Jacobsens Customs Tariff Guide to Classification
Subtitle: Guide to Classification
By: Compiled by Leon Marais
Edition: Updated to Service issue 15
Publisher: LexisNexis
Published: 1997
Place of publication: Durban
Format: Loose leaf
Number of pages: 350
ISBN-13: 060GDECLASSYS
Subjects: Harmonized Customs Tariff Classification
Genres: Reference
First sentence: This product is a comprehensive guide to the Harmonized Customs Tariff of the Southern African Customs Union (SACU). (SACU Countries are Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa and Swaziland).
Description: A loose-leaf publication, published by LexisNexis Durban, legal publishers and sole Southern African agent of World Customs Organization (WCO) publications.
Notes: The Jacobsens Guide to Classification is a users guide to the South African Harmonized Customs Tariff.  It is updated to service issue 15.  Recently a section of case law has been added.  Service issue 16 will deal with the latest Harmonized System Review, HS2012, which will enter into force on 1 January 2012.  For more information contact jacobsen@lexisnexis.co.za .
Table of contents: pagenum: 11
label: Foreword
class: section
title: Foreword; pagenum: 13
title: The loose-leaf Jacobsens Harmonized Customs Tariff
class: part
label: Chapter 1; pagenum: 15
class: part
title: The SACU Harmonized Customs Tariff; pagenum: 15
class: part
title: Introduction to the Jacobsens Harmonized Customs Tariff; pagenum: 16(2)
class: part
title: The Jacobsens Harmonized Customs Tariff of Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa and Swaziland; pagenum: 16(4)
class: part
title: The Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the SACU Countries; pagenum: 16(4)
class: part
title: General Background; pagenum: 17
label: Chapter 2
class: chapter
title: Tariff Classification and legal matters; pagenum: 19
class: part
title: Introduction to Customs Tariffs; pagenum: 21
class: part
title: About HS Reviews and the latest Review cycle; pagenum: 21
class: part
title: Tariff classification; pagenum: 21
class: part
title: Legal responsibility if importers and exporters and their appointed customs clearing and forwarding agents (customs brokers); pagenum: 23
class: part
title: The importance of correct tariff classification in South Africa; pagenum: 23
class: part
title: The structure of the Harmonized System and HS-based customs tariffs; pagenum: 24
class: chapter
title: Obligations of customs administrations under the HS Convention; pagenum: 25
class: part
title: Nomenclature of the HS and HS-based customs tariffs; pagenum: 25
class: part
title: Sections and Chapters (commentary); pagenum: 109
class: part
title: Section and Chapter notes (including sub-heading Notes and Additional Notes); pagenum: 113
class: part
title: Headings; pagenum: 119
class: part
title: Sub-headings (Codes); pagenum: 127
class: part
title: Summary; pagenum: 129
class: part
label: Chapter 3; pagenum: 129
title: The Interpretative Rules (General Rules of Interpretation (GRI))
class: part
label: Part 1; pagenum: 131
class: part
title: Introduction to the Rules; pagenum: 133
class: part
title: Rule 1: The terms of the heading; chapter and section notes; pagenum: 134
class: part
title: Rule 2; pagenum: 135
class: part
title: Rule 2 (a): Unassembled, disassembled, incomplete and unfinished goods; pagenum: 136
class: part
title: Rule 2 (b); pagenum: 143
class: part
title: Rule 3: Classification of goods of more than one heading; pagenum: 144
class: part
title: Rule 3 (a); pagenum: 144
class: part
title: Rules 3 (b) and 3 (c); pagenum: 145
class: part
title: Rule 3 (b): Examples; pagenum: 146
class: part
title: Rule 3 (c): Explanation and examples; pagenum: 146
class: part
title: Rule 4: Most akin (similar) goods; pagenum: 147
class: part
title: Rule 5: Packing cases/packing materials/packing containers; pagenum: 147
class: part
title: Rule 5 (a): Camera cases, musical instrument cases, gun cases, drawing instrument cases, necklace cases and similar containers; pagenum: 148
class: part
title: Rule 5 (b): Other packing materials and packing containers; pagenum: 149
class: part
title: Rule 6: Classification in the subheadings; pagenum: 154
class: part
title: Summary of the Rules of Interpretation; pagenum: 155
class: part
title: Guidelines for objective tariff classification; class: part
label: Chapter 3; pagenum: 157
title: Aids to classification of goods in the customs tariff
class: part
label: Part 2; pagenum: 159
class: part
title: Publications; pagenum: 159
class: part
title: Explanatory Notes to the Harmonized System; pagenum: 175
class: part
title: Alphabetical index to the Harmonized System and its Explanatory Explanatory Notes; pagenum: 179
label: Chapter 4
class: part
title: Tariff determinations