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2017 Version 2012 Version Remarks 0301.93 0301.93 ex0301.99 Expansion of the scope of subheading 0301.93 for carp to include other main species, as for example catla (Catla catla) and roho labeo (Labeo rohita).

0301.99 ex0301.99 October 2016 Amendment adopted as a result of the FAO proposal to enhance the monitoring of the global food security.

Expansion of the scope of subheading 0302.9 to include fish fins, heads, tails, maws and other edible fish offal.
Amendment adopted as a result of the FAO proposal to enhance the monitoring of the global food security.
0302.11 ex0302.11 0302.13 ex0302.13 0302.14 ex0302.14 0302.19 ex0302.19 0302.21 ex0302.21 0302.22 ex0302.22 0302.23 ex0302.23 0302.24 ex0302.24 0302.29 ex0302.29 0302.31 ex0302.31 0302.32 ex0302.32 0302.33 ex0302.33 0302.34 ex0302.34 0302.35 ex0302.35 0302.36 ex0302.36 0302.39 ex0302.39 2017 Version 2012 Version Remarks 0302.41 ex0302.41 0302.42 ex0302.42 0302.43 ex0302.43 0302.44 ex0302.44 0302.45 ex0302.45 0302.46 ex0302.46 0302.47 ex0302.47 0302.49 ex0302.89 0302.51 ex0302.51 0302.52 ex0302.52 0302.53 ex0302.53 0302.54 ex0302.54 0302.55 ex0302.55 0302.56 ex0302.56 0302.59 ex0302.59 0302.71 ex0302.71 0302.72 ex0302.72 Expansion of the scope of subheading 0302.9 to include fish fins, heads, tails, maws and other edible fish offal.
At the same time, expansion of the scope of subheading 0302.4 and creation of new subheading 0302.49 to enlarge the coverage of pelagic species, other than tunas, included in subheading 0302.4, to cover Indian mackerels (Rastrelliger spp.

), seerfishes (Scomberomorus spp.

), jacks, crevalles (Caranx spp.

), silver pomfrets (Pampus spp.

), Pacific saury (Cololabis saira), scads (Decapterus spp.

), capelin (Mallotus villosus), Kawakawa (Euthynnus affinis), bonitos (Sarda spp.
), marlins, sailfishes, spearfish (Istiophoridae).

Amendment adopted as a result of the FAO proposal to enhance the monitoring of the global food security.

Expansion of the scope of subheading 0302.9 to include fish fins, heads, tails, maws and other edible fish offal.

Amendment adopted as a result of the FAO proposal to enhance the monitoring of the global food security.

Expansion of the scope of subheading 0302.9 to include fish fins, heads, tails, maws and other edible fish offal.
0302.73 ex0302.73 ex0302.89 At the same time, expansion of the scope of subheading 0302.73 for carp to include other main species, as for example catla (Catla catla) and roho labeo (Labeo rohita).

0302.74 ex0302.74 0302.79 ex0302.79 0302.81 ex0302.81 0302.82 ex0302.82 0302.83 ex0302.83 0302.84 ex0302.84 0302.85 ex0302.85 0302.89 ex0302.89 Amendment adopted as a result of the FAO proposal to enhance the monitoring of the global food security.
Expansion of the scope of subheading 0302.9 to include fish fins, heads, tails, maws and other edible fish offal.

At the same time, expansion of the scope of subheadings 0302.4 and 0302.73 which entails the transfer of certain products of subheading 0303.89 to subheading 0302.49 and 0302.73.

Amendment adopted as a result of the FAO proposal to enhance the monitoring of the global food security.
2017 Version 2012 Version Remarks Expansion of the scope of subheading 0302.9 to include fish fins, heads, tails, maws and other edible fish offal.

At the same time, subheading 0302.90 has been subdivided to provide separately for fish fins, heads, tails, maws and other edible fish offal.

Amendment adopted as a result of the FAO proposal to enhance the monitoring of the global food security.
0302.91 0302.90 0302.92 ex0302.81 0302.99 ex0302.11 ex0302.13 ex0302.14 ex0302.19 ex0302.21 ex0302.22 ex0302.23 ex0302.24 ex0302.29 ex0302.31 ex0302.32 ex0302.33 ex0302.34 ex0302.35 ex0302.36 ex0302.39 ex0302.41 ex0302.42 ex0302.43 ex0302.44 ex0302.45 ex0302.46 ex0302.47 ex0302.51 ex0302.52 ex0302.53 ex0302.54 ex0302.55 ex0302.56 ex0302.59 ex0302.71 ex0302.72 ex0302.73 ex0302.74 ex0302.79 ex0302.81 ex0302.82 ex0302.83 ex0302.84 ex0302.85 ex0302.89 0303.11 ex0303.11 0303.12 ex0303.12 0303.13 ex0303.13 0303.14 ex0303.14 0303.19 ex0303.19 Expansion of the scope of subheading 0303.9 to include fish fins, heads, tails, maws and other edible fish offal.
Amendment adopted as a result of the FAO proposal to enhance the monitoring of the global food security.

2017 Version 2012 Version Remarks 0303.23 ex0303.23 0303.24 ex0303.24 Expansion of the scope of subheading 0303.9 to include fish fins, heads, tails, maws and other edible fish offal.

0303.25 ex0303.25 ex0303.89 At the same time, expansion of the scope of subheading 0303.25 for carp to include other main species, as for example catla (Catla catla) and roho labeo (Labeo rohita).
0303.26 ex0303.26 0303.29 ex0303.29 0303.31 ex0303.31 0303.32 ex0303.32 0303.33 ex0303.33 0303.34 ex0303.34 0303.39 ex0303.39 0303.41 ex0303.41 0303.42 ex0303.42 0303.43 ex0303.43 0303.44 ex0303.44 0303.45 ex0303.45 0303.46 ex0303.46 0303.49 ex0303.49 0303.51 ex0303.51 0303.53 ex0303.53 0303.54 ex0303.54 0303.55 ex0303.55 0303.56 ex0303.56 0303.57 ex0303.57 0303.59 ex0303.89 Amendment adopted as a result of the FAO proposal to enhance the monitoring of the global food security.
Expansion of the scope of subheading 0303.9 to include fish fins, heads, tails, maws and other edible fish offal.

