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CBP Bulletin Includes Agenda for 56th Session of WCO HSC

In the Aug. 12 issue of the Customs Bulletin (Vol. 49, No. 32) (here), CBP issued a notice regarding the dates and draft agenda for the 56th Session of the World Customs Organization’s Harmonized System Committee (HSC), which will meet in Brussels from Sept. 16-25.

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(Among other things, the HSC (1) issues classification decisions on the interpretation of the Harmonized System (HS) in the form of published tariff classification opinions or amendments to the Explanatory Notes, and (2) considers amendments to the legal text of the HS.)

The draft list of agenda items includes (partial list):

Report by the Secretariat:

  • Position regarding Contracting Parties to the HS Convention and related matters and progress report on the implementation of HS 2012
  • Report on the last meetings of the Policy Commission (73rd Session)
  • Approval of decisions taken by the Harmonized System Committee at its 55th session

General Questions:

  • WTO Agreement on Trade Facilitation
  • Implementation of HS 2017 – Status and challenges
  • Possible amendments to the Correlation Tables between the 2012 and 2017 editions of the HS (Request by Japan)