WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/MA/TAR/4/Rev.8 
22 March 2005 
 (05-1214) 
Committee on Market Access  
 
 
 
HS2002 DOCUMENTATION 
 
Note by the Secretariat1 
 
Revision  
  For ease of reference, the Secretariat ha s prepared the following table which provides 
information as of 22 March 2005, on documentation circulated pursuant to the Decision on "Concessions Under the Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System – A Procedure for 
Introduction of Harmonized System 2002 Changes To Schedules of Concessions" (WT/L/407).   
  While noting that WT/L/407 has been superseded in some parts by the decision of the General 
Council dated 15 February 2005 entitled "A Procedur e for the Introduction of Harmonized System 2002 
Changes to Schedules of Concessions using the Consolidated Tariff Sc hedules (CTS ) Database" 
(WT/L/605), an update of this docu ment was required in light of an  additional submission of HS2002 
documentation in the interim.   
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1 This document has been prepared under the Secret ariat's own responsibility and without prejudice to 
the positions of Members and to their rights and obligations under the WTO.  
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Member HS2002 changes, concordance 
tables and oth er documentation Date of circulation of 
HS2002 changes and 
concordance tables 
 Verification sheet Date of circulation of verification 
sheet 
1. Argentina G/SECRET/HS02/ARG/1 06 June 2002 
   
2. Australia G/SECRET/HS02/AUS/1 
G/SECRET/HS02/AUS/1/Rev.1 
G/SECRET/HS02/AUS/32 31 January 2002 
02 August 2002 02 August 2002 
 G/SECRET/HS02/AUS/2 28 February 2002 
3. Brazil 
 G/SECRET/HS02/BRA/1 10 December 2003   
4. Bulgaria G/SECRET/HS02/BGR/1 04 June 2002 
   
5. Canada G/SECRET/HS02/CAN/1 
G/SECRET/HS02/CAN/1/Rev.1  
G/SECRET/HS02/CAN/32 24 January 2002 
01 August 2002 17 April 2002 
 G/SECRET/HS02/CAN/2 
 21 February 2002 
 
6. China  G/SECRET/HS02/CHN/1 02 December 2002   
7. Costa Rica G/SECRET/HS02/CRI/1 
 3 May 2004   
8. Croatia  G/SECRET/HS02/HRV/1 04 June 2002 
   
9. Czech Republic3 G/SECRET/HS02/CZE/1 03 June 2002 
   
10. El Salvador 
 G/SECRET/HS02/SLV/1 (to be issued)   
11. Estonia3 G/SECRET/HS02/EST/1 04 June 2002 
   
12. European   
Communities 
 G/SECRET/HS02/EEC/1 1 March 2002 
 G/SECRET/HS02/EEC/2 28 March 2002 
13. Hong Kong, China G/SECRET/HS02/HKG/1 30 May 2002 
   
14. Hungary3 G/SECRET/HS02/HUN/1 04 June 2002 
   
                                                      
2 Responses to the Secretariat's verification sheet.  
3 Members of the European Union as of 1 May 2004.  
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tables and oth er documentation Date of circulation of 
HS2002 changes and 
concordance tables 
 Verification sheet Date of circulation of verification 
sheet 
15. Iceland G/SECRET/HS02/ISL/1 04 June 2002 
   
16. India G/SECRET/HS02/IND/1 
 04 June 2002   
17. Japan G/SECRET/HS02/JPN/1 
G/SECRET/HS02/JPN/1/Corr.1 
G/SECRET/HS02/JPN/1/Corr.2 
 27 September 2002 
26 March 2003 
27 November 2003   
18. Korea G/SECRET/HS02/KOR/1 29 May 2002 
   
19. Latvia3 G/SECRET/HS02/LVA/1 04 June 2002 
   
20. Lithuania3 G/SECRET/HS/02/LTU/1 04 June 2002 
   
21. Macao, China  
 G/SECRET/HS02/MAC/1 02 December 2002   
22. Mexico G/SECRET/HS02/MEX/1 04 June 2002 
   
23. Norway G/SECRET/HS02/NOR/1 
G/SECRET/HS02/NOR/1/Rev.1 6 February 2002 
14 January 2003 
 G/SECRET/HS02/NOR/2 6 March 2002 
24. New Zealand G/SECRET/HS02/NZL/1 
  (to be circulated)   
25. Poland3 G/SECRET/HS02/POL/1 22 May 2003 
   
26. Romania G/SECRET/HS02/ROM/1 04 June 2002 
   
27. Singapore G/SECRET/HS02/SGP/1 04 June 2002 
   
28. Slovak Republic3 G/SECRET/HS02/SVK/1 24 May 2002 
   
29. Slovenia3 G/SECRET/HS02/SVN/1 05 June 2002 
   
30. Switzerland G/SECRET/HS02/CHE/1 28 May 2002 
    
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tables and oth er documentation Date of circulation of 
HS2002 changes and 
concordance tables 
 Verification sheet Date of circulation of verification 
sheet 
31. The Separate Customs 
Territory of Taiwan, 
Penghu,                        Kinmen and Matsu G/SECRET/HS02/TPKM/1 27 June 2003   
32. Thailand G/SECRET/HS02/THA/1 24 April 2002 
 G/SECRET/HS02/THA/2 18 May 2004 
33. Turkey 
 G/SECRET/HS02/TUR/1 
 12 February 2003   
34. US 
 G/SECRET/HS02/USA/1 
G/SECRET/HS02/USA/1/Rev.1 
 24 January 2002 
10 October 2002 G/SECRET/HS02/USA/2 21 February 2002 
 
35. Uruguay  G/SECRET/HS02/URY/1 3 February 2003 
   
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