Three ways to look for a code
- The official consultation (TARIC): it is authoritative, but you already need to know where to look in the nomenclature.
- Automatic suggestion tools: they propose a 6-digit code from a description, often with a confidence level. It is a research aid, to be checked against the texts.
- Keyword search in the official wording, as Customs Check does: it shows the exact wording of the nomenclature, not an interpretation.
What the Customs Check search does
It searches your words in the official wording of the Combined Nomenclature, in the language of the page, with synonyms. Everything happens in your browser: what you type is not sent. It reads neither images nor data sheets and does not classify: it proposes the subheadings whose wording matches. For each result, the TARIC third-country customs duty is shown, with the date of the data.
What no free tool does
- Apply the general rules of interpretation and the section and chapter notes to your product.
- Take into account the exact composition, use and presentation of the goods.
- Commit customs.
When to ask for a binding tariff information decision
If the classification is uncertain, the value is high or the flow is recurring, a binding tariff information (BTI) decision settles the code: it binds the customs authorities of the Union for the goods described, for as long as it is valid. You apply for it to the customs authority of your country.
A checklist before you retain a code
- Read the full wording, including the upper levels: heading and subheading.
- Read the section and chapter notes.
- Check that the code exists in the nomenclature of the year: the code checker does it.
- Compare with your supplier's code: only the first six digits are shared from one country to another.
- Check the duty and the measures (anti-dumping, controls) for the origin of the goods.
Frequently asked questions
Can I rely on the code suggested by an AI tool?
As you would on a suggestion: it can guide the search, but the classification commits the declarant. Check it against the official wording and the notes, and ask for a binding tariff information decision if in doubt.
Is the Customs Check search an AI?
No: it is a keyword and synonym search in the official wording, running in your browser. It does not read images and does not replace a classification.
Where do the duties shown come from?
From the TARIC, the European Commission's database, at the date shown under each result. They are indicative: the origin, quotas and conditions can change the duty due.
For any question or to exercise your rights: contact@customs-check.com.