors them daily. US rates come from the USITC Harmonized Tariff Schedule, and show the general rate only: Section 301, Section 232 and other additional US tariffs can apply on top, especially on goods from China. For other countries the tool shows the live 6 digit HS description, but not a duty rate, because there's no free source for it.
A value threshold below which customs doesn't collect duty, and sometimes tax. The UK waives duty when the goods in a consignment are worth £135 or less, tested on the goods alone rather than freight and insurance, but import VAT still applies. The EU ended its €150 duty exemption on 1 July 2026: low value parcels now pay a flat €3 duty per tariff heading, plus import VAT from the first euro. The US suspended its $800 exemption in August 2025. Some countries set their thresholds in another currency, such as US dollars, and the tool doesn't convert currencies, so it flags those thresholds rather than applying them. Thresholds change, so check the destination's current rules before you rely on one.
It can. The tool shows the standard rate that applies to goods from any origin. If your goods originate in a country with a trade agreement with the destination, a lower preferential rate may apply, often zero. That depends on rules of origin, which the tool doesn't check, so treat a preferential rate as something to confirm with your broker.
Use it as a strong starting point, not a ruling. Classification depends on what a product is made of, what it does and how it's packed, and excise, quotas, anti-dumping duty and import controls can all change the final number. For a legally binding answer in the UK, apply to HMRC for an Advance Tariff Ruling.
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