Explanatory Notes to the Harmonized System

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The Explanatory Notes to the Harmonized System are official interpretative guidelines that clarify and illustrate the scope and application of the Harmonized System tariff classification codes used in international trade.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf customs classification guidance
legal interpretative guidelines
official publication
reference work
appliesTo Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System NERFINISHED
Harmonized System NERFINISHED
basedOn Harmonized System Nomenclature NERFINISHED
contains classification guidance
exclusions and inclusions for HS headings
illustrative examples of products
legal notes explanations
references to Section Notes and Chapter Notes of the HS
covers all Chapters of the Harmonized System
all Sections of the Harmonized System
describes scope of Harmonized System headings
scope of Harmonized System subheadings
issuedBy World Customs Organization NERFINISHED
jurisdiction international
language English
French
legalStatus considered highly persuasive in classification disputes
may be given binding force in some national legislations
non-binding at international level
medium electronic publication
printed publication
partOf Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System NERFINISHED
publisher World Customs Organization NERFINISHED
purpose to assist customs administrations and traders in classifying goods
to clarify the scope of HS headings and subheadings
to promote uniform application of the Harmonized System worldwide
to provide guidance on the interpretation of HS tariff classification codes
relatedTo Compendium of Classification Opinions NERFINISHED
HS Classification Opinions
shortName HS Explanatory Notes NERFINISHED
HSEN
structure organized by HS Chapters
organized by HS Sections
organized by HS headings and subheadings
updatedBy World Customs Organization HS Committee NERFINISHED
updateFrequency periodically revised to reflect HS amendments
usedBy customs administrations
exporters
importers
tariff classification specialists
trade practitioners
usedFor interpretation of HS headings and subheadings
tariff classification of goods in international trade
usedIn dispute resolution on tariff classification
training of customs officers

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HSC responsibleFor Explanatory Notes to the Harmonized System
subject surface form: Harmonized System Committee
International Convention on the Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System hasComponent Explanatory Notes to the Harmonized System
this entity surface form: Harmonized System Explanatory Notes