Aug 17 CBP Bulletin Lists Draft Agenda for WCO's HS Committee
In its August 17, 2011 Customs Bulletin (Volume 45, No. 34), U.S. Customs and Border Protection published the draft agenda for the forty-eighth session of the Harmonized System (HS) Committee of the World Customs Organization, which will meet in Brussels, Belgium from September 20, 2011 to September 29, 2011.
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Items listed on the agenda for the 48th session include the classification of (partial list):
- textiles in combination with plastics
- tablet computers
- mouse pads
- X Rocker II Gaming Chair
- certain chemical products used for lithium-ion batteries
- spare cartridges for electronic cigarettes
- certain tripods
- synthetic rubber products
- shrimp wonton products
- car-assembly sets
- boxes made of soapstone
- EN amendment on ethyl alcohol
In addition, the 48th session's agenda includes a progress report on the implementation of HS 2012, an annual survey to determine the percentage of national revenue represented by Customs duties, 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 |