Harmonized system codes assigned to chemicals in annex iii to the rotterdam convention under the hs nomenclature 2012 edition. Recommended modifications in the harmonized tariff. Parties are required to ensure that the shipping document for such a chemical bears the code when exported. The gfp is particularly interested in collecting and assembling all the methodologies, survey instruments and results developed and used by its. Harmonized system committee representing the contracting parties to the hs convention, which examines policy matters, takes decisions on classification questions, settles disputes and prepares amendments to the explanatory notes. I e international convention on the harmonized commodity description and coding system done at brussels on 14 june 1983 preamble the contracting parties to this convention, established under the auspices of the. Customs tariff 2018 general rules for the interpretation of the harmonized system. The harmonized system hs is the most widely applied goods nomenclature in international trade. The recommended modifications concern 1 the world customs organizations wco recommendation of june 27, 2014 that contracting parties to the international convention on the harmonized commodity description and coding system convention modify their tariff. As of may 2019, there were 211 countries, territories, and customs and economic unions applying the harmonized system, making it a globally recognized and effective system. Commission recommendations to the president to modify the. The harmonized system at the end of the session, participants will be able to. Pdf basic principles of customs classifications under.
International convention on the harmonized commodity description and coding system convention, which contains the harmonized system nomenclature in the annex to the convention. The association of southeast asian nations, including vietnam. Possible modifications to the international harmonized. The full official text of the system is available on the web at. Harmonized commodity description and coding system. Basic principles of customs classifications under the harmonized system article pdf available february 2008 with 3,964 reads how we measure reads. Pdf the fundamental rules for the classification of goods into a customs tariff that complies with the harmonized system hs for the description and. Read online explanatory notes to the harmonized system pdf book pdf free download link book now. The nomenclature governed by the convention on the harmonized commodity description and coding system, commonly known as hs nomenclature, is an international multipurpose nomenclature which was elaborated under the auspices of the world customs organization wco. Pdf basic principles of customs classifications under the. Since its creation, the harmonized system has undergone several revisions, the most recent of which took effect on 1 january 2017. The hs is one of the most successful instruments developed by the world customs organization. Harmonized tariff schedule of the united states 2018 basic. Harmonized tariff schedule of the united states hts.
Harmonized commodity description and coding systems hs. The changes in hs 2017 reflect the amendments to the nomenclature appended to the international convention on the harmonized commodity description and coding system hs convention, which were accepted as a result of the customs cooperation councils now the world customs organisation recommendations of 27 june 2014. Harmonized system in developing countries econstor. Harmonized system general information taxation and. Solas international convention for the safety of life at sea. System, approved by the customs cooperation council on. Solas international convention for the safety of life at sea articles of the international convention for the safety of life at sea, 1974 articles of the international convention for the safety of life at sea, 1974 page 3 of 910 file. This new volume is a highly topical addition to the collection, as the latest edition of the harmonized system entered into force on 1 january 2017. The harmonized commodity description and coding system is set forth in an annex to the harmonized system convention administered by the world customs organization wco, and became effective for the united states as of january 1, 1989. Parties are permitted to subdivide the hs nomenclature beyond 6digits and add their own legal notes according to their own. Article 6 of the harmonized system convention establishes a harmonized system committee hsc. Implementation of the international convention for safe containers, 1972, as amended 1 the maritime safety committee, at its sixtysecond session 24 to 28 may 1993, approved recommendations on harmonized interpretation and implementation of the international convention for safe containers, 1972, as amended csccirc.
