Endpoints
| Endpoint | Returns |
|---|---|
| GET /api/hs/{code} | One HS6 subheading: description, chapter, US HTS lines with General/Special/Column-2 duty rates and 10-digit statistical lines, UK declarable commodity codes. Codes longer than 6 digits resolve to their HS6 parent. |
| GET /api/search?q={query} | Up to 25 matching subheadings. Accepts plain product names ("phone charger", "sneakers") and code prefixes. |
Example
curl https://tariffcodecheck.com/api/hs/851713{
"success": true,
"hs6": "851713",
"code": "8517.13",
"description": "Smartphones",
"chapter": {"number": "85", "title": "Electrical machinery; electronics..."},
"us_hts": [
{
"hts": "85171300",
"description": "Smartphones",
"duty_general": "Free",
"duty_special": "",
"duty_col2": "35%",
"statistical": [{"code": "8517130000", "description": "Smartphones"}]
}
],
"uk_commodities": [{"commodity_code": "8517130000", "description": "Smartphones"}],
"disclaimer": "Reference data from official schedules; not a binding classification ruling.",
"attribution": "Data: USITC Harmonized Tariff Schedule (public domain) + UK Integrated Online Tariff (OGL v3.0)..."
}Fair use
- 500 requests per day per IP, 30 per minute. Responses are cacheable for an hour; cache on your side for heavy use.
- Keep the attribution field when you republish results.
- The data is reference information from the official schedules, refreshed weekly; it is not a binding ruling and duty surcharges (e.g. US Section 301) may apply on top of the listed rates.
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