Implementation of the 2012 Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States

Customs has issued messages and pipelines on the implementation of the 2012 Harmonized Tariff.

The purpose of this message is to inform interested parties of the 2012 Harmonized Tariff

Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) implementation. The World Customs Organization (WCO) amends the Harmonized System, at the six-digit level, every four to six years. Following legislation passed on December 29, 2011, the Presidential proclamation was published in the Federal Register on January 4, 2012 to implement the WCO HTSUS changes. The 2012 HTSUS amendments will go into effect on February 3, 2012.

The USITC has issued the Official Harmonized Tariff Schedule

This edition of the HTS is the basic printed version. Further changes have occurred due to Presidential Proclamations which incorporate international changes to the HTS nomenclature. This version will go into effect on Feb. 3, 2012. The printed 2012 HTS will be available from the Government Printing Office.

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To access the USITC website for the 2012 HTS