Static category ranges are not reliable enough for purchasing decisions. Use the official systems below to verify the exact classification, origin, producer, reference date, and measures that apply to a product.
These links are authoritative starting points. A search result is evidence only when the exact query inputs and reference date are saved with it.
Search by the exact goods code, China as origin, and the intended import date. TARIC integrates Common Customs Tariff and commercial measures; its data is transmitted daily to EU national administrations. It does not contain national VAT rates.
CLASS brings together Combined Nomenclature material, classification regulations, court judgments, committee conclusions, and TARIC information. A short marketing description is usually not enough: materials, function, construction, and technical specifications can change the code.
An EU customs authority can issue a BTI decision for a specific product. It is generally valid for three years and binds EU customs administrations and the holder. The application needs accurate, complete product information and may include images or samples.
Check ongoing and completed anti-dumping and anti-subsidy proceedings for the precise product scope and origin. A notice of initiation does not itself prove that a definitive duty applies; follow the case to the authentic Official Journal act and current TARIC measure.
The Commission says the definitive regime applies from 1 January 2026 and covers selected goods in cement, iron and steel, aluminium, fertilisers, electricity, and hydrogen. Scope is determined at goods-code level; a material appearing somewhere in a finished product is not enough to conclude that CBAM applies.
The definitive battery-electric-vehicle measure imposed in October 2024 was amended in February 2026, and the Commission accepted an undertaking for one producer. This is why a static headline rate is not a substitute for checking the current consolidated act, producer/additional code, and TARIC entry.
The Commission’s TARIC guidance explicitly says the database does not contain national levies such as VAT and excise. Model import VAT separately for the Member State and transaction, and distinguish cash-flow treatment from an unrecoverable cost.
Save the product description and evidence, candidate and final code, origin, producer/additional code, import date, official URL, quoted provision or measure text, retrieval date, reviewer, confidence, and next review date.
Use a customs broker or the relevant customs authority when classification is uncertain or the commercial exposure is material. Only a BTI decision provides binding tariff-classification information; an AI suggestion, competitor listing, or generic category range does not.
A product category alone cannot support a rate. Record these inputs before a tariff conclusion is used in a landed-cost or supplier decision.
Capture the exact model, principal function, constituent materials, construction, intended user, and technical specifications. A short sales description is not enough.
Document the candidate and final CN/TARIC code, the classification reasoning, and the official material consulted. Use CLASS for research and BTI when binding certainty is warranted.
Record the non-preferential origin and the facts supporting it. The supplier’s address, shipment route, or “Made in” statement is not by itself an origin analysis.
Trade-defence treatment can differ by producer, exporter, undertaking, or TARIC additional code. “From China” may not identify the applicable measure.
Query the intended import date and record when the result was retrieved. Measures can begin, expire, be amended, suspended, or become producer-specific.
Separate the applicable rate from its calculation base. Record the commercial terms and the adjustments used to establish customs value before calculating money exposure.
Screen the exact CN code against current CBAM scope, thresholds, importer status, and reporting or certificate obligations. Material content alone does not establish coverage.
TARIC does not contain national VAT or excise rates. Model the Member State and transaction separately, including whether import VAT is recoverable or only a cash-flow item.
Collect the model-specific materials, function, construction, technical data, images, and intended use before attempting classification.
Use CLASS and the applicable classification rules to establish a candidate code. Escalate material uncertainty through a broker, customs authority, or BTI application.
Enter the exact code, origin, producer or additional code where relevant, and intended import date. Save the query inputs and result with a retrieval timestamp.
Follow any relevant DG Trade case to the authentic Official Journal act. Confirm product scope, origin, producer treatment, amendments, undertakings, and current TARIC measure.
Check current CBAM scope and other code-specific restrictions separately. Seek customs or tax expertise when classification, origin, valuation, or transaction treatment is material or uncertain.
Attach the official URL and relevant quoted text, reviewer, confidence, decision, and next review date. Re-run time-sensitive checks before committing funds.
The exact product and code, origin, producer and reference date, the official source and relevant quoted text, who reviewed it, confidence, and the next review date, not a generic category band.
