Harmonized System. HS") means the Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System, including its general rules and legal notes set out in the Annex to the International Convention on the Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System;
Harmonized System. “Harmonized System” means the Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System, including its General Rules of Interpretation, Section Notes, and Chapter Notes, as adopted and implemented by the Parties in their respective tariff laws;
Harmonized System. HS Code or HS means the Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System established by the International Convention on the Harmonized Description and Coding System signed at Brussels on 14 June 1983, as amended;
Harmonized System. Introduction The aim of the HS interface is to enable users to navigate through the Nomenclature, consult and compare the various descriptions (ENs, COs, etc.), look back over the history of the HS and identify the HS code that corresponds to what they are looking for. Content to be displayed in the future HSDB This interface will include: - The HS 2007, HS 2012 and HS 2017 Nomenclatures. Earlier versions will also be added, going as far back as the HS 1988. - Explanatory Notes (HS 2007, HS 2012 and HS 2017) - Classification Opinions (HS 2007, HS 2012 and HS 2017) - Links to rulings - Alphabetical Index (HS 2017) - Commodities (HS 2007 and HS 2012) - Classification advice (option to be confirmed) Volume (for ONE version of the HS and for ONE language) HS version to be showcased Language to be uploaded Electronic format Nomenclature 21 Sections 99 Chapters (2-digit level) 1,244 headings (4-digit level) 5,224 subheadings (6-digit level)1 HS 2017, HS 2012, HS 2007, HS 2002, HS 1996, HS 1992, HS 1988, BN 1976, BN 1955 EN, FR for every version IT for HS 2007, HS 2012 ES for HS 2007, HS 2012, HS 2017 RUS for HS 2007, HS 2012 The same content is available in XML & CSV Explanatory Notes Around 1, 500 Explanatory Notes attached to every heading and to many Chapters Some pictures are attached to the Explanatory Notes HS 2017 HS 2012 HS 2007 Previous version: links to PDFs EN, FR for every version IT for HS 2012 ES for HS 2012, HS 2017 RUS for HS 2012 The content is available in xhtml and xml Classification Opinions Around 1,000 Classification Opinions, mainly at heading level HS 2017 HS 2012 HS 2007 Previous version: links to PDFs EN, FR for every version The content is available in xhtml and xml Alphabetical Index Around 11,000 items + sub- items HS 2017 EN, FR for every version The content is available in xhtml and xml Commodities Around 12,000 items at heading level HS 2007 HS 2012 The content is available in xml Table 5 - Statistics about the Harmonized System The Nomenclature and search engine are for Freemium users (logged users but with no subscriptions to the HS)and visitors. The Explanatory Notes and Classifications Opinions are available to Premium users. Freemium/visitors Nomenclature Search engine and navigation bar (except the facets)
Harmonized System. One delegation suggested that the Harmonized System (HS) would be a suitable candidate for the reporting of statistics on goods. It was a universal system and was commonly used. In commenting on this suggestion, the point was made that, while the HS was increasingly the standard for customs authorities, the Harmonized System was not suitable for purposes of statistical reporting under the Agreement on Government Procurement because it was too comprehensive. One delegation added that the HS was not a commonly used system to record procurement statistics and that his authorities would find it almost impossible to establish any reliable concordance between the HS and their national system. Another delegation, recalling a study his delegation had undertaken earlier in a different framework, noted that the HS system required reporting either by 21 sections, which did not provide enough detail, or by 98 chapters, providing too much detail. HS was oriented towards commercial items, but did not provide enough details on categories of products typically purchased by governments. Furthermore, implementing HS for procurement purposes would create great difficulties administratively. - UNCPC. One delegation suggested that the UNCPC would be a suitable candidate for the reporting of statistics on services, since it was a universal system and commonly used. One delegation noted that the UNCPC would perhaps be appropriate for reporting services but it would be wholly inadequate for goods. - The point was made that the system of 26 product categories used under the current Agreement sometimes lacked a necessary level of detail to provide meaningful information. It was noted that the US Federal Classification System might have some merit for reporting statistics on goods but that it was probably not adequate for services. The representative of the European Communities mentioned that the CPA, the classification system his authorities had developed for internal use and on which their own procurement information was based, had strong links with the UNCPC. It allowed comparison of public sector procurement with other statistics such as on production and GPA/IC/W/12 on markets in individual countries and could be organized in a way to match other systems. He recognized however that the CPA was a European system and by no means universal. The Working Group requested the Secretariat to prepare a paper on previous discussions held in the Committee on Government Procurement under t...
