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Find the Harmonized System code for any product traded in Costa Rica.
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Section I
Chapters (01-05) Live animals; animal products
Section II
Chapters (06-14) Vegetable products
Section III
Chapters (15) Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products; prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes
Section IV
Chapters (16-24) Prepared foodstuffs; beverages, spirits and vinegar; tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes
Section V
Chapters (25-27) Mineral products
Section VI
Chapters (28-38) Products of the chemical or allied industries
Section VII
Chapters (39-40) Plastics and articles thereof; rubber and articles thereof
Section VIII
Chapters (41-43) Raw hides and skins, leather, furskins and articles thereof; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut)
Section IX
Chapters (44-46) Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal; cork and articles of cork; manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork
Section X
Chapters (47-49) Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; recovered (waste and scrap) paper or paperboard; paper and paperboard and articles thereof
Section XI
Chapters (50-63) Textiles and textile articles
Section XII
Chapters (64-67) Footwear, headgear, umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seat-sticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof; prepared feathers and articles made therewith; artificial flowers; articles of human hair
Section XIII
Chapters (68-70) Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials; ceramic products; glass and glassware
Section XIV
Chapters (71) Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones, precious metals, metals clad with precious metal, and articles thereof; imitation jewellery; coin
Section XV
Chapters (72-83) Base metals and articles of base metal
Section XVI
Chapters (84-85) Machinery and mechanical appliances; electrical equipment; parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television image and sound recorders and reproducers, and parts and accessories of such articles
Section XVII
Chapters (86-89) Vehicles, aircraft, vessels and associated transport equipment
Section XVIII
Chapters (90-92) Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; clocks and watches; musical instruments; parts and accessories thereof
Section XIX
Chapters (93) Arms and ammunition; parts and accessories thereof
Section XX
Chapters (94-96) Miscellaneous manufactured articles
Section XXI
Chapters (97) Works of art, collectors'' pieces and antiques
Costa Rica Tariff Classification: Sistema Arancelario Centroamericano (SAC)
In Costa Rica, imported and exported goods are classified under the Sistema Arancelario Centroamericano, a 8-digit national tariff schedule. Its first 6 digits follow the WCO Harmonized System, and the additional digits provide Costa Rica-specific tariff and statistical detail.
Tariff schedule Sistema Arancelario Centroamericano (SAC)
Local name Sistema Arancelario Centroamericano
Digits 8
Frequently Asked Questions
What is an HS code in Costa Rica?
HS codes classify traded products under the Harmonized System, an international standard that is consistent up to the 6-digit level. In Costa Rica, these codes are administered under its national tariff schedule, SAC, which may extend beyond 6 digits for national tariff and statistical use.
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