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Harmonized System - Knowledge Base


HSKB-22.02.22.

February 22, 2022

  • The 2022 version of the isotopes related HS codes (2845.xx) for European Union, United Kingdom and Switzerland has been added to the Knowledge Base.

HSKB-22.02.14.

February 14, 2022

  • The CH HTS Knowledge Base has been updated according to the WCO 2022 changes (Stand: 1.1.2022).
  • The drug list used in the drug info field has been updated according to the December 2021 version of FDA Orange Book.

HSKB-22.01.31.

January 31, 2022

  • The EU HTS Knowledge Base has been updated according to the WCO 2022 changes (to the EU 2022 January version).
  • The UK HTS Knowledge Base has been updated according to the WCO 2022 changes (to the UK 2022 v2.1.6 version).

HSKB-21.12.21.

December 21, 2021

  • New country added: United Kingdom (UK) according to their v2.0.24 version update.
  • The matching drug name from Pharma Agreement is displayed in the Pharma Agreement field from software version 21.19.0.

HSKB-21.12.02.

December 02, 2021

  • US KB has been updated to "2021 Basic Revision 10"
  • China (PRC) KB released with CN country code
  • updated list of structures to be directed to the appropriate 2936, 2937, 2938, 2940, 2941 headings defined by the European Commision Taxation and Customs Union database, ECICS (https://ec.europa.eu/taxation_customs/dds2/ecics/chemicalsubstance_consultation.jsp?Lang=en)
  • The matching FDA drug name is displayed in Drug Info box from software version 21.18.0.

HSKB-21.11.12.

November 12, 2021

  • Important changes: those heading and subheading descriptions are consolidated which are defined by the World Customs Organization's (WCO) Harmonized System (HS). So any typo, punctuation or translation error occurring in a country's description is corrected according to the WCO HS.

  • Some minor changes in queries for special molecule structures.

HSKB-21.09.14.

September 14, 2021

  • India has been added to the content.
  • The Pharma Agreement content has been improved: The Salt dictionary has been updated.
  • Identification of Drugs has been improved by looking up both in the FDA Orange Book and Green Book.


HSKB-21.05.14.

May 18, 2021

Drug information is available.

HSKB-21.04.26.

April 26, 2021


HSKB-21.01.14.

February 1, 2021


HSKB-21.02.01.

February 23, 2021