Product Category
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Modifications
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Animal and vegetable goods.
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- Modifications to: 0305, 0306, 0307, 0308, 0309, 0403, 0410, 0709, 0712, 0802, 0805, 0812, 1202, 1211, 1509, 1510, 1515, and 1516.
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Foodstuffs, beverages, and tobacco products.
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- Heading 2404 added to provide for novel tobacco products intended for inhalation without combustion.
- New subheadings added under heading 2404 to provide for mixtures that are used in vaporizers, previously provided for under Chapter 38.
- Certain subheadings under headings 2008, 2106, and 2403 modified and renumbered.
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Mineral products.
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- A few modifications to the legal notes and subheading 2518.30.00 was deleted.
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Chemicals and related products, including pharmaceutical products.
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- Modifications to: 2844, 2845, 2903, 2930, 2931, 2932, 2933, 2934, 2936, 2939, 3002, 3006, 3204, 3402,3603, 3822, 3824, and 3816.
- A new subheading (3002.51.00) providing for cell therapy products.
- A new subheading (3006.93)for placebos and double-blinded clinical trial kits.
- New subheadings (3822.11 and 3822.12) for rapid diagnostic test kits for detecting the Zika virus and other mosquito-borne diseases.
- A new heading (3827) providing for Mixtures containing halogenated derivatives of methane, ethane or propane, not elsewhere specified or included.
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Plastics and rubber articles.
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- Modifications to: 3907, 3911, and 4015.
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Wood and wood related articles and articles made of straw.
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- Modifications to: 4401, 4402, 4403, 4407, 4412, 4414, 4418, 4419, 4420, and 4421.
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Pulp of wood and other fibrous cellulosic material.
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- Modification to heading 4905.
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Textiles and textile articles.
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- Modifications to: 5501, 5703, 5802, 5903, 5911, 6201, and 6202.
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Footwear, headgear, umbrellas, and other similar articles.
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- One minor modification to legal note 1(a) to chapter 67 regarding filtering or straining cloths.
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Stone, plaster, cement, or similar materials; ceramic products; glass and glassware.
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- Modifications to: 6812, 6815, and 7019.
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Pearls, precious and semiprecious stones, and similar articles.
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- Modifications to: 7104 and 7112.
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Base metals and articles of base metals.
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- Modifications to: 7419, 8103, 8106, 8107, 8109, and 8112.
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Machinery and mechanical appliances; electrical equipment.
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There were extensive changes to the HTSUS/legal notes covering the products included in this section with some notable examples that include:
New Subheadings:
- Solar water heaters (8419.12.00).
- Industrial robots (8428.70.00).
- 3D printers (8485).
- Smartphones (8517.13).
- Flat panel display modules (8524).
- E-waste (8549).
- Cold isostatic presses (8479.83.00).
Modifications to:
8414, 8419, 8421, 8428, 8462, 8477, 8479, 8485, 8501, 8514, 8517, 8519, 8524, 8525, 8539, 8541, 8543, 8548, and 8549.
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Vehicles, aircraft, vessels, and associated transport equipment.
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There were also extensive modifications to the HTSUS and legal notes covering the products included in this section. Notable updates in this section include:
- A new subheading for vehicle windshields and windows (8708.22.00).
- A new heading for unmanned aircraft (8806).
- Heading 8803 was deleted and replaced by heading 8807.
- Modification to: 8701, 8704, 8708, 8806, 8807, and 8903.
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Optical, photographic, measuring, medical/surgical instruments, and similar apparatus.
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- Modifications to: 9006, 9013, 9022, 9027, 9030, 9031, and 9114.
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Miscellaneous manufactured articles including furniture, luminaires and light fittings, and amusement park rides.
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- Modifications to: 9401, 9403, 9404, 9405, 9406, and 9508.
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Works of art, collector’s pieces, and antiques.
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- Modifications to: 9701, 9702, 9703, 9705, and 9706.
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