Date: 23 September 2019
On 15 and 16 September 2019 the EU-WCO Programme for the Harmonized System (HS) in Africa organised a series of meetings with representatives of the Customs Administration of Somalia in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Date: 16 January 2017
The WCO manages the HS review process through the Harmonized System Committee – representing the Contracting Parties to the HS Convention – and more specifically through its HS Review Sub-Committee. Each Review Cycle typically lasts five years.
Date: 28 April 2017
At the invitation of the Oceania Customs Organisation (OCO) Secretariat, the WCO attended a Regional Workshop to assist OCO members with the uniform application and implementation of the Harmonized System (HS) 2017.
Date: 30 September 2015
The WCO Harmonized System Committee (HSC) held its 56th Session from 16 to 25 September 2015 at the WCO headquarters in Brussels, where around 120 delegates representing 62 Contracting Parties to the HS Convention, three WCO Member administrations and five international organizations attended.
Date: 12 June 2020
HS 2028, the eighth edition of the Harmonized System (HS) Nomenclature, will enter into force on 1 January 2028. The amendments are the outcome of the 7th HS Review Cycle, reflecting six years of technical discussions and studies conducted within the WCO.
Date: 24 March 2016
The 2017 Edition of the WCO Harmonized System Nomenclature will enter into force on 1 January 2017. It includes 233 sets of amendments, divided as follows : agricultural sector 85; chemical sector 45; wood sector 13; textile sector 15; base metal sector 6; machinery sector 25; transport sector 18; other sectors 26.
Date: 12 June 2020
HS 2022, which is the seventh edition of the Harmonized System (HS) nomenclature, is used worldwide for the uniform classification of goods traded internationally, and has been accepted by all Contracting Parties to the Harmonized System Convention. It shall enter into force on 1 January 2022.
Date: 11 July 2024
The HS Committee performs functions as described in Article 7 of the HS Convention. To that end, the Committee acts under the overall direction of the WCO Council and Policy Commission, with administrative support provided by the WCO Secretariat.
Date: 23 October 2015
Modification to the Correlation Tables between the 2012 and 2017 editions of the Harmonized System