The Singapore Trade Classification, Customs and Excise Duties (STCCED) 2022 will replace the 2018 version on June 19, Singapore Customs announced May 18. The STCCED 2022 uses the Association of Southeast Asian Nations Harmonized Tariff Nomenclature 2022 in which the HS codes are harmonized at the eight-digit level to be used by all ASEAN countries. The tariff amendments also include the creation, deletion and merging of various subheadings. For example, new codes now exist for chassis fitted with engine for vehicles specially designed for traveling on snow and for bodies for vehicles specially designed for traveling on snow. Singapore Customs advises traders and declaring agents to check the units of quantity under the ASEAN tariff nomenclature and declare them in their permit applications.
The U.S., the EU and the other G-7 members on May 9 announced a series of new sanctions and restrictions on Russia, including a ban on providing certain business management services to the country and a commitment to phase out imports of Russian oil. New U.S. restrictions include broader export controls and sanctions targeting Russian banking executives, a weapons manufacturer and state-owned media.
The U.S. expanded export controls on Russia to cover a broader range of “commercial and industrial operations,” including wood products and construction machinery, the Commerce Department said. The new controls make more items on the Export Administration Regulations subject to “stringent” licensing restrictions for export to Russia, the Bureau of Industry and Security said in a final rule that includes the specific Schedule B numbers and Harmonized Tariff Schedule codes of the newly restricted items. Commerce said the items previously didn’t require a license for “most exports” to Russia.
The Census Bureau April 19 emailed tips on how to address the most frequent messages generated this month in the Automated Export System. Response code 119 is a fatal error for when the carrier ID is reported but the mode of transportation code “indicates a carrier code is not allowed,” Census said. The agency said a carrier ID isn’t allowed to be reported for modes of transportation other than vessel, air, rail or truck. The filer should verify the mode of transportation, correct the shipment and resubmit.
The U.S. last week imposed new export controls on Russia’s oil refinery sector and added 91 entities to the Entity List for supporting Russian security efforts, building on a string of trade restrictions (see 2202240069 and 2203020072) meant to cut Russia off from importing goods to support and fund its military.
The Bureau of Industry and Security announced new export controls on Russia’s oil refinery sector and added 91 entities to the Entity List for supporting Russian security or military sectors. The new restrictions, which took effect March 3, build on an extensive set of U.S. sanctions announced within the last week in response to the invasion of Ukraine, meant to cut Russia off from importing goods that help support and fund its military.
India lifted its trade restrictions on certain flat panel display modules listed under Harmonized Tariff Schedule headings 8524 and 8525, the Directorate-General of Foreign Trade said. The trade policy for goods exported under subheadings 8524.11.00, "Of liquid crystals"; 8524.12.00, "Of organic light-emitting diodes"; 8524.19.00, "Other"; 8524.91.00, "Of liquid crystals"; 8524.92.00, "Of organic light-emitting diodes"; 8524.99.00, "Other"; and 8525.89.00, "Other"; was changed from "Restricted" to "Free."
The Census Bureau Feb. 18 emailed tips on how to address the most frequent messages generated this month in the Automated Export System. Response code 515 is a fatal error for when the Export Control Classification Number wasn’t reported in the right format. The ECCN must be reported in a “NANNN format, where N is a numeric character and A is an alpha character,” the agency said. Census said the filer should verify the ECCN, correct the shipment and resubmit.
All 2022 Harmonized System updates to the Schedule B and Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) (see 2111300033) are available for use in the Automated Export System effective Feb. 10, Census said in an email to industry this week. AES will accept shipments with outdated codes during a 30-day grace period beyond Feb. 10, Census said, but outdated codes will result in a fatal error after the 30-day period.
The Census Bureau updated the Schedule B and Harmonized Tariff Schedule tables in the Automated Export System to accept changes to the new Jan. 1 codes, the agency said in a Jan. 4 email. Census said AES will accept shipments with “outdated codes” for 30 days beyond their Dec. 31 expiration date, but reporting an outdated code after the grace period will result in a “fatal error.” Census also said it updated the Automated Commercial Environment AESDirect program with the codes, and the program will also accept outdated codes during the grace period. The agency will release a second AES update later this month to add new Schedule B and HTS codes “resulting from international changes” to the 2022 Harmonized System.