In an innovation brought to you by the South Africa Bureau of Standards (SABS), henceforth the tariff subheading(s) (if indicated by the World Trade Organisation (WTO) member) will appear below.
The WTO Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Agreement has a transparency obligation that requires WTO member countries to publish and notify the WTO, which in turn notifies its member countries, of any draft technical regulations at least 60 days in advance of adoption.
The notifications on all draft technical regulations are for the week 11 to 17 May 2015, comment on which may be submitted to ronel.greyvenstein@sabs.co.za.
15-2543, Brazil, Personal care products, cosmetics and perfumes for children, 13/05/2015, No Harmonized System (HS) code.
15-2534, Republic of Korea (South Korea), Motor vehicles and motor vehicle parts, 13/05/2015, No HS code.
15-2528, Trinidad and Tobago, Portland cement and similar hydraulic cement, 13/05/2015, HS 25.23.
15-2548, United States of America, Direct heating equipment and pool heaters, 13/05/2015, No HS Code.
15-2544, United States of America, Internal combustion engines for road vehicles , 13/05/2015, No HS Code.
15-2547, United States of America, Certain chemical substances, 13/05/2015, No HS Code.
15-2545, Viet Nam, Steel 13/05/2015, No HS Code.
15-2471, Japan, Substances with probable effects on the central nervous system, 11/05/2015, No HS Code.
15-2472, Republic of Korea - Electrical appliances, 11/05/2015, No HS Code.