Office table Hs Code

Office table harmonized system code

Product Overview An office table classified under HS Code 940330 is defined as a furniture item primarily designed for office environments, serving as a work surface to support administrative, clerical, and organizational tasks. These tables are typically constructed from materials such as wood, metal, or composite panels, with dimensions varying to accommodate standard office ergonomics—generally ranging from 120 cm to 180 cm in length, 60 cm to 80 cm in width, and 70 cm to 75 cm in height. Processing includes precision machining, surface finishing (lamination, varnishing, or powder coating), and assembly to ensure durability, stability, and aesthetic conformity. The product classification under 940330 specifically covers tables and desks with a flat working surface, excluding those with specialized functions such as laboratory or drafting tables. Commercially, these office tables are utilized extensively across corporate offices, educational institutions, and administrative sectors, facilitating tasks such as documentation, computer use, and meetings. Their market positioning is grounded in offering a balance of ergonomic design, material quality, and compliance with international furniture standards, thereby providing a competitive advantage in durability and adaptability to diverse operational settings. HS Code Classification & Trade Specifications The HS Code 940330 falls within Chapter 94, which encompasses furniture; bedding; mattresses; mattress supports; cushions and similar stuffed furnishings. The hierarchical breakdown is as follows: Chapter 94 (Furniture and Lighting), Heading 9403 (Other furniture and parts thereof), and Subheading 940330 (Other office furniture, including desks, tables, and cabinets). This classification is justified by the product’s primary function as office furniture with a flat work surface, distinct from household or specialized furniture. Standard trade practices for these items involve packaging in reinforced cartons or wooden crates to prevent damage during transit, with protective padding to safeguard surfaces and structural integrity. Preservation methods focus on moisture control via desiccants and sealed packaging to mitigate risks of warping or corrosion, especially for wood and metal components. Shipping requirements adhere to international conventions, including compliance with ISPM 15 for wooden packaging materials. Quality standards are aligned with ISO 7170 (Furniture – Storage units) and ISO 9001 for manufacturing quality management, ensuring consistency and regulatory conformity. Documentation must accurately reflect the HS classification to facilitate customs clearance and tariff determination under WTO agreements, supporting seamless international trade operations.

Office table Chapter Note

1.- This Chapter does not cover : (a) Pneumatic or water mattresses, pillows or cushions, of Chapter 39, 40 or 63; (b) Mirrors designed for placing on the floor or ground (for example, cheval-glasses (swing-mirrors)) of heading 70.09; (c) Articles of Chapter 71; (d) Parts of general use as defined in Note 2 to Section XV, of base metal (Section XV), or similar goods of plastics (Chapter 39), or safes of heading 83.03; (e) Furniture specially designed as parts of refrigerating or freezing equipment of heading 84.18; furniture specially designed for sewing machines (heading 84.52); (f) Lamps or light sources and parts thereof of Chapter 85; (g) Furniture specially designed as parts of apparatus of heading 85.18 (heading 85.18), of headings 85.19 or 85.21 (heading 85.22) or of headings 85.25 to 85.28 (heading 85.29); (h) Articles of heading 87.14; (ij) Dentists' chairs incorporating dental appliances of heading 90.18 or dentists' spittoons (heading 90.18); (k) Articles of Chapter 91 (for example, clocks and clock cases); (l) Toy furniture or toy luminaires and lighting fittings (heading 95.03), billiard tables or other furniture specially constructed for games (heading 95.04), furniture for conjuring tricks or decorations (other than lighting strings) such as Chinese lanterns (heading 95.05); or (m) Monopods, bipods, tripods and similar articles (heading 96.20). 2.- The articles (other than parts) referred to in headings 94.01 to 94.03 are to be classified in those headings only if they are designed for placing on the floor or ground. The following are, however, to be classified in the above-mentioned headings even if they are designed to be hung, to be fixed to the wall or to stand one on the other : (a) Cupboards, bookcases, other shelved furniture (including single shelves presented with supports for fixing them to the wall) and unit furniture; (b) Seats and beds. 3.- (A) In headings 94.01 to 94.03 references to parts of goods do not include references to sheets or slabs (whether or not cut to shape but not combined with other parts) of glass (including mirrors), marble or other stone or of any other material referred to in Chapter 68 or 69. (B) Goods described in heading 94.04, presented separately, are not to be classified in heading 94.01, 94.02 or 94.03 as parts of goods.4.- For the purposes of heading 94.06, the expression “prefabricated buildings” means buildings which are finished in the factory or put up as elements, presented together, to be assembled on site, such as housing or worksite accommodation, offices, schools, shops, sheds, garages or similar buildings. Prefabricated buildings include "modular building units" of steel, normally presented in the size and shape of a standard shipping container, but substantially or completely pre-fitted internally. Such modular building units are normally designed to be assembled together to form permanent buildings.