HS Committee

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The HS Committee is the international body within the World Customs Organization responsible for interpreting, updating, and ensuring uniform application of the Harmonized System used for classifying traded goods.

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instanceOf international organization committee ⓘ
subsidiary body of the World Customs Organization ⓘ
aimsTo ensure consistent tariff classification worldwide ⓘ
facilitate international trade ⓘ
promote uniform interpretation of the Harmonized System ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Harmonized System Committee of the WCO ⓘ
appliesTo Harmonized System contracting parties ⓘ
composition representatives of WCO member customs administrations ⓘ
country Belgium ⓘ
establishedBy World Customs Organization ⓘ
field customs ⓘ
international trade ⓘ
tariff classification ⓘ
governs implementation of the Harmonized System by contracting parties ⓘ
handles disputes on HS classification between members ⓘ
hasAbbreviation HSC ⓘ
hasMember customs administrations of World Customs Organization members ⓘ
jurisdiction international trade in goods ⓘ
language English ⓘ
French ⓘ
legalBasis International Convention on the Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System ⓘ
locatedIn Brussels ⓘ
linked to: Brussels, Belgium
meetsAt World Customs Organization headquarters ⓘ
meetsFrequency twice a year (approximately) ⓘ
officialName Harmonized System Committee ⓘ
oversees HS Nomenclature amendments cycle ⓘ
parentOrganization World Customs Organization ⓘ
partOf World Customs Organization ⓘ
produces amendment recommendations to the Harmonized System Nomenclature ⓘ
classification decisions ⓘ
classification opinions ⓘ
explanatory notes to the Harmonized System ⓘ
reportsTo Council of the World Customs Organization ⓘ
linked to: WCO Council
responsibleFor classification of traded goods under the Harmonized System ⓘ
ensuring uniform application of the Harmonized System ⓘ
interpretation of the Harmonized System ⓘ
updating the Harmonized System ⓘ
scope goods nomenclature and classification issues ⓘ
shortName HS Committee ⓘ
supports implementation of HS in national customs tariffs ⓘ
typeOfBody technical committee ⓘ
uses Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System ⓘ
website https://www.wcoomd.org (via WCO site) ⓘ

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