Retrieve the Predicted HS Code

HTTP Request

POST /v1/crossborder/hs-classification/items

Summary

This operation predicts the HS code for a parcel being shipped internationally and gives the level of confidence in the prediction.

Considerations

  1. To use this API, the merchant must have provided a category tree to Pitney Bowes when onboarding with CBDS.

  2. You can supply the HS code from another country to help with the prediction. To do so, include the following fields in the request:

    • item.hSTariffCode: Set this to the HS code that another country uses for the commodity.

    • item.hSTariffCodeCountry: Set this to the country code of that country.

Request URLs

Sandbox: https://shipping-api-sandbox.pitneybowes.com/shippingservices/v1/crossborder/hs-classification/items
Production: https://shipping-api.pitneybowes.com/shippingservices/v1/crossborder/hs-classification/items

Request Header

Name

Description

Authorization

Required. OAuth token generated using the Generate an OAuth Token API.

Content-Type

Required. The media type of the request entity. Set this to application/json.

X-PB-TransactionId

Required. A unique identifier for the transaction, up to 25 characters. The following characters are allowed: letters, numbers, hyphens (-), and underscores (_).

Important: Ensure this is a unique ID.

Request Elements

Name

Data Type

Description

fromCountry

String

Required. The origin country for the shipment.

toCountry

String

Required. The destination country for the shipment.

customsInfo

Object

Required.

customsInfo.currencyCode

String

Required. The type of currency referenced in the piece price. Use three uppercase letters, per ISO 4217. For example, use USD for US Dollars, use CAD for Canadian Dollars, and use EUR for Euros. For all currency codes, see https://www.iso.org/iso-4217-currency-codes.html.

item

Customs Items Object

Required. The item details used for classification.

The following fields in the Customs Items Object are required:

  • categories

  • description

  • unitPrice

shipmentOptions

Array[Object]

Required. Specifies the merchant’s CBDS Client ID. Pitney Bowes provided this ID when the merchant onboarded to use CBDS.

shipmentOptions.name

String

Required. Set this to CLIENT_ID.

shipmentOptions.value

String

Required. Set this to the merchant’s CBDS Client ID. Pitney Bowes assigns the merchant the Client ID when the merchant onboards with CBDS.

Response Elements

Name

Data Type

Description

classificationResult

Object

An object containing the predicted HS code and the level of confidence in the prediction.

classificationResult.
hscode

String

The predicted HS code for the item.

classificationResult.
qualityLevel

String

The level of confidence in the prediction. Possible values:

  • HIGH

  • MEDIUM

  • LOW

classificationResult.
transactionId

String

The unique identifier supplied in the X-PB-TransactionId header.

classificationResult.
pbTransactionId

String

A Pitney Bowes-generated identifier for tracking the transaction.

Sample Request

curl -X POST .../v1/crossborder/hs-classification/items \
-H "Authorization: Bearer <oauth_token>" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "X-PB-TransactionId: 49612270" \
-d '
{
    "fromCountry": "CN",
    "toCountry": "US",
    "customsInfo": {
        "currencyCode": "USD"
    },
    "item": {
        "categories": [ {
            "categoryCode": "CATEGORY_0345",
            "categoryNamePath": "Apparel|Sportswear|Hiking",
            "categoryCodePath": "CATEGORY_0009:CATEGORY_0055:CATEGORY_0345"
        } ],
        "description": "Men's Gore-Tex Ultralight Packable Windproof Insect Shield Jacket",
        "itemId": "G_123456",
        "unitPrice": 120.00,
        "url": "http://www.example.com/shop/jackets/G_123456"
    },
    "shipmentOptions": [ {
        "name": "CLIENT_ID",
        "value": "ABCD
    } ]
}'

Sample Response

{
    "classificationResult": {
        "hscode": "6201935220",
        "qualityLevel": "MEDIUM",
        "transactionId": "49612270",
        "pbTransactionId": "d4f4ffb6-c518-4ad1-843b-5212b688be6c"
    }
}

Error Codes

The HS Code API returns 70-Prefix Error Codes (Retrieve HS Code API).

For a list of all error codes returned by the Ecommerce APIs, please see Error Codes.