Heads Up- Tariff Updates

The HTS (Harmonized Tariff Schedule) and Schedule B have been updated for 2024. Both publications show multiple pages of code changes. Due diligence in checking your codes at least annually is a best practice for importers and exporters. Make sure that you are not using obsolete codes to avoid customs delays and possible penalties.

Here are the HTS and Schedule B links. You can check individual codes or review the change records.

https://hts.usitc.gov/

https://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/schedules/b/2024/index.html

As a reminder HTS codes can be used for AES filing, with some exceptions, per the following:

NOTICE TO EXPORTERS

For reporting electronic export information in the Automated Export System (AES), the statistical reporting numbers in the HTS (with their respective descriptions and units of quantity) for articles falling in chapters 1 through 97 may be used in place of those in the Schedule B, except as noted below.

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