Amendment adopted as a result of the FAO proposal to enhance the monitoring of the global food security.

Expansion of the scope of subheading 0303.9 to include fish fins, heads, tails, maws and other edible fish offal.
At the same time, expansion of the scope of subheading 0303.5 and creation of new subheading 0303.59 to enlarge the coverage of pelagic species, other than tunas, included in subheading 0303.5, to cover anchovies (Engraulis spp.

), Indian mackerels (Rastrelliger spp.

), seerfishes (Scomberomorus spp.

), jacks, crevalles (Caranx spp.

), silver pomfrets (Pampus spp.

), Pacific saury (Cololabis saira), scads (Decapterus spp.
), capelin (Mallotus villosus), Kawakawa (Euthynnus affinis), bonitos (Sarda spp.

), marlins, sailfishes, spearfish (Istiophoridae).

Amendment adopted as a result of the FAO proposal to enhance the monitoring of the global food security.
2017 Version 2012 Version Remarks 0303.63 ex0303.63 0303.64 ex0303.64 0303.65 ex0303.65 0303.66 ex0303.66 0303.67 ex0303.67 0303.68 ex0303.68 0303.69 ex0303.69 0303.81 ex0303.81 0303.82 ex0303.82 0303.83 ex0303.83 0303.84 ex0303.84 0303.89 ex0303.89 Expansion of the scope of subheading 0303.9 to include fish fins, heads, tails, maws and other edible fish offal.

Amendment adopted as a result of the FAO proposal to enhance the monitoring of the global food security.
Expansion of the scope of subheading 0303.9 to include fish fins, heads, tails, maws and other edible fish offal.

At the same time, expansion of the scope of subheadings 0303.25 and 0303.5 which entails the transfer of certain products of subheading 0303.89 to subheading 0303.25 and 0303.59.

Amendment adopted as a result of the FAO proposal to enhance the monitoring of the global food security.
2017 Version 2012 Version Remarks 0303.91 0303.90 0303.92 ex0303.81 0303.99 0304.39 ex0303.11 ex0303.12 ex0303.13 ex0303.14 ex0303.19 ex0303.23 ex0303.24 ex0303.25 ex0303.26 ex0303.29 ex0303.31 ex0303.32 ex0303.33 ex0303.34 ex0303.39 ex0303.41 ex0303.42 ex0303.43 ex0303.44 ex0303.45 ex0303.46 ex0303.49 ex0303.51 ex0303.53 ex0303.54 ex0303.55 ex0303.56 ex0303.57 ex0303.63 ex0303.64 ex0303.65 ex0303.66 ex0303.67 ex0303.68 ex0303.69 ex0303.81 ex0303.82 ex0303.83 ex0303.84 ex0303.89 0304.39 ex0304.49 Expansion of the scope of subheading 0303.9 to include fish fins, heads, tails, maws and other edible fish offal.
At the same time, subheading 0303.90 has been subdivided to provide separately for fish fins, heads, tails, maws and other edible fish offal.

Amendment adopted as a result of the FAO proposal to enhance the monitoring of the global food security.

Expansion of the scope of subheading 0304.3 for carp to include other main species, as for example catla (Catla catla) and roho labeo (Labeo rohita).

Amendment adopted as a result of the FAO proposal to enhance the monitoring of the global food security.
2017 Version 2012 Version Remarks 0304.47 ex0304.49 0304.48 ex0304.49 Creation of new subheadings 0304.47 and 0304.48 for dogfish and other sharks and for rays and skates, respectively.

0304.49 ex0304.49 At the same time, time, expansion of the scope of subheading 0304.3 which entails the transfer of certain products of subheading 0304.49 to subheading 0304.39.

Amendment adopted as a result of the FAO proposal to enhance the monitoring of the global food security.
0304.51 0304.51 ex0304.59 0304.56 ex0304.59 0304.57 ex0304.59 0304.59 ex0304.59 Expansion of the scope of subheading 0304.51 to include other main species of carp, as for example catla (Catla catla) and roho labeo (Labeo rohita) which entails the transfer of certain products of subheading 0304.59 to subheading 0304.51.

At the same time, creation of new subheadings 0304.56 and 0304.57 for dogfish and other sharks and for rays and skates, respectively.
0304.69 0304.69 ex0304.89 0304.88 ex0304.89 0304.89 ex0304.89 Amendment adopted as a result of the FAO proposal to enhance the monitoring of the global food security.

Expansion of the scope of subheading 0304.6 for carp to include other main species, as for example catla (Catla catla) and roho labeo (Labeo rohita) which entails the transfer of certain products of subheading 0304.89 to subheading 0304.69.

At the same time, creation of new subheading 0304.88 for dogfish, other sharks, rays and skates.
Amendment adopted as a result of the FAO proposal to enhance the monitoring of the global food security.

0304.93 0304.93 ex0304.99 Expansion of the scope of subheading 0304.93 to include other main species of carp, as for example catla (Catla catla) and roho labeo (Labeo rohita).

0304.96 ex0304.99 0304.97 ex0304.99 0304.99 ex0304.99 At the same time, creation of new subheadings 0304.96 and 0304.97 for dogfish and other sharks and for rays and skates, respectively.
Amendment adopted as a result of the FAO proposal to enhance the monitoring of the global food security.