Wco sheet about the harmonized system pdf join the effort. Harmonized system committee representing the contracting parties to the hs convention, which examines policy matters, takes decisions. The harmonized system is a standardized numerical method of classifying traded products. International convention on the harmonized commodity description and coding system changes in the harmonized system to be introduced on 1 january 2012 the following amendments to the harmonized system which were accepted pursuant to the recommendation of 26 june 2009 of the customs cooperation council are being circulated for the. The harmonized system does not provide context that is relevant to the threshold question or to the assessment of the respective scope of application of ordinary customs duties in the first sentence of article ii. This paper represents the opinions of the authors, and is the product of professional research. There shall be established under this convention a committee to be known as the harmonized system committee, composed of representatives from each of the contracting parties. Finished musical instruments a musical instrument as referenced by the harmonized system. It is used by customs authorities around the world to identify products when assessing duties and taxes and for gathering statistics. Pdf new countries are applying the harmonized system.
Description and coding system harmonized system convention. Harmonized system hs codes among industry classification systems, harmonized system hs codes are commonly used throughout the export process for goods. A part as referenced by the harmonized system of the world customs organization, chapter 92. The harmonized commodity description and coding system, also known as the harmonized system hs of tariff nomenclature is an internationally standardized system of names and numbers to classify traded products. Recommended modifications in the harmonized tariff schedule. The schedule b is based on the international harmonized system hs of 6digit commodity classification codes. On any matter affecting the harmonized system, paragraph 4 of article 6, article 8 and paragraph 2 of article 16 shall confer rights on a contracting party. The fundamental rules for the classification of goods into a customs tariff that complies with the harmonized system hs for the description and coding of goods, are six general rules that apply. Convention i e international convention on the harmonized commodity description and coding system done at brussels on 14 june 1983 preamble the contracting parties to this convention, established under the auspices of the customs cooperation. The hs convention came into effect in vietnam since 01 jan 2000. A schedule b number is a 10digit number used in the united states to classify physical goods for export to another country. At present there are 155 contracting parties to this convention, however, it is applied by more than 200. Description and coding system convention, which contains the harmonized system nomenclature in the annex to the convention.
Hs classification handbook world customs organization rue du marche 30, b1210 brussels. The harmonized commodity description and coding system, generally referred to as the harmonized system or simply. Harmonized system or on applying the provisions of this convention. General rules for the interpretation of the harmonized system. This page contains the chapterbychapter listing of the harmonized tariff schedule and general notes. International convention on the harmonized commodity description and coding system preamble the contracting parties to this convention, established under the auspices of the customs cooperation council, desiring to facilitate international trade, desiring to facilitate the collection, comparison and analysis of statistics, in particular. Survey guidelines under the harmonized system of survey and certification hssc, 2015 the assembly, recalling article 15j of the convention on the international maritime organization concerning the functions of the assembly in relation to regulations and guidelines regarding maritime safety and the prevention and control of marine pollution. Explanatory notes to the harmonized system pdf pdf. The harmonized commodity description and coding system, generally referred to as the harmonized system or simply the hs, is a multipurpose international product nomenclature developed by the world customs organization wco. The harmonized system is an international nomenclature for the classification of products.
Hs convention trade facilitation implementation guide unece. This is a working paper, and hence it represents research in progress. The asean harmonized tariff nomenclature ahtn the asean harmonized tariff nomenclature ahtn is an eightdigit hsbased commodity nomenclature common among the asean member states asean. Harmonized system gfp global facilitation partnership. Classification of goods in the nomenclature shall be governed by the following principles. The hsc is composed of representatives from each of the contracting parties to the harmonized system convention. Registered by the secretary general of the customscooperation. This paper examines, in the update 2009, the new countries which ar e using the worldwide uniform language of trade since 2007 and 2008 and which are going.
Harmonized system hs for customs tariffs, trade statistics, international trade negotiations update every years developed by world customs organisation 6 digit product nomenclature for classification of goods 5 209 1988. Possible modifications to the international harmonized system. Appendix 2 list of participants in the harmonized system committee and its working party a. The gfp welcomes feedbackadditionstools from practitioners, who either applied the gfp methodology or are using their own instruments. Harmonized system, means the nomenclature comprising the headings and subheadings and their related numerical codes, the section, chapter and subheading notes and the general rules for the interpretation of the harmonized system, set out in the annex to this convention.
