AES Updated with New Schedule B, HTS Codes
The U.S. Census Bureau updated the Automated Export System for the 2016 version of the HTS and the newly released 2016 Schedule B (here), the agency said. Changes to Schedule B include the consolidation of certain Schedule B numbers for…
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tobacco, and a breakout of Schedule B numbers for heavy fuel oil by sulfur content (here). Under another change to Schedule B, exporters will no longer be able to use content kilograms—“ckg”—as a unit of measurement for certain tobacco products, and will be required to use kilograms in those cases, it said (here). Census also released public guidance for import (here) and export concordance (here). Census said that AES will accept shipments with outdated 2015 codes for a 30-day grace period beyond the expiration date of Dec. 31, 2015, after which reporting an outdated code will result in a fatal error. The legacy AESDirect system has been updated with the new codes and will accept the 2015 codes during the grace period as well, Census said.