Commodity code

be entered on the import declaration. The code works out the rate of Customs Duty and import VAT, other taxes and any preferential rates that may apply, and it also drives checks on whether a licence is needed and whether the goods fall under anti-dumping duties, safeguard measures or tariff quotas. Only the first six digits are shared worldwide; the remaining digits and product-specific classification decisions vary by country, so a code supplied by an overseas vendor must be checked before it is reused. This is the United Kingdom regime, where codes are looked up in the Trade Tariff tool.