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VOC004: HS Code Validation

Severity: Warning Category: Vocabulary Validation

Description

HS codes must be valid for the product category (textile chapters 50-63).

Rule Details

This rule validates Harmonized System (HS) codes in product classifications. For textile products, valid codes must fall within chapters 50-63 of the HS nomenclature.

Example

Invalid

{
  "credentialSubject": {
    "product": {
      "productCategory": [
        {
          "code": "9999",
          "scheme": "HS"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}

Message: Invalid HS code '9999' - not found in textile chapters (50-63)

Valid

{
  "credentialSubject": {
    "product": {
      "productCategory": [
        {
          "code": "6109",
          "scheme": "HS",
          "name": "T-shirts, singlets and other vests, knitted"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}

Textile HS Chapters

Chapter Description
50 Silk
51 Wool and animal hair
52 Cotton
53 Vegetable textile fibres
54 Man-made filaments
55 Man-made staple fibres
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens
57 Carpets and floor coverings
58 Special woven fabrics
59 Impregnated/coated textiles
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics
61 Knitted apparel
62 Woven apparel
63 Other textile articles

How to Fix

Use valid HS codes from the appropriate chapter. The first two digits indicate the chapter.

References