DUTY CALLS

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.