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Adding HS codes to your products

If you ship internationally, then each of your products must include an HS code.

An HS code is an international trade code, usually six digits long, that's used to describe what a product is. Adding HS codes to your products helps to avoid non-compliance penalties, border delays, seizure of the products, or denial of import. You can learn more about the HS codes system from the following resources:

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Add HS codes when buying shipping labels

If you haven't yet added HS codes to your products, then you can add them during label purchase.

Staff members who fulfill international orders must have the View products permission to view and use the product's HS code during order fulfillment.

Steps:

  1. From your Shopify admin, go to Orders.

  2. Click an order that contains unfulfilled items.

  3. In the Unfulfilled section, click Create shipping label.

  4. In the ITEMS section, click Edit customs information.

  5. Add an HS code for each item.

  6. Optional: Select Save shipping info to product details to update your products with the HS code.

  7. Under Update customs declaration form, select one of the following options:

    • Update multiple orders
    • Only this order

  8. Click Save.

Add HS codes on the product page

If you don't have many products to update and you don't know your product HS codes, then you can add the HS code directly on a product's page.

Steps:

  1. From your Shopify admin, go to Products.

  2. Click the product that you want to edit.

  3. In the Shipping section, make sure that the Physical product setting is activated.

  4. Add customs information to your product details:

    1. Click Country of origin, and then select a country or region of origin from the drop-down menu.
    2. In the Harmonized System (HS) code, enter an HS code. If you don't have an HS code for your product, then start typing a description of your product to search for the appropriate code.

  5. Optional: If you require more detail for the countries and regions that you sell to, then you can further classify your product by region:

    1. Add additional digits to the country-specific HS code. Alternatively, click Horizontal menu, and then click Add HS codes by country/region.
    2. In the Add HS codes by country/region modal window, click Select, and then select the country or region for the classification. You can only select countries or regions from your markets.
    3. In the HS code section, enter the HS code specific to that region. Typically, this is the standard six-digit code with additional digits or letters added to the end.
    4. To add additional HS codes, click Add country/region.

  6. Click Add.

Add HS codes using the bulk editor

If you don't have many products to update and you already know your product HS codes, then you can add the HS code and country or region of origin using the bulk editor.

Steps:

  1. From your Shopify admin, go to Products.

  2. Check the products that you want to modify.

  3. Click Bulk edit.

  4. Click Columns.

  5. In the Shipping section, click Harmonized system code.

  6. Edit your products as necessary, and then click Save.