WCO Council Adopts 2022 Harmonized System
The World Customs Organization's "supreme decision-making body" recently adopted the 2022 version of the Harmonized System, the WCO said in a June 29 news release. During the June 27-29 meetings, the WCO Council discussed the changes to the HS, including "new headings or defining Notes for new or major technologies (3D printers, smartphones, drones and novel tobacco products), electronic waste (e-waste), various gases with high global warming potential, rapid diagnostic kits for Zika virus and other mosquito-borne diseases, new fentanyl opioid derivatives, cultural articles, edible oils produced by microbes, edible insect products and minimally processed quinoa," it said.
Sign up for a free preview to unlock the rest of this article
Export Compliance Daily combines U.S. export control news, foreign border import regulation and policy developments into a single daily information service that reliably informs its trade professional readers about important current issues affecting their operations.
The WCO Council also endorsed an e-commerce package and "agreed to continue developing additional technical specifications." It also "adopted the new WCO Strategic Plan for 2019/2022 with its nine priority areas, namely coordinated border management, security and safety, the Revised Kyoto Convention, e-commerce, the Harmonized System, the Capacity Building Strategy, performance measurement, integrity, and digital Customs and data analysis."