Storage cabinet|HS Code

Storage cabinet harmonized system code

Product Overview Storage Cabinet under HS code 9403 refers to all types of cabinets specifically designed for storage purposes. These cabinets may vary in size, material composition, and design, but they all share a common purpose of storing and organizing items. The main physical specifications include dimensions, weight, number of shelves, and load capacity. Depending upon processing levels, these cabinets can be categorized as assembled or disassembled. The quality attributes include durability, sturdiness, and resistance to wear and tear. Within the HS code 9403, storage cabinets are further subdivided based on their specific usage, such as office cabinets, kitchen cabinets, and bathroom cabinets. Commercial applications of these storage cabinets are wide-ranging, including food service for storing kitchenware and food items, retail for displaying and storing goods, and various processing industries for storing tools and equipment. The storage cabinet's market positioning is primarily based on its practicality, versatility, and space-saving characteristics. HS Code Classification & Trade Specifications The complete HS code structure for Storage Cabinet is 9403.60, where '94' represents the chapter for furniture; bedding, mattresses, mattress supports, cushions, and similar stuffed furnishings, '03' stands for other furniture and parts thereof, and '60' denotes the subheading for wooden furniture of a kind used in offices. The product falls under this specific code due to its general use for storage in various settings, including offices. When it comes to trade considerations, these cabinets are typically packaged as flat packs for easy transportation and assembly at the destination. Preservation methods include sealing the components in plastic to prevent damage from moisture and pests. Shipping requirements generally involve protective packaging to prevent damage during transit. Quality standards for 9403.60 storage cabinets include compliance with international safety standards, durability tests, and environmentally friendly manufacturing processes. These specifications align with the WTO and customs documentation standards, ensuring a smooth international trade process.

Storage cabinet 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.