Question 1

What is the Harmonized System?

Accepted Answer

The Harmonized System (HS) is a system that was developed by the World Customs Organization (WCO) in 1988 to classify goods in shipments entering WCO member countries. Products are classified with HS codes. This means products are given a specific numerical code to allow customs officials the ability to keep track of what items are entering their country.

Question 2

What are the updates to the Harmonized System?

Accepted Answer

The main changes apply to HS codes in various chapters including Live Animals and Animal Products, Vegetable Products, Animal and Vegetable Fat, Beverages, Spirits, and Vinegar; Tobacco Tobacco Substitutes, Chemicals, Plastics, Articles of wood, Textiles, Articles of Stone, Plaster, Cement, Asbestos, Mica or Similar Materials; Ceramic Products; Glass and Glassware, Articles of Metal, Machinery, Automotive, Aircraft, Ships, Furniture. Within these chapters, there will be new headings and subheadings, updated descriptions, and updated and new legal notes.

Question 3

Why is the WCO updating the Harmonized System?

Accepted Answer

The Harmonized System updates every five years in order to keep up with changes in different industries, goods produced within those industries, and the need for new chapters, headings, and subheadings. The 2022 HS code changes are influenced by multiple driving factors, including environmental impact, technological advances and product innovations, health and medical research, ever-changing trade patterns, Food & Agricultural Organization (FAO) proposal, the fight against terrorism, and implementing various international conventions.

Question 4

Who is affected by the 2022 Harmonized System update?

Accepted Answer

If you have a business that sells products internationally, assume you are affected, especially if your products fall under one or more of the updated chapters, e.g. textiles, furniture, plastics, etc.

Question 5

What happens if I don’t stay up to date with the latest version of the Harmonized System?

Accepted Answer

Using an outdated HS code or country-specific code is considered an incorrect code. Classifying your products incorrectly can result in your shipment being held at the border by customs, customs assigning an HS code to the goods themselves which may result in a higher-than-accurate duty rate, your shipment being rejected, or you may incur penalties and fines.

Question 6

How can I stay compliant?

Accepted Answer

You can stay compliant by reviewing the WCO changes, identifying which of your products may be affected, comparing the WCO impacted HS codes to your product classifications, mapping your products to the new or updated chapters and subheadings in the Harmonized System, identifying which countries schedule/publish their changes ahead of time, understanding that changes are not final until they are officially made effective, and reclassifying your affected goods for each country as they become available.

Question 7

Is there a way to automatically stay up to date with the changes?

Accepted Answer

Zonos Classify has changed the industry with automated HS code classification. Classify stays up to date with the changes in the Harmonized System and country-specific classification codes in order to quickly and easily assign accurate HS codes to your products.

2022 조화 시스템(HS) 업데이트: 알아야 할 모든 것

조화 시스템이란 무엇입니까?

조화 시스템의 업데이트 내용은 무엇인가요?

왜 WCO가 조화 시스템을 업데이트하나요?

2022 조화 시스템 업데이트의 영향을 받는 사람은 누구인가요?

조화 시스템의 최신 버전을 유지하지 않으면 어떻게 되나요?

어떻게 규정 준수를 유지할 수 있을까요?

변경 사항을 자동으로 최신 상태로 유지하는 방법이 있을까요?