Harmonised system chapter 73 articles of iron or steel. The hs based ccccs of 2018 contains 8557 8digit commodity. Explanatory notes to the harmonized system translation into. Due to its composition the product does not have the characteristics of a sugar confectionery of heading 1704 see also the harmonized system explanatory notes to chapter 17, general, point b. The harmonized system is an international nomenclature for the classification. Reserved for possible future use in the harmonized system. I31 and 2 i03022 and 3 i03051 and 2 i05111 and 2 ii07121 and ii071 iv16042 and iv16051.
Issued by the world customs organization council wco in brussels, the explanatory notes are the official classification guidelines of the trade community, and are essential to the correct classification of goods. Wcoomd bookshop explanatory notes hs 2017 explanatory. This page contains the chapterbychapter listing of the harmonized tariff schedule and general notes. Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down. The harmonized commodity description and coding system. Download harmonized system explanatory notes book pdf free download link or read online here in pdf. Descartes customsinfo catalog product classification software. The harmonized system hs is an international nomenclature developed by the world customs organization and used by more than 200 customs administrations as a basis for their customs tariff and the collection of trade statistics. 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. General rules for the interpretation of the harmonized system. Explanatory notes to the harmonized system online pdf book.
Explanatory notes to the harmonized system pdf pdf. Interpretative rules and the explanatory notes to the harmonized commodity description and coding system. The system begins by assigning goods to categories of crude and natural products, and from there proceeds to categories with increasing complexity. You can download hs codes and descriptions and other classifications such as sitc. Harmonized system general information taxation and customs. The explanatory notes to the harmonized system to subheading 2103. Mar 25, 2020 download explanatory notes to the harmonized system pdf book pdf free download link or read online here in pdf. Electrical lighting or signalling equipment excluding articles of heading 8539, windscreen wipers, defrosters and demisters, of a kind used for cycles or motor vehicles. Mar 25, 2020 download explanatory notes to the harmonized system online book pdf free download link or read online here in pdf. Clicking on a link will load the corresponding adobe. Wcoomd bookshop explanatory notes 6th edition hs 2017.
Download explanatory notes to the harmonized system online book pdf free download link or read online here in pdf. The harmonized system database contains the hs nomenclature 2007, 2012 and 2017 versions, the hs explanatory notes 4th edition 2007, 5th edition 2012 and 6th edition 2017, the classification opinions, the alphabetical index, the classification decisions, the amendments to the hs implemented as on 1st january 2017 and the correlation. The explanatory notes are drafted by the harmonized system committee and adopted by the council. The explanatory notes do not form an integral part of the harmonized system convention. The harmonized commodity description and coding system, also known as the harmonized system hs of tariff nomenclature is an internationally standardized system of. The price of the explanatory notes 2017 edition includes automatic updates throughout the hs 20172021 cycle.
At the international level, the harmonized system hs for classifying goods is a sixdigit code. Explanatory notes book online at best prices in india on. The explanatory notes are also available online and on cdrom, as part. The harmonized commodity description and coding system, also known as the harmonized. Explanatory notes of ahtn 2017 applied in indonesia is available in the annex ii of. Harmonized tariff schedule of the united states 2012 rev. The hsbased ccccs of 2018 contains 8557 8digit commodity. Download explanatory notes to the harmonized system pdf book pdf free download link or read online here in pdf. The goods nomenclature is commonly based on the harmonized system. Where appropriate, explanatory notes also clarify the scope of particular subheadings. The explanatory notes to the harmonized system are published in english and french, the two. Harmonized commodity description and coding systems hs the harmonized system is an international nomenclature for the classification of products. The codes with the broadest coverage are the first four digits, and are referred to as the heading. The official interpretation of the harmonized system hs is given in the explanatory notes 5 volumes in english and french published by the wco.
Hs nomenclature 2017 edition world customs organization. The hs therefore sets forth all the international nomenclature through the 6digit. To access detail information of each harmonized system hs code, please go to hs. 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. The explanatory notes 5 volumes in english and french do not form an integral part of the harmonized system convention. Portable electric lamps designed to function by their own source of energy for example, dry batteries, accumulators, magnetos, other than lighting equipment of heading 8512.
