Source: Textile Review


Each product has its own varieties or types dependingupon the nature of raw material, design, style, specifications etc. This leads to the complication ofunderstanding description goods under trade and also the subsequent process ofmanufacturing and documentation. In order to overcome this problem, acommon nomenclature and coding for various products and their categories hasbeen developed which is called as Harmonized Commodity Description andCoding System.


International trade involves business transactions ofvarious types of products and services across the countries. Every country hasits own nomenclature for various products and this differs from country tocountry. And also each product has its own varieties or types depending uponthe nature of raw material, design, style, specifications etc. This leads tothe complication of understanding description goods under trade and also thesubsequent process of manufacturing and documentation. In order to overcomethis problem, a common nomenclature and coding for various products and theircategories has been developed which is called as Harmonized CommodityDescription and Coding System. This common names and code numbers are followedby various countries involved in international trade.



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TheAuthor is Senior Lecturer, Dept. of Apparel Merchandising, NIFTTEA College of Knitwear Fashion, Tirupur


Originally published in Textile Review : March 2010