Classification Issues to be Discussed at WCO Meeting

U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued the draft agenda for the 78^th session of the World Customs Organization’s Harmonized System Committee, which will be held in Brussels Sept. 7-18. The HSC’s responsibilities include issuing decisions on the interpretation of the Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System, which can take the form of published tariff classification opinions or amendments to the Explanatory Notes. The committee also considers amendments to the legal text of the HS.

For more information on classification issues at the WCO or HSC, please contact attorney Deb Stern at (305) 894-1007 or via email.

At its upcoming meeting the HSC is slated to discuss a project on enhancing the HS framework as well as the classification of various goods, including the following.

– botulinum toxin

– copper flakes or powder

– devices based on X-ray technology

– eye drop solutions

– feminine hygiene products

– foldable tables

– freeze-dried instant noodles

– freezing equipment

– frozen pork neck bones

– frozen vegetable spring rolls

– geared motor wheels

– heat guns

– hot-melt adhesives

– keyless entry systems

– laminated building glass walls

– metal ironing boards

– motor vehicles

– oral irrigators

– outdoor flooring

– pipes of non-alloy steel

– portable gaming computers

– rectangular aluminum alloy products

– seat belts

– split UPS with external battery strings

– sports visors

– umami seasoning

– vending carts

– water dispensers