2017 Version 2012 Version Remarks 0305.31 0305.31 ex0305.39 Expansion of the scope of subheading 0305.31 to include other main species of carp, as for example catla (Catla catla) and roho labeo (Labeo rohita).

0305.39 ex0305.39 Amendment adopted as a result of the FAO proposal to enhance the monitoring of the global food security.
0305.44 0305.44 ex0305.49 Expansion of the scope of subheading 0305.44 to include other main species of carp, as for example catla (Catla catla) and roho labeo (Labeo rohita).

0305.49 ex0305.49 Amendment adopted as a result of the FAO proposal to enhance the monitoring of the global food security.

0305.52 ex0305.59 0305.53 ex0305.59 0305.54 ex0305.59 0305.59 ex0305.59 Creation of new subheadings 0305.52, 0305.53 and 0305.54 to provide separately for more detailed species for dried fish.
Amendment adopted as a result of the FAO proposal to enhance the monitoring of the global food security.

0305.64 0305.64 ex0305.69 Expansion of the scope of subheading 0305.64 to include other main species of carp, as for example catla (Catla catla) and roho labeo (Labeo rohita).

0305.69 ex0305.69 Amendment adopted as a result of the FAO proposal to enhance the monitoring of the global food security.
2017 Version 2012 Version Remarks Restructuring of subheadings 0306.2 to 0306.29 to separate not frozen crustaceans into “live, fresh or chilled” and “other”.

Amendment adopted as a result of the FAO proposal to enhance the monitoring of the global food security.
0306.31 ex0306.21 0306.32 ex0306.22 0306.33 ex0306.24 0306.34 ex0306.25 0306.35 ex0306.26 0306.36 ex0306.27 0306.39 ex0306.29 0306.91 ex0306.21 0306.92 ex0306.22 0306.93 ex0306.24 0306.94 ex0306.25 0306.95 ex0306.26 ex0306.27 0306.99 ex0306.29 2017 Version 2012 Version Remarks 0307.12 ex0307.19 0307.19 ex0307.19 0307.22 ex0307.29 0307.29 ex0307.29 0307.32 ex0307.39 0307.39 ex0307.39 0307.42 0307.43 0307.49 0307.41 ex0307.91 ex0307.49 ex0307.99 ex0307.49 ex0307.99 0307.52 ex0307.59 0307.59 ex0307.59 0307.72 ex0307.79 0307.79 ex0307.79 0307.82 ex0307.91 0307.83 ex0307.89 0307.84 ex0307.99 0307.87 ex0307.89 0307.88 ex0307.99 0307.91 ex0307.91 0307.92 ex0307.99 0307.99 ex0307.99 0308.12 ex0308.19 0308.19 ex0308.19 0308.22 ex0308.29 0308.29 ex0308.29 Restructuring of heading 03.07 to separate “other” molluscs into “frozen” and “other”.
At the same time, expansion of the scope of subheading 0307.4 for cuttle fish and squid to include other species, in particular, species of families Illex and Todarodes, together with the creation of new subheadings for Stromboid conchs.

Amendment adopted as a result of the FAO proposal to enhance the monitoring of the global food security.

Restructuring of heading 03.08 to separate “other” aquatic invertebrates into “frozen” and “other”.
Amendment adopted as a result of the FAO proposal to enhance the monitoring of the global food security.

2017 Version 2012 Version Remarks 0805.21 ex0805.20 0805.22 ex0805.20 0805.29 ex0805.20 Creation of new subheadings 0805.21 and 0805.22 to provide separately for mandarins (including tangerines and satsumas) and clementines, respectively.

Amendment adopted as a result of the FAO proposal to enhance the monitoring of the global food security.
1211.20 1211.30 1211.40 1211.50 1211.90 1211.20 ex2008.99 Expansion of the scope of heading 12.11 to include “chilled” and “frozen” products.

At the same time, creation of new subheading 1211.50 for ephedra, facilitating the monitoring and control of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances.
1211.30 ex1404.90 1211.40 ex1404.90 ex1211.90 ex1404.90 ex1211.90 ex1404.90 ex2008.99 1302.14 ex1302.19 1302.19 ex1302.19 Creation of new subheading 1302.14 for vegetable saps and extracts, of ephedra, facilitating the monitoring and control of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances.

1404.90 ex1404.90 Expansion of the scope of heading 12.11 entails the transfer of certain products of this subheading to heading 12.11.
1604.18 ex1604.19 1604.19 ex1604.19 1605.54 1605.54 ex1605.59 1605.59 ex1605.59 Creation of new subheading 1604.18 for prepared or preserved shark fins.

Under the provision of Subheading Note 2 to Chapter 16, the expansion of the scope of subheading 0307.4 for cuttle fish and squid to include other species, in particular, species of families Illex and Todarodes, entails the transfer of certain products of subheading 1605.59 to subheading 1605.54.
2008.99 ex2008.99 Expansion of the scope of heading 12.11 entails the transfer of certain products of this subheading to heading 12.11.

2202.91 ex2202.90 2202.99 ex2202.90 Subheading 2204.90 has been subdivided to provide separately for non-alcoholic beer.

2204.22 ex2204.29 2204.29 ex2204.29 Creation of new subheading 2204.22 for wine in containers holdings more than 2l but not more than 10 l (e.g., BiB, or bag-in-a-box packaging of wine).
2017 Version 2012 Version Remarks 2811.12 ex2811.19 2811.19 ex2811.19 Creation of new subheading 2811.12 to provide separately for hydrogen cyanide, to facilitate the collection and comparison of data on the international movement of substances controlled under the Chemical Weapons Convention.
2812.11 ex2812.10 2812.12 ex2812.10 2812.13 ex2812.10 2812.14 ex2812.10 2812.15 ex2812.10 2812.16 ex2812.10 2812.17 ex2812.10 2812.19 ex2812.10 2853.10 ex2853.00 2853.90 2848.00 ex2853.00 Subheading 2812.10 has been subdivided to provide separately for certain chlorides of non-metals, to facilitate the collection and comparison of data on the international movement of substances controlled under the Chemical Weapons Convention.
Creation of new subheading 2853.10 to provide separately for cyanogen chloride (chlorcyan), to facilitate the collection and comparison of data on the international movement of substances controlled under the Chemical Weapons Convention.

