Zolltarifnummer vs Warennummer vs TARIC vs HS code: what’s the difference?

HS code: the global Harmonized System base classification, commonly 6 digits.

CN code (Combined Nomenclature): the EU’s 8-digit extension on top of HS. Many German resources show CN first.

TARIC: the EU’s 10-digit extension (often understood as 8-digit CN + 2 additional digits) used for duties and measures.

Zolltarifnummer / Warennummer: common German terms that may refer to either an 8-digit CN or a 10-digit TARIC depending on the system or document.

EZT: a keyword often used in German to refer to electronic tariff lookup contexts and is frequently used in searches.

When the TARIC suffix is 00, the 10-digit form is simply the 8-digit CN plus 00. Example: 85183000 becomes 8518300000.

SendLabel stores codes in an EU TARIC-style 10-digit structure and displays declarable codes as `8-digit CN + space + 2-digit TARIC`, e.g. `85183000 00`.

Real filing may involve additional measure codes. This site provides public lookup and assistance only; always verify the final requirements yourself.

Split your product into keywords for use case, material, and form/structure. Search in Chinese, English, and German and compare candidates.

If you remember part of a code, search with a 2–10 digit prefix to quickly narrow down the candidates.

For signed-in users, when basic search returns no results, Gemini can auto-expand keywords to improve cross-language matching. The final decision remains yours.

Many higher-level results are intermediate categories and cannot be used as final filing codes. SendLabel labels results as declarable vs intermediate.

For CN22/CN23 and other declarations, prefer a declarable leaf code and verify against the official wording before submission.