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GET
/
hts
/
{code}
Get HTS Code by Code
curl --request GET \
  --url https://htsapi.com/v1/hts/{code} \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>'
import requests

url = "https://htsapi.com/v1/hts/{code}"

headers = {"Authorization": "Bearer <token>"}

response = requests.get(url, headers=headers)

print(response.text)
const options = {method: 'GET', headers: {Authorization: 'Bearer <token>'}};

fetch('https://htsapi.com/v1/hts/{code}', options)
.then(res => res.json())
.then(res => console.log(res))
.catch(err => console.error(err));
<?php

$curl = curl_init();

curl_setopt_array($curl, [
CURLOPT_URL => "https://htsapi.com/v1/hts/{code}",
CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "GET",
CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
"Authorization: Bearer <token>"
],
]);

$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);

curl_close($curl);

if ($err) {
echo "cURL Error #:" . $err;
} else {
echo $response;
}
package main

import (
"fmt"
"net/http"
"io"
)

func main() {

url := "https://htsapi.com/v1/hts/{code}"

req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", url, nil)

req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")

res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)

defer res.Body.Close()
body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)

fmt.Println(string(body))

}
HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.get("https://htsapi.com/v1/hts/{code}")
.header("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
.asString();
require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("https://htsapi.com/v1/hts/{code}")

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Get.new(url)
request["Authorization"] = 'Bearer <token>'

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body
{
  "data": {
    "id": 123,
    "description": "<string>",
    "code": "<string>",
    "normalized_code": "<string>",
    "indent": 123,
    "chapter": "<string>",
    "heading": "<string>",
    "subheading": "<string>",
    "rates": {
      "general": "<string>",
      "special": "<string>",
      "other": "<string>"
    },
    "units": [
      "<string>"
    ],
    "footnotes": [
      {
        "marker": "<string>",
        "value": "<string>"
      }
    ],
    "hierarchy": [
      {
        "code": "<string>",
        "description": "<string>"
      }
    ],
    "children": [
      {
        "id": 123,
        "description": "<string>",
        "code": "<string>",
        "normalized_code": "<string>",
        "indent": 123,
        "chapter": "<string>",
        "heading": "<string>",
        "subheading": "<string>",
        "rates": {
          "general": "<string>",
          "special": "<string>",
          "other": "<string>"
        },
        "units": [
          "<string>"
        ],
        "footnotes": [
          {
            "marker": "<string>",
            "value": "<string>"
          }
        ]
      }
    ]
  }
}
{
"error": "<string>",
"message": "<string>",
"retry_after": 123
}
{
"error": "<string>",
"message": "<string>",
"retry_after": 123
}
Get a single HTS code with its full hierarchy and children. This endpoint is useful for exploring the code structure and understanding parent-child relationships.

Parameters

ParameterTypeRequiredDescription
codestringYesThe HTS code (e.g., ‘8517.12.00.50’)

Example Request

curl -X GET "https://htsapi.com/v1/hts/8517.12.00.50" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer your_hts_api_key"

Example Response

{
  "data": {
    "id": 12345,
    "code": "8517.12.00.50",
    "normalized_code": "8517120050",
    "description": "Telephone sets, including telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks",
    "indent": 3,
    "chapter": "85",
    "heading": "8517",
    "subheading": "851712",
    "rates": {
      "general": "Free",
      "special": "Free (A+,AU,BH,CA...)",
      "other": "Free"
    },
    "units": ["No."],
    "footnotes": [],
    "hierarchy": [
      {
        "code": "85",
        "description": "Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof"
      },
      {
        "code": "8517",
        "description": "Telephone sets, including telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks"
      }
    ],
    "children": []
  }
}

Response Fields

  • hierarchy: Array of parent codes in order from chapter to immediate parent
  • children: Array of child codes (if any exist)
  • units: Measurement units for the code
  • footnotes: Footnotes and additional information

Use Cases

  • Explore code structure and relationships
  • Build hierarchical navigation UIs
  • Understand code context within the classification system
  • Get complete code details including rates and units

Authorizations

Authorization
string
header
required

API key as Bearer token. Format: Bearer your_hts_api_key

Path Parameters

code
string
required

The HTS code (e.g., '8517.12.00.50')

Response

HTS Code detail with hierarchy

data
object