The Algerian customs tariff, 21 sections and 96 chapters
The Algerian customs tariff does not have a rate, it has a nomenclature. Everything follows from the code your goods are classified under. This page publishes the full frame of that nomenclature, the 21 sections and the 96 functional chapters of the Harmonized System as applied by Algeria, so you can find your product's chapter before looking up its exact line in the official tariff.
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How a ten-digit tariff heading reads
The nomenclature is hierarchical. Each level adds precision, and it is the last level that governs duties, taxes and required documents. Here is the breakdown, on the cheese example used by the Directorate General of Customs manual.
04Chapter
The first two digits. Here chapter 04, dairy produce. This is the level this page helps you find.
04.06Heading
Four digits. The last two give the rank of the heading inside the chapter. Here cheese and curd.
0406.10HS subheading
Six digits, shared by every country applying the Harmonized System. Here fresh cheese and curd.
0406.10.XX.XXNational subdivisions
Algeria extends the subheading to ten digits. These four national digits pin down the product and carry its country-specific tariff, regulatory and statistical treatment. This is the exact line to read off the official tariff.
The first six digits are international: the same goods carry the same code everywhere the Harmonized System applies. The next four are Algerian. Algeria applies the Harmonized System under Law 91-09 of 27 April 1991, ratified by Presidential Decree 91-241 of 20 July 1991, on the convention done at Brussels on 14 June 1983.
The full nomenclature: 21 sections, 96 chapters
Search for your product below. The search covers the French, English and Arabic wording as well as the chapter number. All 96 chapters are shown by default, section by section.
96 chapter(s) shown
ILive animals and animal products
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Chapter 01. Live animals.
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Chapter 02. Meat and edible meat offal.
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Chapter 03. Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates.
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Chapter 04. Dairy produce; birds' eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included.
- 05
Chapter 05. Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included.
IIVegetable products
- 06
Chapter 06. Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage.
- 07
Chapter 07. Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers.
- 08
Chapter 08. Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons.
- 09
Chapter 09. Coffee, tea, mate and spices.
- 10
Chapter 10. Cereals.
- 11
Chapter 11. Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten.
- 12
Chapter 12. Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruit; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder.
- 13
Chapter 13. Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts.
- 14
Chapter 14. Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included.
IIIAnimal or vegetable fats and oils; products of their cleavage; prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes
- 15
Chapter 15. Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products; prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes.
IVPrepared foodstuffs; beverages, spirits and vinegar; tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes
- 16
Chapter 16. Preparations of meat, fish, crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates.
- 17
Chapter 17. Sugars and sugar confectionery.
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Chapter 18. Cocoa and cocoa preparations.
- 19
Chapter 19. Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; pastrycooks' products.
- 20
Chapter 20. Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants.
- 21
Chapter 21. Miscellaneous edible preparations.
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Chapter 22. Beverages, spirits and vinegar.
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Chapter 23. Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal fodder.
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Chapter 24. Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes.
VMineral products
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Chapter 25. Salt; sulphur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement.
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Chapter 26. Ores, slag and ash.
- 27
Chapter 27. Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes.
VIProducts of the chemical or allied industries
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Chapter 28. Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals, of radioactive elements or of isotopes.
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Chapter 29. Organic chemicals.
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Chapter 30. Pharmaceutical products.
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Chapter 31. Fertilisers.
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Chapter 32. Tanning or dyeing extracts; tannins and their derivatives; dyes, pigments and other colouring matter; paints and varnishes; putty; inks.
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Chapter 33. Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations.
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Chapter 34. Soap, organic surface-active agents, washing preparations, lubricating preparations, artificial waxes, prepared waxes, polishing or scouring preparations, candles and similar articles, modelling pastes, dental waxes and dental preparations with a basis of plaster.
- 35
Chapter 35. Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes.
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Chapter 36. Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations.
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Chapter 37. Photographic or cinematographic goods.
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Chapter 38. Miscellaneous chemical products.
VIIPlastics and articles thereof; rubber and articles thereof
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Chapter 39. Plastics and articles thereof.
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Chapter 40. Rubber and articles thereof.
VIIIRaw hides and skins, leather, furskins and articles thereof; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut
- 41
Chapter 41. Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather.
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Chapter 42. Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut.
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Chapter 43. Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof.
IXWood and articles of wood; wood charcoal; cork and articles of cork; manufactures of plaiting materials or basketware
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Chapter 44. Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal.
- 45
Chapter 45. Cork and articles of cork.
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Chapter 46. Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork.
XPulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; recovered paper or paperboard (waste and scrap); paper and its applications
- 47
Chapter 47. Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; recovered paper or paperboard (waste and scrap).
- 48
Chapter 48. Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard.
- 49
Chapter 49. Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans.