Annex b international convention on the harmonized commodity description and coding system 14 june 1983 and protocol of amendments. It allows participating countries to classify traded goods on a common basis for customs purposes. Concluded at brussels on 14 june 1983 authentic texts. At the international level, the harmonized system hs for classifying goods is a sixdigit code. Meets twice a year in brussels and is composed of delegates from customs administrations. Harmonized system codes assigned to chemicals in annex iii to the rotterdam convention the world customs organization in june 2004 adopted amendments to the harmonized system hs nomenclature and has assigned specific hs codes to the individual chemicals or groups of chemicals listed in annex iii to the rotterdam convention. Against that background, this publication constitutes. The harmonized commodity description and coding system hs forms the basis of the customs tariff. International convention for the control and management of ships ballast water and sediments, 2004, which included the harmonized system of survey and certification. Paragraph 8 was amended to include the following definitions. Download explanatory notes to the harmonized system pdf book pdf free download link or read online here in pdf.
The hs was developed and is maintained by the world customs organization wco, an independent intergovernmental organization with over 179 members and is based in brussels, belgium. At its ninth session 7 december 2018, the committee of experts on the transport of dangerous goods and on the globally harmonized system of classification and labelling of chemicals adopted a set of amendments to the seventh revised edition of the ghs which include, inter alia. On june 11, 2015, the world customs organization wco approved amendments to the tariff nomenclature of chapters 3 fish, 44 wood and articles of wood, and 63 certain made up textile articles of the harmonized system. Dec 02, 2016 the changes in hs 2017 reflect the amendments to the nomenclature appended to the international convention on the harmonized commodity description and coding system hs convention, which were accepted as a result of the customs cooperation councils now the world customs organisation recommendations of 27 june 2014. The harmonized system convention entered into force on january 1, 1988, and it entered into force for the united states on january 1, 1989, under section 1203 of the trade act of 1988, in which congress approved the accession of the united states to the convention and authorized the president to accept for the united states the final legal. On june 28, 2019, the wco adopted recommended amendments to the harmonized system nomenclature that are scheduled to enter into force on january 1, 2022. A guide to the globally harmonized system of classification. The purpose of this document is to describe the united nations globally harmonized system of classification and labeling of chemicals ghs, why it was developed, and how it relates to the sound management of chemicals. Committee on market access international convention. International convention on the harmonized commodity.
Survey guidelines under the harmonized system of survey and certification hssc, 2015 the assembly, recalling article 15j of the convention on the international maritime organization concerning the functions of the assembly in relation to regulations and guidelines regarding. The hs was developed by the world customs organization wco and was implemented on 1 january 1988 by an international convention hs convention, which came into force on 1 january 1988. The rsc is a consensus body which needs to agree to send the proposal forward. Harmonized commodity description and coding systems hs the harmonized system is an international nomenclature for the classification of products. Globally harmonized system of classification and labeling of chemicals ghs safety data sheets sds, labels and pictograms. The links below correspond to the various sections in the table of contents for the harmonized tariff schedule. Approaches for customs codes to identify and distinguish. Facilitating trade harmonized commodity description and coding system. It allows participating countries to classify traded goods on a common. The harmonized system amendments and their impact on wto member s schedules dayong yu wto manuscript date february 2008 disclaimer.
Harmonized system or hs, is a multipurpose goods nomenclature used as the basis for customs tariffs and for the compilation trade statistics all over the world. During the years 2001 to 2010, 36 more countries have acceded to the harmonized system convention, bringing the total number of contracting parties to 8 as of 1 december 2010. This form of tariff is based on the internationally accepted system of classification known as the harmonized commodity description and coding system the harmonized system or hs for short. State reasons for a harmonized tariff classification system identify the uses of the harmonized system outline the structure of the harmonized system use the 1st schedule to chapter 78. Get explanatory notes to the harmonized system pdf file for free on our ebook library pdf file. International convention about harmonized commodity.
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