WCO Committee concludes primary work on the Harmonized System 2022

The World Customs Organization’s (WCO) 67th Session of the Harmonized System Committee announced the conclusion of its primary work on the HS 2022 tools.

Settling on a final accepted agenda of 98 agenda items, the meeting was held, in a blended format of online sessions and written forum discussions, from 12 to 30 April.

The primary focus of the meeting was to finalize the amendments to the HS 2022 Explanatory Notes in order to be published in time for the implementation of the seventh edition of the HS on 1/1/2022.

The new HS2022 edition includes some major changes to the HS, covering a wide range of goods moving across borders, while addressing environmental and social issues of global concern and adapting to current trade patterns.