78.06 Lead; articles n.e.c. in chapter 78
One level above the number you declare. Pick one of the six-digit codes below.
Section XV, Base Metals — iron, steel, copper, aluminium, other base metals and articles thereof.
- 78 Chapter Lead and articles thereof
- 06 Heading Lead; articles n.e.c. in chapter 78
- —— Subheading Pick one of the 1 six-digit codes below
Chapter 78 covers lead and articles thereof: refined lead, lead alloys and lead products, most commonly traded as battery-grade lead and lead sheet. Classification tip: Used lead-acid batteries and lead scrap fall under the Basel Convention's hazardous-waste rules in many jurisdictions, requiring transboundary movement documentation beyond the standard HS code.
All of chapter 78The 1 six-digit code under 78.06
One of these is the number you declare.
Other headings in chapter 78
The wording above is the Harmonized System nomenclature as published by the World Customs Organization, HS 2022 edition. It is a classification reference, not a tariff: it carries no duty rates, and it stops at six digits — the importing country adds its own beyond that.
Classification is decided by the General Rules of Interpretation and the section and chapter notes, and it is the importing country’s customs authority that makes it binding.
Shipping goods under 78.06? A customs hold shows up as a milestone that stops moving — follow the container or the air waybill from departure to delivery.
Track a shipment78.06 FAQ
Heading 78.06 covers lead; articles n.e.c. in chapter 78. It is part of chapter 78 (lead and articles thereof), and it is subdivided into 1 six-digit subheadings — the level you actually declare.
Pick one of the 1 subheadings below. Those six digits are what customs recognises internationally; the importing country may extend them to eight or ten in its own tariff schedule.
The General Rules of Interpretation, read together with the notes to Section XV and to chapter 78. A description that reads right is not enough on its own — the notes routinely pull goods out of the chapter they obviously belong to and put them somewhere else. Where duty or licensing turns on the answer, ask the importing country’s customs authority for a binding ruling.
A wrong or missing code is one of the common reasons customs holds a container, and a hold shows up as a milestone that stops moving. Watch for it in the container tracking app, on the air waybill in the air cargo tracker, or through the tracking API.