Customs code · HS subheading 9970 99

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Confidential consignments — code 9970 99 01

This is a complete 8-digit customs code. There is no further code choice to make below it.

This code is for confidential consignments. The supplied information does not state a more specific product type or condition that distinguishes it from the other confidential-consignment codes.

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Official Danish tariff text

Fortrolige forsendelser1

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The full EU export code is 9970 99 01.

You do not pick a 10-digit EU import line for an export declaration or Intrastat. The destination classifies the goods under its own tariff.

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What to do now for an import

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Rates, origin and documents

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Besides the ordinary duty, the EU records these kinds of measure against this code. They are listed as signals only: whether one applies to your goods can depend on where they come from, who produced them, the exact product and the documents you present. No amounts are worked out here.

Data of Sept. 1, 2026

Restrictions and paperwork

Important

Import restrictions are recorded for goods originating in:

Ukraine

The EU records document conditions on this code. What customs may ask for depends on where the goods come from, exactly what the product is and the customs procedure.

Proof of origin 2 conditions

If you claim a lower rate for goods from a country the EU has a trade agreement with, customs asks for proof of origin, for example a EUR.1 certificate or an origin declaration.

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Movement certificate EUR.1
Invoice declaration or origin declaration made out by any exporter on invoice or any other commercial document

Sanctions and restricted regions 2 conditions

Some conditions come from EU sanctions rules. They matter when the goods are linked to a country or region the EU restricts trade with.

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Goods not originating from or destined to Crimea or Sevastopol (Articles 2 and 2b.1 of Council Regulation (EU) No 692/2014)
Goods not originating from or not destined for the non-government controlled areas of Ukraine in the oblasts of Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk and Zaporizhzhia

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EU tariff measure data of Sept. 1, 2026.

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How we got to this code

XXII
99
9970
9970 99
9970 99 01

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The path to this code

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Step 5 of 5 · Complete

Step 1 · Section XXII Øvrige koder
Is it a complete industrial plant or a special code?
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Step 2 · Chapter 99 Særlige koder 2 of 2 chapters in section XXII
Which special category applies: personal belongings of a person moving their usual residence; moving goods connected with marriage, pupils' equipment, teaching materials and household goods, coffins, urns and grave decorations, or emergency aid; provisions for ships or aircraft; provisions for offshore installations; goods not classified by nature with a value less than 200 euro; confidential consignments; or another special code?
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Step 3 · Heading 9970 Fortrolige forsendelser 6 of 7 headings under chapter 99
Is the consignment confidential?
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Step 4 · Subheading 9970 99 Fortrolige forsendelser 1 of 1 subheading under heading 9970
Which numbered confidential-shipment category applies: 00, 01, 02 or 03?
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Step 5 · Full code 9970 99 01 Fortrolige forsendelser1 2 of 4 codes under subheading 9970 99

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another option 9970 99 00 Fortrolige forsendelser No rate on file
you are here 9970 99 01 Fortrolige forsendelser1 No rate on file
another option 9970 99 02 Fortrolige forsendelser2 No rate on file
another option 9970 99 03 Fortrolige forsendelser3 No rate on file

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Often confused with

9970 99 00 Fortrolige forsendelser No rate on file
This is another code under the same confidential-consignment category, while this code is specifically 9970 99 01.
9970 99 02 Fortrolige forsendelser2 No rate on file
This is another code under the same confidential-consignment category, while this code is specifically 9970 99 01.
9990 00 00 Diskretioneret No rate on file
That code is titled “Discreet”, while this code is titled “Confidential consignments”.