At the same time, expansion of the scope of heading 28.53 to accommodate the transfer of products of heading 28.48 to heading 28.53.

Heading 28.48.has been deleted because of the low volume of trade.
2903.83 ex2903.89 2903.89 ex2903.89 Creation of new subheading 2903.83 to provide separately for Mirex (ISO) (a chlorinated hydrocarbon), to facilitate the monitoring and control of the product under the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants.
2903.93 ex2903.99 2903.94 ex2903.99 2903.99 ex2903.99 Creation of new subheading 2903.93 and 2903.94 to provide separately for pentachlorobenzene (ISO) and hexabromobiphenyls, respectively, to facilitate the monitoring and control of the products under the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants.
2017 Version 2012 Version Remarks 2904.31 ex2904.90 2904.32 ex2904.90 2904.33 ex2904.90 2904.34 ex2904.90 2904.35 ex2904.90 2904.36 ex2904.90 2904.91 ex2904.90 2904.99 ex2904.90 2910.50 ex2910.90 2910.90 ex2910.90 2914.62 ex2914.69 2914.69 ex2914.69 2914.71 ex2914.70 2914.79 ex2914.70 2918.17 ex2918.19 2918.19 ex2918.19 2920.21 ex2920.90 2920.22 ex2920.90 2920.23 ex2920.90 2920.24 ex2920.90 2920.29 ex2920.90 2920.30 ex2920.90 2920.90 ex2920.90 Creation of new subheadings 2904.31 to 2904.36 to provide separately for perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS), its salts and perfluorooctanesulfonyl fluoride (PFOSF), to facilitate the monitoring and control of the products under the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants and also the Rotterdam Convention on hazardous chemicals and pesticides.
At the same time, creation of new subheading 2904.91 to provide separately for trichloronitromethane (chloropicrin), to facilitate the collection and comparison of data on the international movement of substances controlled under the Chemical Weapons Convention.

Creation of new subheading 2910.50 to provide separately for Endrin (ISO), to facilitate the monitoring and control of the product under the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants.
Creation of new subheading 2914.62 to provide separately for coenzyme Q10 (ubidecarenone (INN)).

Subheading 2914.70 has been subdivided to provide separately for Chlordecone (ISO), to facilitate the monitoring and control of the product under the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants.
Creation of new subheading 2918.17 to provide separately for 2,2-diphenyl-2-hydroxyacetic acid (benzilic acid), to facilitate the collection and comparison of data on the international movement of substances controlled under the Chemical Weapons Convention.
Creation of new subheadings 2920.21 to 2920.29 to provide separately for dimethyl phosphite, diethyl phosphite, trimethyl phosphite and triethyl phosphite, to facilitate the collection and comparison of data on the international movement of substances controlled under the Chemical Weapons Convention.
At the same time, creation of new subheading 2920.30 for Endosulfan (ISO), to facilitate the monitoring and control of the products under both the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants and the Rotterdam Convention on hazardous chemicals and pesticides.
2017 Version 2012 Version Remarks 2921.12 ex2921.19 2921.13 ex2921.19 2921.14 ex2921.19 2921.19 ex2921.19 Creation of new subheadings 2921.12 to 2921.14 to provide separately for 2-(N,N-Dimethylamino)ethylchloride hydro - chloride, 2-(N,N-Diethyl amino)ethyl chloride hydrochloride and 2-(N,N-Diiso propylamino)ethylchloride hydro chloride, respectively, to facilitate the collection and comparison of data on the international movement of substances controlled under the Chemical Weapons Convention.
2922.15 ex2922.13 2922.16 ex2922.19 2922.17 ex2922.19 2922.18 ex2922.19 2922.19 ex2922.13 ex2922.19 2923.30 ex2923.90 2923.40 ex2923.90 2923.90 ex2923.90 Creation of new subheadings 2922.15 to 2922.18 to provide separately for triethanolamine, diethanolammonium perfluorooctane sulphonate, methyl diethanolamine and ethyldiethanolamine, and 2-(N,N-diisopropylamino)ethanol, respectively, to facilitate the collection and comparison of data on the international movement of substances controlled under the Chemical Weapons Convention.
Creation of new subheadings 2923.30 and 2923.40 to provide separately for tetraethylammonium perfluorooctane sulphonate and didecyldimethyl ammonium perfluorooctane sulphonate, to facilitate the monitoring and control of the products under the Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade.
2924.25 ex2924.29 2924.29 ex2924.29 Creation of new subheading 2924.25 to provide separately for Alachlor (ISO), to facilitate the monitoring and control of the products under the Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade.
2926.40 ex2926.90 2926.90 ex2926.90 Creation of new subheading 2926.40 to provide separately for alpha-phenylacetoacetonitrile (also known as "APAAN"), to facilitate the monitoring and control of the products (a pre- precursor for drugs).
2930.60 ex2930.90 2930.70 ex2930.90 2930.80 2930.50 ex2930.90 2930.90 ex2930.90 Creation of new subheadings 2930.60 and 2930.70 to provide separately for 2-(N,N-Diethylamino)ethanethiol and Bis(2- hydroxyethyl)sulfide (thiodiglycol (INN)), to facilitate the collection and comparison of data on the international movement of substances controlled under the Chemical Weapons Convention.
At the same time, creation of new subheading 2930.80 to cover Aldicarb (ISO), Captafol (ISO) and Methamidophos (ISO), to facilitate the monitoring and control of these products under the Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade..

