On December 4, 2014, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) issued a Cargo Systems Messaging Service (CSMS) # 14-000624 announcing the availability of an updated 2014 Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the U.S. (HTS), containing 32,699 ABI records and 5,825 harmonized tariff records.

According to the CSMS, “Modifications include the annual special program staged rate reductions. Adjustments required by the verification of the 2014 HTS are also included.”

Please contact your local Expeditors office for detailed reporting and specific questions.

The CSMS can be accessed online at:
http://apps.cbp.gov/csms/viewmssg.asp?Recid=20402&page=&srch_argv=&srchtype=&btype=&sortby=&sby=