International Convention on the Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System
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The International Convention on the Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System is a World Customs Organization treaty that establishes the globally standardized classification system used for international trade in goods.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| International Convention on the Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1994239 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: International Convention on the Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System Context triple: [Harmonized System Committee, legalBasis, International Convention on the Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System]
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Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System
The Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System is an internationally standardized system of names and numbers used to classify traded products for customs and trade statistics worldwide.
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Harmonized System Committee
The Harmonized System Committee is a key technical body within the World Customs Organization responsible for overseeing the interpretation, amendment, and uniform application of the Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System used for international trade classification.
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C.
International Convention on the Simplification and Harmonization of Customs Procedures (Kyoto Convention)
The International Convention on the Simplification and Harmonization of Customs Procedures (Kyoto Convention) is a key international treaty that sets standardized principles and practices to streamline and modernize customs procedures worldwide.
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D.
Customs Convention on the International Transport of Goods under Cover of TIR Carnets (TIR Convention)
The Customs Convention on the International Transport of Goods under Cover of TIR Carnets (TIR Convention) is a key UN treaty that facilitates international road transport by allowing goods to transit multiple countries with minimal customs checks under a standardized guarantee system.
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E.
Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade
The Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade is a World Trade Organization treaty that disciplines how governments design and apply technical regulations, standards, and conformity assessment procedures so they do not create unnecessary obstacles to international trade.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: International Convention on the Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System Target entity description: The International Convention on the Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System is a World Customs Organization treaty that establishes the globally standardized classification system used for international trade in goods.
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A.
Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System
The Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System is an internationally standardized system of names and numbers used to classify traded products for customs and trade statistics worldwide.
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B.
Harmonized System Committee
The Harmonized System Committee is a key technical body within the World Customs Organization responsible for overseeing the interpretation, amendment, and uniform application of the Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System used for international trade classification.
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C.
International Convention on the Simplification and Harmonization of Customs Procedures (Kyoto Convention)
The International Convention on the Simplification and Harmonization of Customs Procedures (Kyoto Convention) is a key international treaty that sets standardized principles and practices to streamline and modernize customs procedures worldwide.
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D.
Customs Convention on the International Transport of Goods under Cover of TIR Carnets (TIR Convention)
The Customs Convention on the International Transport of Goods under Cover of TIR Carnets (TIR Convention) is a key UN treaty that facilitates international road transport by allowing goods to transit multiple countries with minimal customs checks under a standardized guarantee system.
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E.
Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade
The Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade is a World Trade Organization treaty that disciplines how governments design and apply technical regulations, standards, and conformity assessment procedures so they do not create unnecessary obstacles to international trade.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World Customs Organization convention
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international treaty ⓘ multilateral treaty ⓘ |
| administeredBy | World Customs Organization ⓘ |
| appliesTo | physical goods traded across borders ⓘ |
| basisFor |
Combined Nomenclature of the European Union
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international comparison of trade data ⓘ many national customs tariff schedules ⓘ |
| benefit |
improves transparency in international trade
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reduces complexity in classifying goods for customs purposes ⓘ supports automation of customs procedures ⓘ |
| category |
customs law
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international economic law ⓘ trade facilitation instrument ⓘ |
| classificationSystemType | numerical commodity classification system ⓘ |
| defines |
general rules for the interpretation of the Harmonized System
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obligations of contracting parties regarding HS implementation ⓘ structure of the Harmonized System nomenclature ⓘ |
| establishes |
Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System
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Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System ⓘ
surface form:
Harmonized System
|
| field |
customs
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international trade ⓘ tariff classification ⓘ |
| governingBody |
WCO Council
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surface form:
World Customs Organization Council
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| hasComponent |
Explanatory Notes to the Harmonized System
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surface form:
Harmonized System Explanatory Notes
Harmonized System classification opinions ⓘ |
| implementedBy | national customs administrations ⓘ |
| language |
English
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French ⓘ |
| legalStatus | binding on its contracting parties ⓘ |
| monitoredBy |
Harmonized System Committee
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surface form:
World Customs Organization Harmonized System Committee
|
| providesFor | periodic review and amendment of the Harmonized System ⓘ |
| purpose |
to create a standardized system for classifying traded goods
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to facilitate international trade ⓘ to harmonize customs tariffs and trade statistics ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
World Trade Organization agreements
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customs valuation practices ⓘ |
| requires |
contracting parties to base their customs tariffs on the Harmonized System nomenclature
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contracting parties to use HS headings and subheadings without modification at a certain level ⓘ |
| scope | classification of goods in international trade ⓘ |
| shortName | HS Convention ⓘ |
| structureOfSystem | organized into sections, chapters, headings and subheadings ⓘ |
| usedFor |
customs tariffs
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monitoring of controlled goods ⓘ rules of origin ⓘ trade negotiations ⓘ trade statistics ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: International Convention on the Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System Description of subject: The International Convention on the Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System is a World Customs Organization treaty that establishes the globally standardized classification system used for international trade in goods.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Harmonized System Committee
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legalBasis
→
International Convention on the Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System
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Harmonized System Committee
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establishedBy
→
International Convention on the Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System
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HSC
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basedOnTreaty
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International Convention on the Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System
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subject surface form:
Harmonized System Committee
HS Committee
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legalBasis
→
International Convention on the Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System
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