HS code & import duty checker before you buy from 1688
Prepare the classification question — material, use, destination, value, and risk flags — before you rely on any duty, VAT, GST, or customs estimate for a China-sourced product.
Destination markets
Official source for each market
HS code & duty checker
Find the HS code and real China-origin import duty
Search your product to find its HS code, then see the China-origin import duty and VAT/GST by destination — and compare the total import tax across every market. Estimate only, not a binding customs ruling.
🇨🇳 Rates shown for goods originating in China.
Quick answer
What this page decides for you
Can I check an HS code online before paying a supplier?
Yes. Use the product name, material, intended use, destination, value, and supplier-provided code as inputs, then verify the likely code against the destination market's official source before treating duty or VAT/GST as reliable.
What is this for?
Prepare the product facts needed for HS, HTS, TARIC, or commodity-code research before supplier payment — not a final duty rate.
Which official source do I start with?
Start from the destination market: USITC HTS (US), TARIC / Access2Markets (EU), GOV.UK Trade Tariff (UK), CBSA (Canada), ABF (Australia), Singapore Customs (SG).
What changes the result?
Material, intended use, destination, declared value, batteries, food-contact use, child-safety claims, and brand/IP risk can all change classification and import treatment.
What is the next step?
Submit the product link, material, intended use, destination, quantity, value, and any code the supplier already provided for a written check.
When it matters
When customs uncertainty can change the decision
Use this page when duty, VAT/GST, commodity codes, controls, or restricted-goods questions could change whether the 1688 order is worth quoting.
Unknown HS code
Prepare the questions you need before an official lookup, instead of trusting a guess.
EU / UK / US imports
Route to the right official tariff source per market without inventing a fixed rate.
Food-contact goods
Surface material and product-safety questions before payment.
Children products
Keep testing and compliance review visible — not hidden behind a cost estimate.
Branded items
Keep authorization and IP risk visible before quote approval.
Landed-cost prep
Send classification gaps straight into the landed-cost decision.
Workflow
Import-duty readiness in five steps
Stage
What you provide
Buyer output
Describe
Product name, material, use, destination, value
Classification input set
Flag
Battery, branded, child, food-contact, medical, wireless signals
Manual review triggers
Source
Official tariff or customs lookup path for the market
Official-source checklist
Boundary
No fixed duty, tax, or clearance promise
Safe estimate status
Submit
Product link and classification clues for a written check
Customs-ready product check
Official review paths
Use official sources as review inputs, not guarantees
These sources help frame classification, import, and duty questions. They do not approve a specific product, supplier, shipment, or marketplace listing on their own.
Risk boundaries
Import and duty risks this page keeps visible
Risk
Why it matters
How V1 handles it
Wrong classification
Duty, controls, and import process change by code
Ask classification questions instead of inventing a rate
Customs value
Supplier price, freight, documents, and route affect value
Treat value as a review input
Restricted category
Batteries, child goods, food-contact, medical, wireless, IP may need documents
Trigger manual review
Official updates
Rules and tariff measures change over time
Use official sources, avoid fixed promises
Buyer responsibility
Importer, platform, and compliance duties stay with the buyer
Show the boundary before the CTA
Questions
Common decisions before requesting a quote
Can I check an HS code online before buying from 1688?
Yes. Use the checker to organize product name, material, intended use, destination, value, supplier-provided code, and risk flags. Then verify the likely code with the official tariff source for the destination market before trusting a duty, VAT, GST, or customs estimate.
Can this page tell me the exact duty rate?
No. It helps prepare the facts and official-source path needed for duty research. Final classification and duty treatment need official or professional review.
What should I submit for an HS code review?
Submit product link, photos, material, intended use, destination country, declared value clue, quantity, and any code or certificate already provided.
Why do material and intended use matter?
Many classification systems depend on what the product is made of and how it is used, not just the product name.
Can Supplymo replace a customs broker?
No. Supplymo can organize product facts and review questions before payment, but it is not a customs broker or tax adviser.
Should I use this before landed cost?
Yes. If classification is unknown, landed-cost estimates should stay low confidence.
Which markets are supported first?
The V1 source map covers the U.S., EU, UK, Canada, Australia, Singapore, and a general fallback for other markets.
Can I trust the HS code a 1688 seller gives me?
Treat it as a clue, not a final classification. Seller-provided codes can be incomplete, market-specific, or mismatched to the actual product material, use, and destination rules.
Does this checker include restricted-product review?
It flags common import-duty and classification risks. For batteries, food-contact, children, cosmetics, medical, wireless, or branded signals, also run the restricted product checker.
Service boundary
Use this page as a pre-payment decision aid
Supplymo does not guarantee the final order outcome.
This page exposes missing fields, classification questions, risk tags, and official-source paths before supplier payment. It does not guarantee a duty rate, tax outcome, customs clearance, platform approval, or delivery time. Final classification needs official or professional review.
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