December 30, 2020

Schedule B and Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) Updated in the Automated Export System (AES)

Effective immediately, the Schedule B and Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) tables have been updated to accept the changes to the January 1, 2021 codes.

AES will accept shipments with outdated codes during a grace period for 30 days beyond the expiration date of December 31^st, 2020. Reporting an outdated code after the 30-day grace period will result in a fatal error.

The ACE AESDirect program has been updated with the 2021 codes and will accept shipments with outdated codes during the grace period.

Schedule B Resources

The 2021 Schedule B and HTS tables are available for downloading at:

http://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/aes/documentlibrary/#concordance

Note: The list of HTS codes that are not valid for AES remains unchanged, so no update is necessary.

For further information or questions, contact the U.S. Census Bureau's International Trade Indicator Micro Analysis Branch: 

Telephone: (800) 549-0595, select option 2 for International Trade Indicator Micro Analysis Branch

Email: eid.scheduleb@census.gov

Online: www.census.gov/trade

Blog: https://www.census.gov/newsroom/blogs/global-reach.html

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