HS Transpositions
Schedules need to be frequently updated in order to reflect changes in the tariff classification under the Harmonized System, which periodically undergoes amendments. This so-called "transposition" of the goods Schedules is required in order to be able to compare Members' obligations with the tariffs that are actually applied by a national customs administration.
Status of HS Transpositions by Member
In this page you can access the overview of the HS transpositions by Member. The information is classified as follows:
- PA: the Schedule of concession is annexed to a Protocol of Accession
- Pending: the HS transposition is pending under any of the steps prior to submission through the 1980 Procedures
- Under 1980 Procedures: the HS transposition has concluded and the Schedule has been submitted under the 1980 Procedures. The specific status is indicated on the table (under 3-month period, reservations, etc)
- Certified: the Schedule resulting from the HS transposition has been certified
Withdrawn procedures are not counted. n/a denotes that the transposition under a particular HS version is not required.
| Member | HS1996 | HS2002 | HS2007 | HS2012 | HS2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | n/a | n/a | n/a | PA | Certified |
| Albania | PA | Certified | Certified | Certified | Certified |
| Angola | Certified | Certified | Certified | Certified | Certified |
| Antigua and Barbuda | Certified | Certified | Certified | Certified | Certified |
| Argentina | Certified | Certified | Pending | Pending | Pending |
| Armenia | PA | Certified | Certified | Pending | Pending |
| Australia | Certified | Certified | Certified | Certified | Pending |
| Kingdom of Bahrain | Certified | Certified | Certified | Certified | Certified |
| Bangladesh | Certified | Certified | Certified | Certified | Certified |
| Barbados | Certified | Certified | Certified | Certified | Certified |
| Belize | Certified | Certified | Certified | Certified | Certified |
| Benin | Certified | Certified | Certified | Certified | Certified |
| Bolivia, Plurinational State of | Certified | Certified | Certified | Pending | Pending |
| Botswana | Certified | Certified | Certified | Certified | Certified |
| Brazil | Certified | Certified | 1980 Procedures (Within 3 Months)1980 P... | Pending | Pending |
| Brunei Darussalam | Certified | Certified | Certified | Certified | Certified |
| Burkina Faso | Certified | Certified | Certified | Certified | Certified |
| Burundi | Certified | Certified | Certified | Certified | Certified |
| Cabo Verde | n/a | n/a | PA | Certified | Certified |
| Cambodia | PA | Certified | Certified | Certified | Certified |
| Cameroon | Certified | Certified | Certified | Certified | Certified |
| Canada | Certified | Certified | Certified | Certified | Pending |
| Central African Republic | Certified | Certified | Certified | Certified | Certified |
| Chad | Certified | Certified | Certified | Certified | Certified |
| Chile | Certified | Certified | Certified | Certified | Certified |
| China | PA | 1980 Procedures (Domestic procedures)1980 P... | Pending | Pending | Pending |
| Colombia | Certified | Certified | Certified | Certified | 1980 Procedures (Within 3 Months)1980 P... |
| Comoros | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Congo | Certified | Certified | Certified | Certified | Certified |
| Costa Rica | Certified | Certified | Certified | Pending | Pending |
| Cote d'Ivoire | Certified | Certified | Certified | Certified | Certified |
| Cuba | Certified | Certified | Certified | Certified | Certified |
| Djibouti | Certified | Certified | Certified | Certified | Certified |
| Dominica | Certified | Certified | Certified | Certified | Certified |
| Dominican Republic | Certified | Certified | Pending | Pending | Pending |
| Ecuador | Certified | Certified | Certified | Certified | Certified |
| Egypt | Certified | Certified | Certified | Certified | Certified |
| El Salvador | Certified | Certified | Certified | Certified | Certified |
| Eswatini | Certified | Certified | Certified | Certified | Certified |
| European Union (28) | Certified | Certified | 1980 Procedures (Reservations)1980 P... | 1980 Procedures (Reservations)1980 P... | 1980 Procedures (Reservations)1980 P... |
| Fiji | Certified | Certified | Certified | Certified | Certified |
| Gabon | Certified | Certified | Certified | Certified | Certified |
| The Gambia | Certified | Certified | Certified | Certified | Certified |
| Georgia | PA | Certified | Certified | Certified | Certified |
| Ghana | Certified | Certified | Certified | Certified | Certified |
| Grenada | Certified | Certified | Certified | Certified | Certified |
| Guatemala | Certified | Certified | Certified | Pending | Pending |
| Guinea | Certified | Certified | Certified | Certified | Certified |
| Guinea-Bissau | Certified | Certified | Certified | Certified | Certified |
| Guyana | Certified | Certified | Certified | Certified | Certified |
| Haiti | Certified | Certified | Certified | Certified | Certified |
| Honduras | Certified | Certified | Certified | Certified | Certified |
| Hong Kong, China | Certified | Certified | Certified | Certified | Certified |
| Iceland | Certified | Certified | Pending | Pending | Pending |
| India | Certified | Certified | Certified | Pending | Pending |
| Indonesia | Certified | Certified | Pending | Pending | Pending |
| Israel | Certified | Certified | Certified | Certified | Certified |
| Jamaica | Certified | Certified | Certified | Certified | Certified |
| Japan | Certified | Certified | Pending | Pending | Pending |
| Jordan | PA | Certified | Certified | Certified | Certified |
| Kazakhstan | n/a | n/a | PA | Pending | Pending |
