Know your HS code, duty & VAT — before HMRC does.
The UK Duty Specialists classifies your goods with AI reasoning against the General Rules of Interpretation, prices them with live HMRC Trade Tariff rates, and keeps an audit-ready CDS record of every decision you make. A smarter import duty calculator for UK importers who need the right commodity code, not just a number.
- Live HMRC Trade Tariff data
- GRI-based classification
- Immutable audit trail
- UK EORI & CDS ready
Try the classifier
A live demo with sample data. Describe a product or drop in a document to see the record you would get.
How it works
Three steps from a product description to a declaration-ready record.
- 01
Describe or upload
Type a plain-English product description, or drop in a commercial invoice, packing list or product photo. The AI reads materials, function and construction.
- 02
Get code, rate & confidence
You receive a 10-digit commodity code, the GRI reasoning behind it, live duty and VAT rates, and a traffic-light confidence score.
- 03
Export or escalate
Export a complete CDS data set for your declaration, or send borderline items to a customs specialist for human verification.
A confidence score you can act on
Classification is judgement, not lookup. Rather than present every answer with equal certainty, The UK Duty Specialists tells you how much weight the suggestion can carry.
The description maps cleanly onto a single heading. Use the code, keep the record, and verify against the HMRC Trade Tariff before you declare.
Competing headings exist or a material detail is missing. We show the alternatives we considered and prompt you for the detail that would settle it.
We withhold the suggestion rather than guess. You get the competing headings and a one-click route to a customs specialist for a written opinion.
CDS declaration record
Entry #DS-10428 · captured 12 fields
| DE | Name | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6/14 | Commodity code — CN | 6109 10 00 | captured |
| 6/15 | Commodity code — TARIC | 10 | captured |
| 6/16 | TARIC additional code | NIL | not applicable |
| 4/14 | Item price / amount | 4,250.00 GBP | captured |
| 5/15 | Country of origin | BD | captured |
| 4/17 | Preference code | 300 | review |
| 6/10 | Number of packages | 24 | captured |
| 2/3 | Documents produced | NIL | not applicable |
Built for the parts of importing that carry risk
Classification, rates, evidence. Everything you would otherwise reconstruct from spreadsheets and email threads.
Live HMRC rates
Duty and VAT are read from the HMRC Trade Tariff at the moment you classify, so rates and measures reflect today's tariff — not a cached copy from last quarter.
AI classification with reasoning
Every suggestion comes with the General Rules of Interpretation applied in plain English, including the headings that were considered and rejected.
Confidence traffic-light
A calibrated score tells you when a code is safe to use, when it needs a second look, and when the description simply isn't specific enough to classify.
Complete CDS record
Data elements are captured in CDS structure — commodity code, origin, preference, values and package counts — ready to hand to your broker or software.
Immutable audit trail
Each classification is written once and never edited. You keep a timestamped record of what was asked, what was suggested and what you decided.
Specialist Verify marketplace
Send a borderline item to a qualified customs specialist for review, and receive a written opinion attached to the same audit record.
Where The UK Duty Specialists sits
Between free duty calculators that assume you already know your code, and enterprise customs platforms that assume you have a compliance department.
Finds the commodity code for you
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Live HMRC Trade Tariff rates
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Audit trail for HMRC enquiries
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Cost and time to get started
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Pricing
Start free. Upgrade when classification becomes part of your routine, not an occasional question.
Free
£0
forever
See whether AI classification fits how you import.
- 5 classifications per month
- 10-digit commodity code suggestion
- Live HMRC duty & VAT rates
- Confidence traffic-light
- 7-day history
Pro
£12
per month
For regular importers handling a steady product range.
- 100 classifications per month
- Full GRI reasoning on every result
- Document & photo upload
- Complete CDS field capture
- Immutable audit trail
- CSV export
Premium
Most popular£29
per month
For teams where a misclassification is expensive.
- Unlimited classifications
- Everything in Pro
- Bulk upload & batch classification
- Saved product catalogue with re-checks
- Tariff change alerts on your codes
- Team seats & shared audit log
- Priority support
Specialist Verify
£29
one-off, per item
Human review when the stakes justify it.
- Reviewed by a qualified customs specialist
- Written opinion with cited rules
- Attached to your audit record
- Typically returned within 2 working days
- Available on any plan
Prices exclude VAT. The UK Duty Specialists provides guidance only and is not an official HMRC service.
Compliance posture
What we measure, what we guarantee, and — just as importantly — what we don't.
100%
Live HMRC rates
Duty and VAT figures are read from the HMRC Trade Tariff at the time you classify.
90–94%
AI classification accuracy
Measured against specialist-reviewed classifications on our internal benchmark set.
100%
CDS fields captured
Every data element your declaration needs is recorded, including nil-return fields.
Guidance only, not legal advice
The UK Duty Specialists provides automated classification guidance to help importers prepare their own customs declarations. It is not a customs broker, not a licensed adviser, and not affiliated with or endorsed by HM Revenue & Customs.
Commodity codes, duty rates and VAT rates produced by the service are suggestions based on the information you supply and the General Rules of Interpretation. Legal responsibility for the accuracy of a customs declaration rests with the declarant. You should verify every code against the HMRC Trade Tariff, and seek an Advance Tariff Ruling or professional advice where the classification is material, contested, or unclear.
Where our confidence score is below 75% we deliberately withhold a suggested code rather than present an unreliable one.
Frequently asked questions
Classify your first shipment in the next five minutes
Five free classifications a month, no card required. Bring one product description and see what the record looks like.
Guidance only, not legal advice. Always verify codes against the HMRC Trade Tariff.