XITextiles and textile articles
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Chapter 50. Silk.
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Chapter 51. Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric.
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Chapter 52. Cotton.
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Chapter 53. Other vegetable textile fibres; paper yarn and woven fabrics of paper yarn.
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Chapter 54. Man-made filaments.
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Chapter 55. Man-made staple fibres.
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Chapter 56. Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns; twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof.
- 57
Chapter 57. Carpets and other textile floor coverings.
- 58
Chapter 58. Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace; tapestries; trimmings; embroidery.
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Chapter 59. Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use.
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Chapter 60. Knitted or crocheted fabrics.
- 61
Chapter 61. Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted.
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Chapter 62. Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted.
- 63
Chapter 63. Other made-up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags.
XIIFootwear, headgear, umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, whips, riding crops and parts thereof; prepared feathers and articles made therewith; artificial flowers; articles of human hair
- 64
Chapter 64. Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles.
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Chapter 65. Headgear and parts thereof.
- 66
Chapter 66. Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seat-sticks, whips, riding crops and parts thereof.
- 67
Chapter 67. Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair.
XIIIArticles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials; ceramic products; glass and glassware
- 68
Chapter 68. Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials.
- 69
Chapter 69. Ceramic products.
- 70
Chapter 70. Glass and glassware.
XIVNatural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones, precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewellery; coin
- 71
Chapter 71. Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones, precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewellery; coin.
XVBase metals and articles of base metal
- 72
Chapter 72. Iron and steel.
- 73
Chapter 73. Articles of iron or steel.
- 74
Chapter 74. Copper and articles thereof.
- 75
Chapter 75. Nickel and articles thereof.
- 76
Chapter 76. Aluminium and articles thereof.
- 78
Chapter 78. Lead and articles thereof.
- 79
Chapter 79. Zinc and articles thereof.
- 80
Chapter 80. Tin and articles thereof.
- 81
Chapter 81. Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof.
- 82
Chapter 82. Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal.
- 83
Chapter 83. Miscellaneous articles of base metal.
XVIMachinery and mechanical appliances, electrical equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television image and sound recorders and reproducers, and parts and accessories of such articles
- 84
Chapter 84. Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof.
- 85
Chapter 85. Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television image and sound recorders and reproducers, and parts and accessories of such articles.
XVIIVehicles, aircraft, vessels and associated transport equipment
- 86
Chapter 86. Railway or tramway locomotives, rolling stock and parts thereof; railway or tramway track fixtures and fittings and parts thereof; mechanical (including electro-mechanical) traffic signalling equipment of all kinds.
- 87
Chapter 87. Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof.
- 88
Chapter 88. Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof.
- 89
Chapter 89. Ships, boats and floating structures.
XVIIIOptical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking or precision instruments and apparatus; medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; clocks and watches; musical instruments; parts and accessories thereof
- 90
Chapter 90. Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof.
- 91
Chapter 91. Clocks and watches and parts thereof.
- 92
Chapter 92. Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles.
XIXArms and ammunition; parts and accessories thereof
- 93
Chapter 93. Arms and ammunition; parts and accessories thereof.
XXMiscellaneous manufactured articles
- 94
Chapter 94. Furniture; bedding, mattresses, mattress supports, cushions and similar stuffed furnishings; lamps and lighting fittings not elsewhere specified or included; illuminated signs, illuminated nameplates and the like; prefabricated buildings.
- 95
Chapter 95. Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof.
- 96
Chapter 96. Miscellaneous manufactured articles.
XXIWorks of art, collectors' pieces and antiques
- 97
Chapter 97. Works of art, collectors' pieces and antiques.
Note that this table locates, it does not classify. General Interpretative Rule 1 is explicit: the wording of section and chapter titles is for ease of reference only. Classification is determined legally by the terms of the headings and by the section and chapter notes.
Download the nomenclature
The 96 chapters with their section and their French, English and Arabic wording, as UTF-8 CSV, 96 rows, ready for a spreadsheet.
Importing or exporting?
We check that your customs documentation holds together before filing and point you to a partner freight forwarder.
The six general interpretative rules
Not every traded good is named in the nomenclature. Six rules, placed at the head of the tariff and forming an integral part of it, then govern classification. They apply in order: Rule 1 before Rule 2, before Rule 3, and so on. Rules 1 to 5 work at four-digit heading level, Rule 6 at subheading level.
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Titles do not classify
The wording of section, chapter and sub-chapter titles is for ease of reference only. Classification is determined legally by the terms of the headings and the section or chapter notes.
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Incomplete, unassembled, mixed articles
A heading covers an article even incomplete or unfinished if it has the essential character of the complete article, and the article presented unassembled or disassembled. A reference to a material covers that material pure, mixed or combined.