This results in the deletion of subheading 2930.50 and transfer of these products to new subheading 2930.80.
2017 Version 2012 Version Remarks 2931.31 ex2931.90 2931.32 ex2931.90 2931.33 ex2931.90 2931.34 ex2931.90 2931.35 ex2931.90 2931.36 ex2931.90 2931.37 ex2931.90 2931.38 ex2931.90 2931.39 ex2931.90 2931.90 ex2931.90 2932.14 ex2932.19 2932.19 ex2932.19 2933.92 ex2933.99 2933.99 ex2933.99 2935.10 ex2935.00 2935.20 ex2935.00 2935.30 ex2935.00 2935.40 ex2935.00 2935.50 ex2935.00 2935.90 ex2935.00 2939.71 2939.91 2939.79 2939.99 2939.80 Applicable subheadings, such as subheadings of headings 29.33 and 29.34 Creation of new subheadings 2931.31 to 2931.39 to provide separately for certain organo-phosphorous compounds, to facilitate the collection and comparison of data on the international movement of substances controlled under the Chemical Weapons Convention.
Creation of new subheading 2932.14 to provide separately for sucralose.

Creation of new subheading 2933.92 to provide separately for Azinphos-methyl (ISO), to facilitate the monitoring and control of the products under the Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade.
Heading 29.35 has been subdivided to provide separately for certain sulphonamides, to facilitate the monitoring and control of the products under the Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade.

Expansion of the scope of heading 29.39 to include other alkaloids obtained, for example, from animal origin.
At the same time, subheadings 2939.91 and 2939.92 have been renumbered for the creation of a new subheading 2939.80 for "Other".

The new subheading 2939.80 covers all the alkaloids of non‑vegetal origin.

Expansion of the scope of heading 29.39 entails the transfer of certain products currently covered by other headings of the Nomenclature (for example, heading 29.33, heading 29.34) to the new subheading 2939.80.
2017 Version 2012 Version Remarks 3002.11 ex3002.10 3002.12 ex3002.10 3002.13 ex3002.10 3002.14 ex3002.10 3002.15 ex3002.10 3002.19 ex3002.10 Subheading 3002.10 has been subdivided to create new subheadings 3002.11 for malaria diagnostic test kits, and 3002.12 to 3002.15 for immunological products, whether unmixed, mixed or put up in measured doses or in forms or packings for retail sale.
Furthermore, the scope of the new subheadings 3002.12 to 3002.15 has been defined in new Subheading Note 1 to Chapter 30.

3003.41 ex3003.40 3003.42 ex3003.40 3003.43 ex3003.40 Subheading 3003.40 has been subdivided to create new subheadings 3003.41, 3003.42 and 3003.43, facilitating the monitoring and control of pharmaceutical preparations containing ephedrine, pseudoephedrine or norephedrine, or salts thereof.
3003.49 ex3003.40 3003.60 ex3003.90 3003.90 ex3003.90 3004.41 ex3004.40 3004.42 ex3004.40 3004.43 ex3004.40 3004.49 ex3004.40 3004.60 ex3004.90 3004.90 ex3004.90 At the same time, new subheading 3003.60 has been created to provide separately for antimalarial medicaments.

Furthermore, the scope of the new subheading 3003.60 has been defined in new Subheading Note 2 to Chapter 30.
Subheading 3004.40 has been subdivided to create new subheadings 3004.41, 3004.42 and 3004.43, facilitating the monitoring and control of pharmaceutical preparations containing ephedrine, pseudoephedrine or norephedrine, or salts thereof.

At the same time, new subheading 3304.60 has been created to provide separately for antimalarial medicaments.

Furthermore, the scope of the new subheading 3004.60 has been defined in new Subheading Note 2 to Chapter 30.
3103.11 ex3103.10 3103.19 ex3103.10 Subheading 3103.10 has been subdivided to create new subheading 3103.11 for superphosphates, containing by weight 35 % or more of diphosphorus pentaoxide (P2O5).

3705.00 3705.10 3705.90 Subheadings 3705.10 and 3705.90 have been deleted because of the low volume of trade.
2017 Version 2012 Version Remarks Expansion of the scope of subheading 3808.5 to cover the products listed in Subheading Note 1 to Chapter 38, facilitating the monitoring and control of the products consequential to the Rotterdam Convention.
At the same time, subheading 3808.50 has been subdivided to create new subheading 3808.52 for DDT (ISO) (clofenotane (INN)), in packings of a net weight content not exceeding 300 g. Furthermore, new subheadings 3808.61 to 3808.69 have been created for certain products used as antimalarial commodities.

The scope of the new subheadings 3808.61 to 3808.69 has been defined in new Subheading Note 2 to Chapter 38.
3808.52 ex3808.50 3808.59 ex3808.50 ex3808.91 ex3808.92 ex3808.93 ex3808.94 ex3808.99 3808.61 ex3808.91 3808.62 ex3808.91 3808.69 ex3808.91 3808.91 ex3808.91 3808.92 ex3808.92 3808.93 ex3808.93 3808.94 ex3808.94 3808.99 ex3808.99 3812.31 ex3812.30 3812.39 ex3812.30 Subheading 3812.30 has been subdivided to create new subheading 3812.31 for mixtures of oligomers of 2,2,4- trimethyl-1,2-dihydroquinoline (TMQ).
3824.84 ex3824.90 3824.85 ex3824.90 3824.86 ex3824.90 3824.87 ex3824.90 3824.88 ex3824.90 3824.91 ex3824.90 3824.99 ex3824.90 Expansion of the scope of subheading 3824.8 to cover the products listed in Subheading Note 3 to Chapter 38, facilitating the monitoring and control of the products consequential to the Rotterdam Convention or Stockholm Convention.
At the same time, new subheadings 3824.84 to 3824.88 have been created facilitating the monitoring and control of these products consequential to the Stockholm Convention.

