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AES Updated With New Schedule B, HTS Codes

The U.S. Census Bureau updated the Automated Export System for the July 1, 2017, version of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) and Schedule B (here), the agency said. Changes to Schedule B include the breakout of certain Schedule B numbers…

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for fruit preparations and vegetables into certified organic and homogenized designations for both commodities, as well as a breakout for electric generating sets into electric generating sets powered by gas turbines and electric generating sets other than powered by gas turbines (here). Census also released concordances for import (here) and export codes (here). Census said that AES will accept shipments with outdated codes for a 30-day grace period beyond the expiration date of June 30, 2017, after which reporting an outdated code will result in a fatal error. The legacy AESDirect system has been updated with the new codes and will accept the outdated codes during the grace period as well, Census said.