5368.0 - International Trade in Goods and Services, Australia, Jan 2014 Quality Declaration 
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 06/03/2014   
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CHANGES IN THIS ISSUE


CHANGES TO EXPORT AND IMPORT STATISTICAL CODES

From this issue, statistical codes in the Australian Harmonized Export Commodity Classification (AHECC) and the Customs Tariff classifications have been revised with new codes that came into effect on 1 January 2014. The changes result from the introduction of new statistical codes separately identifying pharmaceuticals in Chapter 30 and carpet in Chapter 57 in both the AHECC and the Customs Tariff. There are also statistical code changes in the Customs Tariff identifying carpet underlay in Chapters 39 and 40. The changes will not impact directly on the presentation of statistics in this publication but will impact on detailed import and export statistics available on request.


Changes to Australian Harmonized Exports Commodity Classification (AHECC)

The following table shows codes that closed on 31 December 2013 and their replacement codes which opened on 1 January 2014.

Closed 31/12/2013 Replaced by:
30034010 30034040, 30034041, 30034042, 30034043
30044017 30044044, 30044045, 30044046, 30044047
57032000 57032001, 57032002
57033000 57033010, 57033011, 57033012


For information see the Australian Harmonized Export Commodity Classification (AHECC) - Electronic Publication, Jan 2012 (cat. no. 1233.0).


Changes to the Customs Tariff

The following table shows codes that closed on 31 December 2013 and their replacement codes which opened on 1 January 2014.

Closed 31/12/2013 Replaced by:
3003400048 3003400030, 3003400031, 3003400032, 3003400033
3004400059 3004400034, 3004400035, 3004400036, 3004400037
3918900090 3918900031, 3918900032
4008110071 4008110036, 4008110037
5703200012 5703200041
5703200013 5703200041
5703200014 5703200042, 5703200043
5703300015 5703300053
5703300016 5703300050, 5703300051, 5703300052, 5703300053


A complete copy of the new Customs Tariff is available from the Customs website <http://www.customs.gov.au>, select 'tariff', then 'working tariff current'.


Changes to AHECC and Custom Tariff Free Standing Descriptors

From this issue Free Standing Descriptors (FSDs) for a small number of current AHECC and Customs Tariff codes have been amended to correct minor errors. The affected codes are:

AHECC

850590, 851718, 29051910, 85059001 and 85171805.

Customs Tariff

851718, 2905199052 and 8517180020.

These changes may affect trade data available on request.