| Kenya | Certified | Certified | Certified | Certified | Certified |
| Republic of Korea | Certified | Certified | Certified | Pending | Pending |
| The State of Kuwait | Certified | Certified | Certified | Certified | Certified |
| Kyrgyz Republic | PA | Certified | Certified | Pending | Pending |
| Lao People's Democratic Republic | n/a | PA | Certified | Certified | Certified |
| Lesotho | Certified | Certified | Certified | Certified | Certified |
| Liberia | n/a | n/a | n/a | PA | Certified |
| Macao, China | Certified | Certified | Certified | Certified | Certified |
| Madagascar | Certified | Certified | Certified | Certified | Certified |
| Malawi | Certified | Certified | Certified | Certified | Certified |
| Malaysia | Certified | Certified | Pending | Pending | Pending |
| Maldives | Certified | Certified | Certified | Certified | Certified |
| Mali | Certified | Certified | Certified | Certified | Certified |
| Mauritania | Certified | Certified | Certified | Certified | Certified |
| Mauritius | Certified | Certified | Certified | Certified | Certified |
| Mexico | Certified | Certified | Certified | Pending | Pending |
| Republic of Moldova | PA | Certified | Certified | Certified | Certified |
| Mongolia | PA | Certified | Certified | Certified | Certified |
| Montenegro | n/a | n/a | PA | Certified | Certified |
| Morocco | Certified | Certified | Pending | Pending | Pending |
| Mozambique | Certified | Certified | Certified | Certified | Certified |
| Myanmar | Certified | Certified | Certified | Certified | Certified |
| Namibia | Certified | Certified | Certified | Certified | Certified |
| Nepal | n/a | PA | Certified | Certified | Certified |
| New Zealand | Certified | Certified | Certified | Certified | Pending |
| Nicaragua | Certified | Certified | Certified | Certified | Certified |
| Niger | Certified | Certified | Certified | Certified | Certified |
| Nigeria | Certified | Certified | Certified | Certified | Certified |
| North Macedonia | n/a | PA | Certified | Certified | Certified |
| Norway | Certified | Certified | Certified | Certified | Pending |
| Oman | PA | Certified | Certified | Certified | Pending |
| Pakistan | Certified | Certified | Certified | Certified | Certified |
| Panama | Certified | Certified | Certified | Certified | 1980 Procedures (Within 3 Months)1980 P... |
| Papua New Guinea | Certified | Certified | Certified | Certified | Certified |
| Paraguay | Certified | Certified | Certified | Certified | Pending |
| Peru | Certified | Certified | Certified | Certified | Certified |
| Philippines | Certified | Certified | Certified | Pending | Pending |
| Qatar | PA | Certified | Certified | Certified | Certified |
| Russian Federation | n/a | n/a | PA | Pending | Pending |
| Rwanda | Certified | Certified | Certified | Certified | Certified |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | Certified | Certified | Certified | Certified | Certified |
| Saint Lucia | Certified | Certified | Certified | Certified | Certified |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Certified | Certified | Certified | Certified | Certified |
| Samoa | n/a | n/a | PA | Certified | Certified |
| Kingdom of Saudi Arabia | n/a | PA | Certified | Certified | 1980 Procedures (Within 3 Months)1980 P... |
| Senegal | Certified | Certified | Certified | Certified | Certified |
| Seychelles | n/a | n/a | PA | Certified | Certified |
| Sierra Leone | Certified | Certified | Certified | Certified | Certified |
| Singapore | Certified | Certified | Certified | Pending | Pending |
| Solomon Islands | Certified | Certified | Certified | Certified | Certified |
| South Africa | Certified | Certified | Certified | Certified | Certified |
| Sri Lanka | Certified | Certified | Certified | Certified | Certified |
| Suriname | Certified | Certified | Certified | Certified | Certified |
| Switzerland | Certified | Certified | Certified | Pending | Pending |
| Tajikistan | n/a | n/a | PA | Certified | Certified |
| Tanzania | Certified | Certified | Certified | Certified | Certified |
| Thailand | Certified | Certified | Certified | Pending | Pending |
| Chinese Taipei | PA | Certified | Certified | Certified | Pending |
| Timor-Leste | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Togo | Certified | Certified | Certified | Certified | Certified |
| Tonga | n/a | PA | Certified | Certified | Certified |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Certified | Certified | Certified | Certified | Certified |
| Tunisia | Certified | Certified | Pending | Pending | Pending |
| Türkiye | Certified | Certified | Pending | Pending | Pending |
| Uganda | Certified | Certified | Certified | Certified | Certified |
| Ukraine | n/a | PA | Certified | Certified | Certified |
| United Arab Emirates | Certified | Certified | Certified | Certified | Certified |
| United Kingdom | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1980 Procedures (Reservations)1980 P... |
| United States of America | Certified | Certified | Certified | Pending | Pending |
| Uruguay | Certified | Certified | Certified | Certified | 1980 Procedures (Within 3 Months)1980 P... |
| Vanuatu | n/a | n/a | PA | Certified | Certified |
| Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela | Pending | Pending | Pending | Pending | Pending |
| Viet Nam | n/a | PA | Certified | Certified | Certified |
| Yemen | n/a | PA | Certified | Certified | Certified |
| Zambia | Certified | Certified | Certified | Certified | Certified |
| Zimbabwe | Certified | Certified | Certified | Certified | Certified |
HS Tracker
The HS Tracker is a toolset that allows tracking the changes of particular headings or subheadings across different versions of Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System (HS).