Antiques|HS Code

Antiques harmonized system code

Product Overview Antiques under the HS Code 9706 are defined as collections and collectors' pieces of historical, archaeological, paleontological, ethnographic or numismatic interest. These items are generally over 100 years old, possessing a high degree of craftsmanship, and are often unique. Key characteristics of these antiques include the age, authenticity, rarity, condition, and aesthetic appeal. The HS Code 9706 is further broken down into two subcategories: 97060001 for antiques of an age exceeding one hundred years and 97060002 for collections and collectors' pieces of zoological, botanical, mineralogical, anatomical, historical, archaeological, paleontological, ethnographic or numismatic interest. These antiques have commercial applications in a variety of sectors, including retail, museums, art galleries, and private collectors. The market positioning of these antiques is based on their unique historical and cultural value, rarity, and the demand within the collector's market. HS Code Classification & Trade Specifications The full 6-digit HS Code for antiques is 9706.00, as per the international Harmonized System (HS). Chapter 97 covers works of art, collectors' pieces, and antiques, with heading 06 designated for antiques of an age exceeding one hundred years. The classification rationale for this specific code is based on the age, rarity, and historical or cultural significance of the items. Antiques under this HS code are typically packed with extreme care due to their age and fragility, often involving custom crates, padding, and climate control measures for preservation. Shipping requirements may vary due to the size, weight, and value of the antiques, and special considerations may be necessary for the transportation of extremely valuable or fragile pieces. Quality standards for antiques under HS Code 9706 are typically based on the condition, authenticity, and provenance of the items, with certification from recognized authorities in the field often required to verify these attributes.

Antiques Chapter Note

1.- This Chapter does not cover : (a) Unused postage or revenue stamps, postal stationery (stamped paper) or the like, of heading 49.07; (b) Theatrical scenery, studio back-cloths or the like, of painted canvas (heading 59.07) except if they may be classified in heading 97.06; or (c) Pearls, natural or cultured, or precious or semi-precious stones (headings 71.01 to 71.03). 2.- Heading 97.01 does not apply to mosaics that are mass-produced reproductions, casts or works of conventional craftsmanship of a commercial character, even if these articles are designed or created by artists. 3.- For the purposes of heading 97.02, the expression “original engravings, prints and lithographs” means impressions produced directly, in black and white or in colour, of one or of several plates wholly executed by hand by the artist, irrespective of the process or of the material employed by him, but not including any mechanical or photomechanical process. 4.- Heading 97.03 does not apply to mass-produced reproductions or works of conventional craftsmanship of a commercial character, even if these articles are designed or created by artists. 5.- (A) Subject to Notes 1 to 4 above, articles of this Chapter are to be classified in this Chapter and not in any other Chapter of the Nomenclature. (B) Heading 97.06 does not apply to articles of the preceding headings of this Chapter. 6.- Frames around paintings, drawings, pastels, collages or similar decorative plaques, engravings, prints or lithographs are to be classified with those articles, provided they are of a kind and of a value normal to those articles. Frames which are not of a kind or of a value normal to the articles referred to in this Note are to be classified separately.