107 Days to HS2012 Hides and Leather Tariff Amendments In this article we will focus on the tariff amendments to Section VIII of the World Customs Organisation (WCO) Harmonised System 2012 tariff amendments ie, “Raw Hides and Skins, Leather, Fur skins and Articles thereof; Saddlery and Harness; Travel Articles, Handbags and Similar Containers, Articles of Animal Gut (Other than Silkworm Gut)”. Section VIII consists of three tariff chapters. Tariff Chapter 41 – Raw Hides and Skins (other than Fur skins) and Leather, Tariff Chapter 42 – Articles of Leather; Saddlery and Harness; Travel Articles, Handbags and Similar Containers; Articles of Animal Gut (other than Silkworm Gut); and Chapter 43 – Fur skins and Artificial Fur; Manufacturers thereof. The first section deals with tariff subheadings to be deleted. The Tariff Chapters are not affected. The second section deals with tariff subheadings to be created (new). The Tariff Chapters are not affected. The third section deals with tariff subheadings whose scope will be modified, which only affects Tariff Chapter 41. The scope will be modified for Tariff subheadings 4101.20, and 4101.90. Wood Tariff Amendments Section IX refers to “Wood and Articles of Wood; Wood Charcoal; Cork and Articles of Cork; Manufacturers of Straw, of Esparto or of other Plaiting Materials; Basketware and Wickerwork”. Section IX consists of three tariff chapters. Tariff Chapter 44 – Wood and Articles of Wood; Wood Charcoal, Tariff Chapter 45 – Cork and Articles of Cork; and Chapter 46 – Manufacturers of Straw, of Esparto or of other Plaiting Materials; Basketware and Wickerwork. The first section deals with tariff subheadings to be deleted. Only tariff subheading 4401.30 is affected. The second section deals with tariff subheadings to be created (new). Only tariff subheadings 4401.31 and 4401.39 are affected. The third section deals with tariff subheadings whose scope will be modified. The Tariff Chapters are not affected. HS2012 Pulp Tariff Amendments Section X refers to “Pulp of Wood or of other Fibrous Cellulosic Material; Waste and Scrap of Paper or Paperboard; Paper and Paperboard and Articles thereof”. Section X consists of three tariff chapters. Tariff Chapter 47 – Pulp of Wood or of other Fibrous Cellulosic Material; Waste and Scrap of Paper or Paperboard, Tariff Chapter 48 – Paper and Paperboard; Articles of Paper Pulp, of Paper or of Paperboard; and Chapter 49 – Printed Books, Newspapers, Pictures and other Products of the Printing Industry; Manuscripts, Typescripts and Plans. The first section deals with tariff subheadings to be deleted. Only tariff subheadings 4808.20, 4808.30, 4814.10, and 4818.40 are affected. The second section deals with tariff subheadings to be created (new). Only tariff subheading 4808.40 is affected. The third section deals with tariff subheadings whose scope will be modified. Only tariff subheading 4818.90 is affected.
