CBP Announces HS Update 1201 on WCO Tariff Changes
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued a CSMS message announcing the issuance of Harmonized System Update 1201 on changes to the 2012 Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS). This update contains 9,350 ABI records and 2,155 harmonized tariff records.
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Changes Include Presidential Proclamation for 2012 Version of HTS
Amendments include Modifications to the HTS under Section 1206 of the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988. USITC Publication 4276 (Annex to Presidential Proclamation, available here) was signed on December 29, 2011 to amend the HTS for the World Customs Organization-recommended tariff changes for 2012. Adjustments required by the authentication of the 2012 Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) are also included.
(See ITT's Online Archives 12012350 for reminder that the HTS will be amended for hundreds of WCO-recommended tariff changes on or about February 3, 2012. See ITT's Online Archives 11123001 for summary of Presidential Proclamation to amend the HTS for the WCO-recommended tariff changes.)
Modifications Can Be Retrieved Electronically Using CATAIR Procedures
The modified records are currently available to all ABI participants and can be retrieved electronically via the procedures indicated in the CATAIR. For further information about this process, please contact your client representative. For all other questions regarding this message, please contact Jennifer Keeling via email at Jennifer.Keeling@dhs.gov.
(The 2012 Harmonized System entered into force internationally for many countries on January 1, 2012. See ITT's Online Archives 12010411 for summary.)
(CSMS #12-000020, dated 01/24/12)