Recommended guidelines
When classifying bundles, we recommend following these guidelines to ensure your products are classified correctly:
- Familiarize yourself with the specific HS codes that apply to bundles, kits, and sets, as some bundles may have their own unique HS codes, such as test kits and travel toiletry sets. See the “HS codes for bundles, kits, and sets” table below to reference those respective HS codes.
- Determine if the items in your bundle share common characteristics and classify them accordingly. For example, a
lego setwould be classified undertoysin 9503.00 because all items in the set have the character of a toy. - If your bundle does not share common characteristics and is not listed in the provided table, identify the principal item that the bundle is intended to be used for. For example, in a bundle including a
hammer and nails, thehammerwould be the principal component and its classification would be used for the entire set. - If the items in your bundle do not have common characteristics or a principal item, we recommend classifying each item separately or consulting a licensed broker to ensure correct HS codes are assigned.
If you need more information on determining the principal item and essential character of a bundle, kit, or set, you can refer to the general rules of interpretation rule 3(b).
Common HS codes
Here is a list of some of the most common HS codes for bundles, kits, and sets:
| HS code | Description |
|---|---|
| 3002.11 | Malaria diagnostic test kits |
| 3006.50 | First-aid boxes and kits |
| 3006.93 | Placebos and blinded clinical trial kits in measured doses |
| 3213.10 | Sets of colors, packaged in jars, bottles, tubes, etc. |
| 3822 | Diagnostic or laboratory reagents for malaria, zika and other mosquito transmitted diseases, reagents for blood-grouping, and other diagnostic or laboratory reagents |
| 4820.40 | Business forms and interleaved carbon sets |
| 6308.00 | Sets of woven fabrics and yarn; rugs, tapestries, etc (retail) |
| 7204.41 | Waste and scrap: Turnings, shavings, chips, milling waste, sawdust, filings, trimmings and stampings, whether or not in bundles |
| 8206.00 | Tools of two or more of the headings 82.02 to 82.05, put up in sets for retail sale |
| 8211.10 | Sets of knives or blades |
| 8214.20 | Manicure or pedicure sets (including files) |
| 8215 | Kitchenware sets with at least one article plated with precious metal, other sets of assorted kitchenware |
| 8502 | Electric generators with diesel or semi-diesel engines of an output <= 75 kVA, > 75 kVA but <= 375 kVA, or > 375 kVA |
| 8502.31 | Wind-powered generator sets, other generator sets |
| 8517 | Land-line telephones and other telephone sets with cordless handsets, other telephones, cellphones, and other mobile phones sets, and parts for telephone sets, cellphones, networking routers, headsets, and similar devices |
| 8518.30 | Headphones, earbuds, airpods, headsets, etc, whether or not combined as a set |
| 8518.50 | Electric sound amplifier sets |
| 8536.70 | Connectors for optical fibers and optical fiber bundles or cables |
| 8544.30 | Ignition wiring sets and other wiring sets of a kind used in vehicles, aircraft, or ships |
| 9001.10 | Optic fiber bundles and cables |
| 9110.11 | Watches: Complete movements, unassembled or partly assembled (movement sets) |
| 9405 | Electric lighting sets of a kind used for christmas trees, LED Christmas tree lights |
| 9503.00 | Educational kits, science kits, other children’s play kits |
| 9605.00 | Travel sets for personal toilet, sewing or shoe or clothes cleaning. |
| 9611.00 | Date, sealing or numbering stamps, and the like (including devices for printing or embossing labels), designed for operating in the hand; hand-operated composing sticks and hand printing sets incorporating such composing sticks. |
Classify bundles, kits, and sets
Find HS codes for common kits, sets, and bundles.Classifying bundles, kits, and sets can be challenging due to the wide range of items that may be included in a bundle. These types of products are known as "composite goods" in the HS (Harmonized System) classification schedule, meaning they are composed of two or more items that cannot be separated without damaging their nature or value.