Customs

On 04 February 2022, the World Customs Organization (WCO) announced that its Explanatory Notes (EN) of the Harmonized System (HS) 2022 edition were now available in paper format and could be ordered through its online bookshop: www.wcoomdpublications.org.

The EN to the HS2022 are tools developed by the HS Committee (HSC) and adopted by the Council. They provide technical descriptions of goods and practical indications for the classification and identification of products. Even though they are not part of the HS Convention, they form the official interpretation of the HS Nomenclature at the international level and serve as a reference in today's world trade.

The EN are packaged in five binders and include a first leaflet of official amending supplements. After purchase, additional official amending supplements* will be sent to you throughout the HS2022 cycle  after adoption and validation of corrigendum amendments of the EN by future sessions of the HSC. (*included in the initial price)

The EN and their amending supplements are also available online on its WCO Trade Tools platform (www.wcotradetools.org/en/harmonized-system) via a subscription.