94.01 Seats (not those of heading no. 9402), whether or not convertible into beds and parts thereof
One level above the number you declare. Pick one of the six-digit codes below.
Section XX, Miscellaneous Manufactures — furniture, lighting, toys, games, sports equipment and other manufactured articles.
- 94 Chapter Furniture; bedding, mattresses, mattress supports, cushions and similar stuffed furnishings; lamps and lighting fittings, n.e.c.; illuminated signs, illuminated name-plates and the like; prefabricated buildings
- 01 Heading Seats (not those of heading no. 9402), whether or not convertible into beds and parts thereof
- —— Subheading Pick one of the 16 six-digit codes below
Chapter 94 covers furniture; bedding, mattresses, mattress supports, cushions and similar stuffed furnishings; lamps and lighting fittings, n.e.c.; illuminated signs, illuminated name-plates and the like; prefabricated buildings: household and commercial furnishings plus modular/prefab structures. Classification tip: Furniture is classified by intended room/use (office, kitchen, bedroom) as well as material, and upholstered furniture stuffed with untreated raw materials can trigger fumigation requirements similar to wood packaging.
All of chapter 94The 16 six-digit codes under 94.01
One of these is the number you declare.
- 9401.10 Seats; of a kind used for aircraft
- 9401.20 Seats; of a kind used for motor vehicles
- 9401.31 Seats; swivel with variable height adjustment of wood, excluding medical, surgical, dental, veterinary or barber furniture
- 9401.39 Seats; swivel with variable height adjustment of other than wood, excluding medical, surgical, dental, veterinary or barber furniture
- 9401.41 Seats; convertible into beds of wood, other than garden seats or camping equipment
- 9401.49 Seats; convertible into beds of other than wood, other than garden seats or camping equipment
- 9401.52 Seats; of bamboo
- 9401.53 Seats; of rattan
- 9401.59 Seats; of cane, osier or similar materials, other than bamboo or rattan
- 9401.61 Seats; with wooden frames, upholstered, (excluding medical, surgical, dental, veterinary or barber furniture)
- 9401.69 Seats; with wooden frames, not upholstered, (excluding medical, surgical, dental, veterinary or barber furniture)
- 9401.71 Seats; with metal frames, upholstered, (excluding medical, surgical, dental, veterinary or barber furniture)
- 9401.79 Seats; with metal frames, not upholstered, (excluding medical, surgical, dental, veterinary or barber furniture)
- 9401.80 Seats; n.e.c. in heading no. 9401, (excluding medical, surgical, dental, veterinary or barber furniture)
- 9401.91 Seats; parts, of wood, (other than for use in the assembly of motor vehicles as determined by the minister, other than automotive)
- 9401.99 Seats; parts, (of other than wood) for use in the assembly of motor vehicles as determined by the minister
Other headings in chapter 94
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 94.01? A customs hold shows up as a milestone that stops moving — follow the container or the air waybill from departure to delivery.
Track a shipment94.01 FAQ
Heading 94.01 covers seats (not those of heading no. 9402), whether or not convertible into beds and parts thereof. It is part of chapter 94 (furniture; bedding, mattresses, mattress supports, cushions and similar stuffed furnishings; lamps and lighting fittings, n.e.c.; illuminated signs, illuminated name-plates and the like; prefabricated buildings), and it is subdivided into 16 six-digit subheadings — the level you actually declare.
Pick one of the 16 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 XX and to chapter 94. 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.