Subheading 3824.90 has been subdivided to create new subheading 3824.91 to facilitate the collection and comparison of data on the international movement of substances controlled under the Chemical Weapons Convention.
At the same time, expansion of the scope of subheading 3824.8 entails the transfer of certain products of subheading 3824.90 to subheading 3824.8.

3901.40 ex3901.90 3901.90 ex3901.90 New subheading 3901.40 has been created for ethylene- alpha-olefin copolymers, having a specific gravity of less than 0.94.

3907.61 ex3907.60 3907.69 ex3907.60 Subheading 3907.60 has been subdivided to create new subheading 3907.61 for poly(ethylene terephthalate), having a viscosity number of 78 ml/g or higher.
2017 Version 2012 Version Remarks 3909.31 ex3909.30 3909.39 ex3909.30 Subheading 3909.30 has been subdivided to create new subheading 3909.31 for poly(methylene phenyl isocyanate) (crude MDI, polymeric MDI).

3926.90 ex3926.90 See the remarks for heading 96.20.

The new structure of subheadings 4011.6 to 4011.99 for new pneumatic tyres, of rubber, has been created to overcome the lack of alignment between the English and the French versions of the text of subheading 4011.6.
4011.70 4011.80 4011.90 4011.61 4011.92 4011.62 4011.63 4011.93 4011.94 4011.69 4011.99 4401.11 ex4401.10 4401.12 ex4401.10 Subheading 4401.10 has been subdivided to provide separately for coniferous and non-coniferous fuel wood, due to the high volume of international trade.

4401.39 ex4401.39 4401.40 ex4401.39 Sawdust and wood waste and scrap have been separated into two major groups of products: agglomerated (pellets, briquettes, logs, etc.)

and not agglomerated.


4403.11 ex4403.10 4403.12 ex4403.10 Subheading 4403.10 has been subdivided into coniferous and non-coniferous, due to the high volume of international trade.

4403.21 ex4403.20 4403.22 ex4403.20 Subheadings 4403.21 to 4403.26 have been created to divide by species and size, due to the high volume of global international trade.
4403.23 ex4403.20 4403.24 ex4403.20 4403.25 ex4403.20 4403.26 ex4403.20 4403.49 4403.49 ex4403.99 Deletion of Subheading Note 2 to Chapter 44 results in the expansion of the scope of the expression "tropical wood".

Amendment adopted as a result of the FAO proposal to enhance the coverage of wood species in order to get a better picture of trade patterns.
2017 Version 2012 Version Remarks 4403.93 ex4403.92 4403.94 ex4403.92 Subheadings 4403.93 to 4403.98 have been created to divide by species and size, due to the high volume of global international trade.
4403.95 ex4403.99 4403.96 ex4403.99 4403.97 ex4403.99 4403.98 ex4403.99 4403.99 ex4403.99 4406.11 ex4406.10 4406.12 ex4406.10 4406.91 ex4406.90 4406.92 ex4406.90 4407.11 ex4407.10 4407.12 ex4407.10 4407.19 ex4407.10 Subheadings 4406.10 and 4406.90 have been subdivided into coniferous and non-coniferous, due to the high volume of international trade.

Subheadings 4407.11 and 4407.12 have been created to provide separately for wood of pine and fir and spruce.
4407.29 4407.29 ex4407.99 Deletion of Subheading Note 2 to Chapter 44 results in the expansion of the scope of the expression "tropical wood".

4407.96 ex4407.99 4407.97 ex4407.99 4407.99 ex4407.99 At the same time, new subheadings 4407.96 and 4407.97 have been created for wood of birch, poplar and aspen.

Amendment adopted as a result of the FAO proposal to enhance the coverage of wood species in order to get a better picture of trade patterns.
4408.39 4408.39 ex4408.90 Deletion of Subheading Note 2 to Chapter 44 results in the expansion of the scope of the expression "tropical wood".

4408.90 ex4408.90 Amendment adopted as a result of the FAO proposal to enhance the coverage of wood species in order to get a better picture of trade patterns.

4409.22 ex4409.29 4409.29 ex4409.29 New subheading 4409.22 has been created for certain products of tropical wood.
Amendment adopted as a result of the FAO proposal to enhance the coverage of wood species in order to get a better picture of trade patterns.

2017 Version 2012 Version Remarks 4412.31 4412.31 ex4412.32 Deletion of Subheading Note 2 to Chapter 44 results in the expansion of the scope of the expression "tropical wood".

4412.33 ex4412.32 4412.34 ex4412.32 4412.39 4412.39 At the same time, subheading 4412.32 has been subdivided to create two new subheadings for non-coniferous plywood.
The text of subheading 4412.39 has been modified, but this modification does not entail transfer of products.

Amendment adopted as a result of the FAO proposal to enhance the coverage of wood species in order to get a better picture of trade patterns.

4418.73 ex4418.71 ex4418.72 ex4418.79 The new structure of subheading 4418.7 has been created to provide separately for certain assembled wooden flooring panels of bamboo (INBAR).
4418.74 ex4418.71 4418.75 ex4418.72 4418.79 ex4418.79 4418.91 ex4418.90 4418.99 ex4418.90 4419.11 ex4419.00 4419.12 ex4419.00 4419.19 ex4419.00 4419.90 ex4419.00 4421.91 ex4421.90 4421.99 ex4421.90 Subheading 4418.90 has been subdivided to provide separately for certain articles of bamboo (INBAR).

Heading 44.19 has been subdivided to provide separately for certain articles of bamboo (INBAR).

