Tariff type

A central element of the Common Customs Tariff:

The tariff type is the name assigned to goods in the Common Customs Tariff. It contains nearly 15,500 classification headings.

For both imports and exports, this ranking is fundamental for companies, since it is the basis for several fundamental criteria such as:

1. Determination of customs duty rates
2. Trade policy measures (such as tariff suspensions, anti-dumping duties, quotas)
   
3. Safety standards
4. Sanitary, phytosanitary or other formalities
5. Prohibitions or embargoes
6. The Common Agricultural Policy (CAP)
7. Domestic taxation
8. The compilation of foreign trade statistics