HS code in Georgia: what it is and how to find it
The HS (Harmonized System) is the goods nomenclature of the World Customs Organization: a 6-digit code that is the same in most countries. Georgia builds on it its national goods nomenclature of foreign economic activity (in Georgian, სეს ესნ), approved by Order No. 21 of the Minister of Finance of Georgia of 26.01.2024.
The Georgian code has 11 digits: the first 6 match the HS, the other 5 are the national detail. The 11-digit code is what goes into box 33 of the declaration.
How the 11-digit code is built
| Digits | Level | Example |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Chapter | 84Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof |
| 4 | Heading | 8471Automatic data-processing machines and units thereof; magnetic or optical readers, machines for transcribing data onto data media in coded form and machines for processing such data, not elsewhere specified or included |
| 6 | Subheading (HS) | 8471 30 |
| 11 | National code | 8471 30 000 00Portable automatic data-processing machines, weighing not more than 10 kg, consisting of at least a central processing unit, a keyboard and a display |
The nomenclature has 22 sections and 99 chapters; 10,242 11-digit codes in total.
What the code decides
- The import duty rate: 0%, 5% or 12% (some goods have a specific rate per quantity).
- Excise: alcohol, tobacco, fuel, motor vehicles.
- Permits and certificates: veterinary, phytosanitary and others.
- The Georgian name in box 31 and the supplementary unit in box 41.
- A wrong code can lead to additional taxes, a fine or a delayed clearance.
How to find a commodity code
- Type the product name or the first digits of the code in our search: it searches in Georgian, Russian, English, Chinese and Turkish.
- Follow the tree: chapter → heading → code. Among the neighbouring codes, pick the one whose description matches your goods exactly.
- Mind the properties that change the code: material, purpose, composition, alcohol strength, volume.
- The supplier’s HS code on the invoice narrows the search, but the last digits are Georgian: check the code in the nomenclature.
- In doubt, you can get a preliminary decision on the code from the Revenue Service: free in 30 working days, 250 ₾ in 15 days, 500 ₾ in 10 days (Resolution No. 96, row 48).
Find a code now
Search Georgian HS codesExample codes
- 8471 30 000 00Portable automatic data-processing machines, weighing not more than 10 kg, consisting of at least a central processing unit, a keyboard and a display
- 8517 13 000 00Telephone sets, including smartphones and other telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks — Smartphones
- 6109 10 000 00Of cotton
- 9403 60 100 00Other wooden furniture — Wooden furniture of a kind used in the dining room and the living room
- 2204 21 110 00Other wine; grape must with fermentation prevented or arrested by the addition of alcohol — In containers holding 2 litres or less — Other — Produced in the European Union — Of an actual alcoholic strength by volume not exceeding 15 % vol — Wine with a protected designation of origin (PDO) — White — Alsace
- 0802 22 000 00Hazelnuts or filberts (Corylus spp.) — Shelled
How eBroker helps
eBroker matches an 11-digit code to every invoice line, shows why that code was chosen and, when the description is not enough, asks a distinguishing question. The declarant confirms the final code.
A pre-arrival declaration saves 50–200 ₾
When the declaration is registered in eCustoms before the goods enter Georgia, the customs clearance fee is half as much:
| Customs value | Before arrival (row 82) | After arrival (row 54¹) | Saving |
|---|---|---|---|
| up to 3,000 ₾ | 50 ₾ | 100 ₾ | 50 ₾ |
| 3,000 to 15,000 ₾ | 150 ₾ | 300 ₾ | 150 ₾ |
| over 15,000 ₾ | 200 ₾ | 400 ₾ | 200 ₾ |
One eBroker declaration (up to 30 items) costs 19 ₾, less than the smallest saving. One saved fee pays for eBroker.
The saving comes when the declarant registers the declaration in time: eBroker prepares the draft in a few minutes, so it can be done before the cargo arrives. Exceptions: motor vehicles and the other cases of rows 68, 68¹ and 75 of Resolution No. 96.
Questions about HS codes
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Declarant responsibility
This document was prepared automatically from the documents you provided and is for reference only. Check the data before filing. The licensed declarant or the person filing the declaration registers it and is responsible for its content. eBroker is not a customs broker, does not register declarations and does not file them on the client's behalf.
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