Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System ( Harmonized System , HS ) - product description and coding system (standardized classification system for goods in international trade ; goods are classified as intended (clothing, weapons, etc.). . d.), and by industry sector (textile products, animals and animal products, and so on. d.). selected categories are assigned codes of 6 digits, with some countries detail a range of up to code, consisting of 8 or 10 digits. developm and the Customs Cooperation Council in 1988 . It was signed in the city of Brussels (Belgium)
In Russia , the Commodity Nomenclature of Foreign Economic Activity developed on its basis is used.