Get explanatory notes to the harmonized system pdf file for free on our ebook library pdf file. This classification is defined in the wco harmonized system hs and as the basis for the combined nomenclature cn used by the european union. It is responsible for the systematic examination and refinement of proposals to amend the hs nomenclature and the preparation of any consequential changes to the explanatory notes. For the purposes of this chapter the terms am and fm refer to the entertainment broadcast bands of 5501650 khz and 88108 mhz. The hs committee, which meets twice a year, also resolves a number of classification questions and disputes. Wco explanatory notes as an aid to indepth understanding, the international version of the harmonized system from the world customs organization has associated explanatory notes. While neither legally binding nor dispositive, the. Explanatory notes which, although not part of the 1950. The combined nomenclature of the european union eu integrates the hs. Harmonized system explanatory notes prepared by the harmonized system committee constitute the official interpretation of the hs. Harmonized commodity description and coding systems hs.
The titles of sections, chapters and subchapters are provided for ease of. Translations in context of harmonized system explanatory notes in englishgerman from reverso context. The explanatory notes are also available on online and on cd. Text covers the general rules of interpretation, section notes, chapters and subheadings. Interpretative rules classification of goods in the tariff shall be governed by the following principles. Free trade agreement proclamation annexes list of annexes from free trade agreements that modify the hts. Requests for changes to current explanatory notes not arising from potential 2022 legal amendments to the hs may be sent by a wco member government directly to the wcos harmonized system committee the parent committee to the rsc at any time. The notes are arranged in the same order as the tariff itself. The explanatory notes to the harmonized system is over 2800 pages of easytounderstand explanations and notes on the often hardtocomprehend harmonized tariff schedule hts, which is the source for the classification of imports for the purposes of determining duties owed to customs.
Harmonized system explanatory notes pdf book manual free. The harmonized commodity description and coding system hs. However, as approved by the wco council, they constitute the official interpretation of the harmonized system at the international level and are an indispensable. The official explanatory notes to the harmonized system, published by the world customs. The harmonized system is governed by the international convention on the harmonized commodity description and coding system. System and imposition of tariff duty on imported goods. Mar 23, 2020 download harmonized system explanatory notes book pdf free download link or read online here in pdf.
Cases covered by this rule are cited in the general explanatory notes to sections or. The titles of sections, chapters and subchapters are provided for ease of reference only. Read online explanatory notes to the harmonized system online book pdf free download link book now. Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or down.
Explanatory notes to the harmonized system hts cycle 2012. Read online harmonized system explanatory notes book pdf free download link book now. Customs management tariff and classification of goods. These decisions are published for information of hs users. However, as approved by the wco council, they constitute the official interpretation of the harmonized system at the international level and are an indispensable complement to the system. Explanatory notes to the harmonized system pdf pdf book. The customs laboratory guide is available from the wco free of charge. For the latest amendments to the hs explanatory notes and classification. The 2017 edition of the wco harmonized system nomenclature will enter into force on 1 january 2017. The links below correspond to the various sections in the table of contents for the harmonized tariff schedule. Harmonized system explanatory notespdf free download. Explanatory notes to the hts official classification guidelines of the trade community.
Since 2014, dutyfree goods are included into customs statistics. Please note that the scope of reused codes may be different or similar. View a pdf our global trade content offerings including comprehensive harmonized system hs details, free trade agreements ftas, rulings, duties, tariffs, available language options and more. It allows participating countries to classify traded goods on a common basis for customs purposes. Harmonized system explanatory notes pdf free download. Harmonized system explanatory notes pdf book manual. All books are in clear copy here, and all files are secure so dont worry about it. The harmonized commodity description and coding system explanatory notes ens constitute the official interpretation of the harmonized system at the international level. Modifications to the hts a listing of presidential proclamations and other notices which affect the hts. Explanatory notes to the scheme of classification of services. The explanatory notes are available by subscription, 6 th edition 2017 and can be purchased at the wco online bookshop. This section contains the text of the nomenclature established under the international convention on the harmonized commodity description and coding system, effective from 1 january 2017.
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