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Export Documentation
Finding commodity codes for imports into or exports out of the UK
Find a commodity code to classify your goods and look up duty rates, reliefs and quotas.
You’ll need a commodity code to make your customs declaration when you bring goods in or send goods out of the UK. This includes goods sent to you from abroad.
If you classify your goods correctly you’ll know what rate of duty and import VAT you should pay, and if:
- the duty is suspended
- you need a licence to move your goods
- your goods are covered by:
- Agricultural Policy
- anti-dumping duties
- tariff quotas
Hard to classify goods
Some goods are hard to classify. If you’re having difficulty, check the guidance about:
- aircraft parts
- audio and video equipment
- ceramics
- computers and software
- edible fruits, nuts and peel
- edible vegetables, roots and tubers
- electric lamps
- footwear
- herbal medicines, supplements and tonics
- iron and steel
- leather
- monitors
- organic chemicals
- pharmaceutical products
- placebos and comparators
- plastics
- rice
- textile apparel
- tobacco
- toys, games and sports equipment
- vehicles, parts and accessories
- wood
Using the Trade Tariff tool
You can search the Trade Tariff tool to find the right commodity code.
Find out how to use the Trade Tariff tool.
Split consignments
Some goods, like large machinery, cannot be transported in a single consignment.
Find out if your goods qualify for import in split consignments and what you need to do to import goods in this way.
Get help with a difficult classification
If you cannot find the right commodity code for your goods, you can contact HMRC for advice or for a decision on your goods. You can do this in two ways.
Informal advice
You can use HMRC’s Tariff Classification Service to get non-legally binding classification advice. HMRC will respond to your email within 5 working days. Use this method for a quick and informal decision.
Formal legally binding decision
You can apply for a Binding Tariff Information decision in Northern Ireland or an Advanced Tariff Ruling in Great Britain. This is a legally binding decision on the commodity code to use for your goods and can take between 30 and 60 days to be processed. Use this method if:
- your goods are hard to classify and informal advice is inappropriate for you or your business
- your goods are a new type
- you need a longer lasting and legally binding decision for your goods
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