Feb 8 CBP Bulletin Lists Draft Agenda for WCO HS Committee's March Meeting
In its February 8, 2012 Customs Bulletin (Volume 46, No. 7), U.S. Customs and Border Protection published the draft agenda for the forty-ninth session of the Harmonized System (HS) Committee of the World Customs Organization, which will meet in Brussels, Belgium from March 13 - 23, 2012.
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Items listed on the agenda for the 49th session include classification issues affecting (partial list):
- gaming chairs
- tripods
- tablet computers
- three wheeled vehicles
- monitors and projectors
- the term "roes" in the Explanatory Notes
- shrimp wonton products
- ethyl alcohol technologies
- soapstone boxes
- steel doors
- car assembly sets
- motorcycle parts
- Halva sesame snack with honey
- LED lamps
In addition, the 49th session's agenda includes a progress report on the implementation of HS 2012, capacity building activities, cooperation with international organizations, etc.
(The HSC is composed of representatives from each of the contracting parties to the Harmonized System Convention. The HSC’s responsibilities include issuing classification decisions on the interpretation of the Harmonized System. Those decisions may take the form of published tariff classification opinions concerning the classification of an article under the Harmonized System or amendments to the Explanatory Notes to the Harmonized System. The HSC also considers amendments to the legal text of the Harmonized System. The HSC meets twice a year in Brussels, Belgium.)
| CBP Contact: | Joan Jackson | (202) 325-0010 |
| ITC Contact: | David Beck | (202) 205-2592 |