Commodity codes

Where to find it

Incoming or outgoing invoice → line item → commodity code field

✅ Common tasks

Find the right commodity code

1. Open the commodity-code selector on the invoice line item

2. Type the start of a known 8-digit CN8 code, or a word from the goods description

3. Review the description and any scope note for each result

4. Select the code that most precisely matches the goods

Searches only match from the start of the code, not the middle or end.

Enter a code you already know

1. Type the full 8-digit CN8 code into the field

2. Check that the returned description matches your goods

3. Keep the code only if the description and scope note fit

Codes are always 8 digits with no spaces or dots, e.g. 09011100.

Check what a code covers

1. Open the selected code's description

2. Read the scope note, if shown, for inclusion and exclusion detail

3. Pick a more specific code if the scope note excludes your item

Some codes have no scope note — that's normal, not an error.

🔗 See also

• Reviewing and editing incoming invoice line items

• Editing incoming invoice details and suppliers

• Creating and editing an outgoing invoice

• Invoice booking (accounting hub)

• VAT codes and VAT reasons