Substance input
Countries
Output field options
Classification
Categorize as
Executing a Single check
Single check results
This check type is designed to assign quickly Harmonized (Tariff) Code to a single molecule.
Click on the HS single check icon to open the Single check panel.
You can choose between two input modes:
Draw molecule: draw the structure in a Marvin JS window,
Text : type or paste the IUPAC or common name of the molecule in the text box and the molecular structure appears in the panel above. As text recognition is instantaneous, the structure appears and changes dynamically as typing continues. You can also use chemical file formats supported by Chemaxon . (E.g., CAS Registry Number®, SMILES, MOL,SDF, MRV, and even binary formats like SKC and CDX.
Here you can choose one or more countries, or an international association like the European Union Countries covered:
By default, all countries are searched.
The Available countries field serves to narrow down the number of countries for which the assignment is performed.
You may choose from a set of various fields to show in your result table. You can tick these options, the changes take effect immediately.
The following field options are provided:
| Option | |
|---|---|
| HS Description | Hierarchal classification of the substance according to the actual country's tariff description |
| Pharma Agreement | The substance is included in the WTO's or the selected country's Pharma Agreement |
| Drug Info | The substance is included in the FDA's Orange Book or Green Book |
| Non-mixture HS code | HS code when the input is not considered as a mixture |
| Unit | Unit of Quantity |
| General | Rates on products from countries that maintain general or normal trade relations with the actual country |
| Special | Special rates under one or more special tariff treatment programs |
| Quota quantity | The product is subject to a tariff-rate quota |
| Other | - |
| Special restrictions | The actual country's special import restrictions |
| Flags | User-defines fla(s) |
The WCO declares that the headings of Chapter 29 apply only to separate chemically defined organic compounds - "except where the context otherwise requires". This means that a country can define its specific sub-subheadings with different specifications. These are referred as Classifications in our terms. There are some Classification groups that have different sub-Classifications.
The most common Classification is the "Specific purity" group where the ingredient's content is defined. Another Classification group is the "Derived from"where the source material is specified. The "For use" Classification group is applied where the compound's specific use is described.
There is another type of Classifications where the compound's application is defined: e.g. "Drugs" or "Pesticides". These Classification groups have sub-Classifications, e.g. "Drugs" with special therapeutic effects.
At search Classifications are not set by default. This way the chemical match is returned - skipping the node which has a Classification.
If a Classification is selected then the search returns the chemical match with the selected Classification.
If there is not found a chemical hit with the selected Classification then that node is skipped - and usually ends with the last "Other" description of that subheading.
If a Classification group is selected but no sub-Classification is checked then the search returns the chemical match with any of its sub-Classifications.
There are several chemical substances that can be regarded as members of a specific chemical group - based on their different biological effects and/or their different chemical structure. E.g. Hormones, Alkaloids, Antibiotics, Vitamins, Sugars or Glycosides.
The user is provided with the opportunity to define the searched compound as a member of these groups with the Categorize function.
When the user sets a “Categorize as” option then the chemical search will be executed only in that specified (sub)heading, so the substance will get a HS code from there.
E.g. ciprofloxacin (CAS RN 85721-33-1) - without categorization - gets its HS code from the proper 2933.59 subheading: "Heterocyclic compounds with nitrogen hetero-atom(s) only > Compounds containing a pyrimidine ring (whether or not hydrogenated) or piperazine ring in the structure" - however ciprofloxacin is a known quinolon-type antibiotic.
So the user has the option to "Categorize" it as an "Antibiotic" and this way it will get a HS code from the 2941.90 "Antibiotics >> Other" heading!
Unfortunately if the users "Categorize" the searched compound incorrectly the result will be incorrect, too!
E.g. if the above ciprofloxacin is Categorized as "Glycosides" then the result will be from the incorrect 2938.90 subheading: "Glycosides, natural or reproduced by synthesis, and their salts, ethers, esters and other derivatives > Other".
Click on Check to execute the assignment of Harmonized Code to the given substance in the selected countries.
Results are displayed in HS single check summary table.
The results of a single assignment are shown on the right panel of the window. On the top of the table, the image of the checked substance, its name, the countrries in which the assignment was performed, the maximum explicit atoms setting, the date and time, and the Knowledge base version are displayed.
The report can be generated by using the Generate drop-down where you can select the report's format ( XLSX / SDF ) Single check reports are generated applying the HS Report template which is set as " default " in the HS Report template editor.
After the selection, the report generation starts immediately and when it is ready, it is automatically downloaded or prompted to download depending on the browser type and version.
The displayed fields can be selected/deselected using the Output field options checkboxes even after the check has already run.