The tariff tree, with the trade attached.
Most HS references stop at the definition. Ours continues into the shipments — so from any heading you can see who is importing it into which African market, at what volume, from where.
Start from a chapter group.
Each group links through to the headings that carry live African shipment volume.
Live animals & animal products
Poultry, fish, dairy — high-volume West African import lines.
Vegetable products
Cocoa, tea, cashew, sesame — Africa's largest export families.
Foodstuffs & beverages
Sugar, edible oils, milling products, tobacco.
Mineral products
Cement clinker, crude petroleum, refined fuels, bitumen.
Chemicals & allied industries
Fertiliser, pharmaceuticals, industrial chemicals.
Plastics, rubber & leather
Resins, packaging films, tyres, hides.
Wood, pulp & paper
Sawn timber, kraft liner, printed matter.
Textiles & apparel
Fabric, second-hand clothing, made-up articles.
Base metals
Steel billets, reinforcement bar, aluminium, copper scrap.
Machinery & electricals
Generators, transformers, handsets, industrial plant.
Vehicles & transport
Used vehicles, trucks, motorcycles, vessels.
Instruments & miscellaneous
Medical devices, optical instruments, furniture.
The headings African trade teams look at most.
| Code | Description | Primary markets | Direction |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1006.30 | Semi-milled or wholly milled rice | Nigeria, Senegal, Ghana | Import |
| 1701.14 | Other cane sugar, raw | Nigeria, Kenya | Import |
| 1801.00 | Cocoa beans, whole or broken | Ghana, Côte d'Ivoire | Export |
| 0902.40 | Black tea, fermented, bulk | Kenya | Export |
| 2523.10 | Cement clinker | Nigeria, Tanzania | Both |
| 8703.23 | Motor cars, 1500–3000cc | Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya | Import |
| 3102.10 | Urea fertiliser | Nigeria, Ethiopia | Both |
Classification is where trade research succeeds or fails.
Consistent across markets
The same product classified three different ways in three countries is reconciled to one comparable heading.
Volume attached
Every heading carries shipment counts, weights and the ranked companies moving it.
Searchable both ways
Move from a code to companies, or from a company to the codes it trades.
Change history
Where a heading was split or merged in a nomenclature revision, both codes are retained and mapped.
Questions, answered.
Is this an official tariff schedule?
No. The explorer is a research tool built on the Harmonised System structure. For binding classification and applied duty, use the tariff lookup tool and confirm with the destination customs authority.
How deep does the data go?
To the deepest level published by each market — commonly 8 digits, and 10 digits in several import filings.
Can I export a heading's full shipment set?
Yes, subject to plan limits, through search export or the API.