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When two headings compete
The most specific heading prevails over the more general one. Failing that, the material or component that gives the goods their essential character decides. As a last resort, the heading that occurs last in numerical order.
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Goods with no heading
Goods that cannot be classified under the preceding rules, a novelty for instance, are classified under the heading covering the goods to which they are most akin.
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Cases, containers and packing
Containers specially shaped, suitable for long-term use and presented with their article follow that article. Packing materials normally used for the goods follow the goods, unless clearly suitable for repetitive use.
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Down to subheading level
Classification within the subheadings of a heading is determined by the terms of those subheadings and their notes, the rules above applying mutatis mutandis, on the understanding that only subheadings at the same level are comparable.
What sets the amount payable, and where to check it
Classification has a double purpose: to identify the product in its heading, and to determine the tax and regulatory treatment that applies. Levies of different natures sit on the same tariff line, and their values change from one subheading to the next and from one finance law to the next.
Customs duties
Attached to the subheading, not to the product in general. Two neighbouring articles can fall under two distinct regimes.
Import VAT
Calculated on the customs value increased by the duties, it too depends on the classification adopted.
Additional taxes
Some lines carry extra levies that can push the total cost well beyond the basic duties.
Non-tax formalities
Classification also governs the controls and authorisations that apply, plant health control or exchange control for instance.
We publish no rate on this page, deliberately. A rate recorded one year cannot be reused the next, and a rate copied from a third-party site binds nobody. The exact amount is read line by line in the tariff in force, through the official channels below.
The official channels
These are the only sources to treat as authoritative for a rate, a measure or a classification decision.
- douane.gov.dz
Customs tariff and import duty and tax estimation service.
- sigad.douane.gov.dz
Filing of the detailed customs declaration.
- commerce.gov.dz
Ten-digit customs tariff nomenclature published by the Ministry of Trade.
Where the classification of a product is in doubt, the customs administration handles a tariff information request, provided for by circular no. 20/DGD/CAB/D420/99 of 20 April 1999 and filed on regulatory forms 110 and D.40. It also publishes an annual compendium of tariff classification decisions. The customs code states at article 10 paragraph 1 that the tariff assigns goods a designation, and that this designation constitutes the tariff species.
Why the code matters this much
The classification adopted in the declaration commits the importer. A wrong heading can trigger an inspection and a reassessment, and the goods stay held throughout. UpGrowth checks that your documentation holds together before filing and points you to a partner freight forwarder to secure the declared code. We do not stand in for the administration and we promise no decision on its part.
Importing or exporting?
We check that your customs documentation holds together before filing and point you to a partner freight forwarder.
Frequently asked questions
What customs tariff applies to my product in Algeria?
There is no single rate. The tariff is a ten-digit nomenclature in which each subheading carries its own treatment. Find your product's chapter on this page first, then work down to the ten-digit subheading and read its treatment on www.douane.gov.dz, which also offers an import duty and tax estimation service.
How many sections and chapters does the nomenclature have?
Twenty-one sections and ninety-seven chapters, of which ninety-six are functional. Chapter 77 is empty, reserved for future use, and chapters 98 and 99 are left to contracting parties for their national needs. The nomenclature holds more than 1,222 four-digit headings. These figures come from the Harmonized System manual published by the Directorate General of Customs.
Is a chapter title enough to classify goods?
No. General Interpretative Rule 1 provides that the wording of section, chapter and sub-chapter titles is for ease of reference only. Classification is determined legally by the terms of the headings and the section or chapter notes. The table on this page locates a product, it does not classify it.
Where can I download the Algerian customs tariff nomenclature?
The sections and chapters are downloadable as CSV directly on this page. The full ten-digit nomenclature is published by the Directorate General of Customs on www.douane.gov.dz and by the Ministry of Trade on commerce.gov.dz.
What if my product's classification is ambiguous?
The customs administration handles tariff information requests under circular no. 20/DGD/CAB/D420/99 of 20 April 1999, on regulatory forms 110 and D.40. It also publishes an annual compendium of tariff classification decisions. For a technical product, using an approved freight forwarder or customs broker is strongly advised.
Does the Algerian customs tariff change every year?
Values and certain measures can be adjusted by the annual finance law and by regulatory texts. A rate recorded one year must therefore not be reused without rechecking it against the version in force.
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Tell us what you are bringing in or sending out. We look at your documentation and tell you what is missing.
Or by email : contact@upgrowth.dzThe structure (21 sections, 97 chapters of which 96 are functional, chapter 77 reserved, more than 1222 four-digit headings, and the 6 interpretative rules) is taken from the Harmonized System manual of the Directorate General of Customs, Sub-Directorate for the Customs Tariff and the Origin of Goods.
