Code to Resilience is a research initiative aimed at addressing one of the most foundational, and often overlooked, weak links in global energy transition supply chains: trade classification. As countries rush to secure components and critical minerals for manufacturing clean energy technologies, the existing Harmonized System is struggling to keep pace. Most mineral inputs and energy components remain lumped into broad, outdated categories, which obscures the real structure of trade and impedes effective policy.

This project, conducted in partnership with international trade economists, data scientists, and energy system experts, is developing a comprehensive reform proposal for HS codes at the 6-digit level, specifically tailored to the needs of the energy transition. By enhancing granularity in how critical minerals and clean energy components are classified, Code to Resilience will enable better visibility into trade flows, expose chokepoints and dependencies, and support smarter policy decisions from procurement to diversification strategies.

Through technical consultations, data analysis, and global stakeholder engagement, the project 1) makes trade data usable for supply chain resilience planning, 2) informs international processes such as the World Customs Organization’s HS review cycles, and 3) lays the foundation for targeted industrial policies. In doing so, it takes a critical but constructive approach to aligning trade governance with the realities of 21st-century supply chains.