Subheading 4421.90 has been subdivided to provide separately for certain articles of bamboo (INBAR).
At the same time, the creation of new heading 96.20 entails the transfer of certain products of subheading 4421.90 to new heading 96.20.

4801.00 4801.00 ex4802.61 ex4802.62 The transfers result from the amendment of Notes 4 and 8 to Chapter 48, changing the size criteria for "newsprint" of heading 48.01.
4802.61 ex4802.61 4802.62 ex4802.62 5402.53 ex5402.59 5402.59 ex5402.59 5402.63 ex5402.69 5402.69 ex5402.69 Creation of new subheading 5402.53 to provide separately for certain synthetic filament yarn, single, of polypropylene.

Creation of new subheading 5402.63 to provide separately for certain synthetic filament yarn, multiple, of polypropylene.
2017 Version 2012 Version Remarks 5502.10 ex5502.00 5502.90 ex5502.00 5506.40 ex5506.90 5506.90 ex5506.90 Heading 55.02 has been subdivided to create new subheading for artificial filament tow, of cellulose acetate tow.

Creation of new subheading 5506.40 to provide separately for certain synthetic staple fibres, of polypropylene.
5704.20 ex5704.90 5704.90 ex5704.90 Creation of new subheading 5704.20 to provide separately for tiles, of felt, having a maximum surface area exceeding 0.3 m² but not exceeding 1 m².

6005.35 ex6005.31 ex6005.32 ex6005.33 ex6005.34 The structure of subheadings 6005.31 to 6005.34 has been redrafted to provide separately for particular fabrics of polyethylene monofilament or of polyester multifilament, specified in new Subheading Note 1 to Chapter 60, used for antimalarial nets.
6005.36 ex6005.31 6005.37 ex6005.32 6005.38 ex6005.33 6005.39 ex6005.34 6304.20 ex6304.91 6304.91 ex6304.91 Creation of new subheading 6304.20 to provide separately for bed nets, of warp knit fabrics specified in Subheading Note 1 to Chapter 63 (antimalarial nets).

6815.10 ex6815.10 See the remarks for heading 96.20.

The present structure of headings 69.07 and 69.08 has become obsolete and has been revised based on industry practice.
6907.21 6907.22 6907.23 6907.30 6907.40 ex6907.10 ex6907.90 ex6908.10 ex6908.90 ex6907.10 ex6907.90 ex6908.10 ex6908.90 ex6907.10 ex6907.90 ex6908.10 ex6908.90 ex6907.10 ex6907.90 ex6908.10 ex6908.90 ex6907.10 ex6907.90 ex6908.10 ex6908.90 2017 Version 2012 Version Remarks 7326.90 ex7326.90 See the remarks for heading 96.20.

7616.99 ex7616.99 See the remarks for heading 96.20.
8424.41 ex8424.81 8424.49 ex8424.81 8424.82 ex8424.81 Creation new subheadings 8424.41 and 8424.49 for agricultural and horticultural sprayers, separating portable sprayers (i.e., operator carried sprayers) from other sprayers (e.g., tractor mounted, trailer-mounted or self-propelled sprayers).

As a consequence, subheading 8424.81 has been renumbered.

Amendment adopted as a result of the FAO proposal to enhance the data on trade and use of agricultural machinery.
8431.39 ex8431.39 See the remarks for heading 96.20.

8432.31 ex8432.30 8432.39 ex8432.30 Subheading 8432.30 has been subdivided to create new subheading 8432.31 for no-till direct seeders, planters and transplanters.

Amendment adopted as a result of the FAO proposal to enhance the data on trade and use of agricultural machinery.
8432.41 ex8432.40 8432.42 ex8432.40 Subheading 8432.40 has been subdivided to create new subheadings 8432.41 and 8432.42 for manure spreaders and fertiliser distributors, respectively.

Amendment adopted as a result of the FAO proposal to enhance the data on trade and use of agricultural machinery.
8456.11 ex8456.10 8456.12 ex8456.10 8456.40 ex8456.90 8456.50 ex8456.90 8456.90 ex8456.90 Subheading 8456.10 has been subdivided to create new subheadings 8456.11 and 8456.12 for machines operated by laser, on the one hand, and machines operated by other light or photon beam processes, on the other hand.

At the same time, new subheadings 8456.40 and 8456.50 have been created to provide separately for machines operated by plasma arc processes and water-jet cutting machines, respectively.
8459.41 ex8459.40 8459.49 ex8459.40 Subheading 8459.40 has been subdivided to create new subheading 8459.41 for numerically controlled boring machines.

2017 Version 2012 Version Remarks Subheadings 8460.1 to 8460.29 have been redrafted and renumbered in light of technologies used nowadays by certain machine-tools and in patterns of international trade with those machines.
At the same time, new subheadings 8460.22 and 8460.23 have been created for certain centreless grinding machines and other cylindrical grinding machines, respectively.

Creation of new subheading 8465.20 for certain machining centres which can carry out different types of machining operations by automatic tool change from a magazine or the like, specified in Subheading Note 1 to Chapter 84.
8460.12 8460.19 8460.22 8460.23 8460.24 8460.29 8460.11 ex8460.90 8460.19 ex8460.90 ex8460.21 ex8460.90 ex8460.21 ex8460.90 ex8460.21 ex8460.90 8460.29 ex8460.90 8460.90 ex8460.90 8465.20 ex8465.91 ex8465.92 ex8465.93 ex8465.94 ex8465.95 ex8465.96 ex8465.99 8465.91 ex8465.91 8465.92 ex8465.92 8465.93 ex8465.93 8465.94 ex8465.94 8465.95 ex8465.95 8465.96 ex8465.96 8465.99 ex8465.99 8472.90 8469.00 8472.90 Deletion of heading 84.69 because of the low volume of trade entails the transfer of the products of this heading to subheading 8472.90.
8473.30 ex8473.30 See also the remarks for heading 96.20.

8473.40 8473.10 8473.40 ex8473.50 At the same time, deletion of subheading 8473.10 and amending the scope of subheading 8473.50 entails the transfer of products to subheading 8473.40.

8473.50 ex8473.50 8487.90 ex8487.90 See the remarks for heading 96.20.

8522.90 ex8522.90 See the remarks for heading 96.20.
2017 Version 2012 Version Remarks 8528.42 8528.41 ex8528.49 8528.49 ex8528.49 8528.52 8528.51 ex8528.59 8528.59 ex8528.59 8528.62 8528.61 ex8528.69 8528.69 ex8528.69 Subheadings 8528.41, 8528.51 and 8528.61 have been redrafted and renumbered to cover monitors and projectors, capable of directly connecting to and designed for use with an automatic data processing machine of heading 84.71.
The texts of HS 2017 subheadings 8528.42, 8528.52 and 8528.62 entail the transfer of certain products of subheadings 8528.49, 8528.59 and 8528.69 to subheadings 8528.42, 8528.52 and 8528.62, respectively.

8529.90 ex8529.90 See the remarks for heading 96.20.

8539.50 ex8543.70 Creation of new subheading 8539.50 for light-emitting diode (LED) lamps.

Expansion of the scope of heading 85.42 to include multi- component integrated circuits (MCOs).
These MCOs have been defined in new Note 9 (b) (iv) to Chapter 85.
Expansion of the scope of heading 85.42 entails the possible transfer of certain products currently covered by other headings of the Nomenclature (in particular, but not limited to, headings 84.22, 84.31, 84.43, 84.50, 84.66, 84.73, 84.76, 85.04, 85.17, 85.18, 85.22, 85.29, 85.30, 85.31, 85.35, 85.36, 85.37, 85.38, 85.43, 85.48, 90.25, 90.26, 90.30, 90.31, 90.32, 90.33, 93.05, 93.06 and 95.04) to subheading 8542.31, 8542.32, 8542.33 or 8542.39.
8542.31 8542.32 8542.33 8542.39 8542.31 Applicable subheadings, in particular in Chapters 84, 85, 90, 93 and 95 8542.32 Applicable subheadings, in particular in Chapters 84, 85, 90, 93 and 95 8542.33 Applicable subheadings, in particular in Chapter 85 8542.39 Applicable subheadings, in particular in Chapters 84, 85, 90, 93 and 95 8543.70 ex8543.70 Creation of new subheading 8539.50 for light-emitting diode (LED) lamps entails the transfer of these products to the new subheading 8539.50.
2017 Version 2012 Version Remarks Subheading 8701.90 has been subdivided to introduce further detail on the engine power of other tractors.

Amendment adopted as a result of the FAO proposal to enhance the data on trade and use of agricultural machinery.

The structure of heading 87.02 has been redrafted and renumbered to provide separately for hybrid electric and plug‑in hybrid vehicles and for all‑electric motor vehicles, respectively.
The structure of heading 87.03 has been redrafted and renumbered to provide separately for hybrid electric vehicles, plug‑in hybrid vehicles and for all‑electric motor vehicles, respectively.
8701.91 ex8701.90 8701.92 ex8701.90 8701.93 ex8701.90 8701.94 ex8701.90 8701.95 ex8701.90 8702.10 ex8702.10 8702.20 ex8702.10 ex8702.90 8702.30 ex8702.90 8702.40 ex8702.90 8702.90 ex8702.90 8703.21 ex8703.21 8703.22 ex8703.22 8703.23 ex8703.23 8703.24 ex8703.24 8703.31 ex8703.31 8703.32 ex8703.32 8703.33 ex8703.33 8703.40 8703.50 ex8703.21 ex8703.22 ex8703.23 ex8703.24 ex8703.90 ex8703.31 ex8703.32 ex8703.33 ex8703.90 2017 Version 2012 Version Remarks 8703.60 8703.70 ex8703.21 ex8703.22 ex8703.23 ex8703.24 ex8703.90 ex8703.31 ex8703.32 ex8703.33 ex8703.90 8703.80 ex8703.90 8703.90 ex8703.90 8711.60 ex8711.90 8711.90 ex8711.90 Creation of new subheading 8711.60 to provide separately for all‑electric motorcycles and cycles with an auxiliary motor.
9005.90 ex9005.90 See the remarks for heading 96.20.

9006.59 9006.10 9006.59 Deletion of subheading 9006.10 entails the transfer of these products to subheading 9006.59.

9006.91 ex9006.91 See also the remarks for heading 96.20.

9007.91 ex9007.91 See also the remarks for heading 96.20.

9015.90 ex9015.90 See also the remarks for heading 96.20.

9033.00 ex9033.00 See also the remarks for heading 96.20.

9209.99 ex9209.99 See the remarks for heading 96.20.
9401.52 ex9401.51 9401.53 ex9401.51 Subheading 9401.51 has been subdivided to provide separately for seats of bamboo and seats of rattan, respectively.

9403.82 ex9403.81 9403.83 ex9403.81 Subheading 9403.81 has been subdivided to provide separately for certain furniture of bamboo and certain furniture of rattan, respectively.

9406.10 ex9406.00 9406.90 ex9406.00 Heading 94.06 has been subdivided to provide separately for prefabricated buildings of wood.
2017 Version 2012 Version Remarks Creation of new heading 96.20 for monopods, bipods, tripods and similar articles entails the transfer of these products currently classified in other headings of the Nomenclature to the new heading 96.20.

9620.00 ex3926.90 ex4421.90 ex6815.10 ex7326.90 ex7616.99 ex8431.39 ex8473.30 ex8487.90 ex8522.90 ex8529.90 ex9005.90 ex9006.91 ex9007.91 ex9015.90 ex9033.00 ex9209.99 * * *