5368.0 - International Trade in Goods and Services, Australia, Jun 2012 Quality Declaration 
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CHANGES IN FORTHCOMING ISSUES


AUSTRALIAN CUSTOMS TARIFF CODES FOR 1 JULY 2012

On 1 July 2012 there will be changes to statistical codes under subheadings 0406.40.10, 8443.31.00, 8443.32.00, 8471.30.00, 8471.60.00 and 8528.72.00 in the Customs Tariff, which can be found on the Australian Customs and Border Protection website at http://www.customs.gov.au/tariff/tariff2012.asp.

A list of the new codes and correspondences to their previous codes can be found on the Australian Customs and Border Protection Notice No. 2012/31 which was released on 25 June 2012. The notice can be found on the Australian Customs and Border Protection website <http://www.customs.gov.au>. From the menu select media, publications and forms and then customs notices, then select the link Australian Customs Notices and follow the link 2012/31. Alternatively you can access this notice directly through the following link http://www.customs.gov.au/notices/acn/default.asp.

Separate statistical codes for Roquefort and Stilton cheeses in Chapter 4 have been introduced to support food inspection requirements of the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry.

The changes to the statistical codes for Chapters 84 and 85 facilitate the clearer identification of multifunction devices, laptops / other portable computers, scanners and televisions and will assist in the administration of the National Television and Computer Recycling Scheme (Product Stewardship (Televisions and Computers) Regulations 2011). The Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities is responsible for providing regulatory oversight of the Scheme.


AMENDMENTS TO EXISTING CUSTOMS TARIFF CODE CORRESPONDENCES AND FREE STANDING DESCRIPTORS

Some changes have been made to Customs Tariff correspondences. These correspondence changes rectified the errors in the data published in the Information paper: Changes to AHECC and Customs Tariff, 2012 (cat. no. 5368.0.55.017) released on 8 December 2011.

The following are the correct correspondences for the Customs Tariff 2012 codes commencing with 8523.29.00. The correct correspondences for these codes are:

Customs Tariff 2011 Customs Tariff 2012

8523290001 8523290081
8523290009 8523290081
8523290021 8523290082
8523290022 8523290082
8523290023 8523290083
8523290024 8523290083
8523290029 8523290083
8523290030 8523290084
8523290031 8523290084
8523290035 8523290084
8523290036 8523290084
8523290041 8523290085
8523290042 8523290085
8523290043 8523290085
8523290049 8523290085
8523290051 8523290086
8523290052 8523290086
8523290053 8523290086
8523290061 8523290087
8523290062 8523290087
8523290071 8523290087
8523290079 8523290087
8523290080 8523290087
8523290092 8523290088
8523290093 8523290088
8523290095 8523290088



There were changes to the free standing descriptors for the following codes:

7210300050, 7210300051, 7210300052, 7210610060, 7210610061 and 7210610062.

A full correspondence is available from the Classification Manager, International Trade.
Email: international.trade@abs.gov.au alternatively phone: 02 6252 5409 or fax: 02 6252 8003.

These changes also impact correspondences to ANZSIC 2006 and BoPBEC classifications for these codes. SITC and BEC correspondences are not impacted.

Current correspondence
Revised correspondence
Customs Tariff code ANZSIC 2006 BoPBEC ANZSIC 2006 BoPBEC

8523290081 2429 CE04 2429 CE04
8523290082 2429 CE04 2429 CE04
8523290083 1620 CE05 2429 CE04
8523290084 1620 CE05 2429 CE04
8523290085 1620 CE05 2429 CE04
8523290086 2429 CE04 1620 CE05
8523290087 2429 CE04 1620 CE05
8523290088 2429 CE04 1620 CE05



These changes will have an impact on data released in the July issue of this publication in time series Table 34 - Merchandise imports by Balance of Payments Broad Economic Categories (BoPBEC) and Table 35a - Merchandise imports, Industry (ANZSIC 2006). They will also impact data in data cube Table 8 - Balance of Payments Broad Economic Categories (detailed level), by country to be published in the July issue of International Merchandise Imports, Australia (cat. no. 5439.0).


AUSTRALIAN HARMONIZED EXPORT COMMODITY CLASSIFICATION (AHECC) CODES FOR 1 JULY 2012

The ABS implements minor updates to the statistical codes of the AHECC on 1 January and 1 July each year. There are no changes to AHECC codes for 1 July 2012.


UPDATES TO THE MAJOR COMMODITIES LISTING

Tables 12 and 13 of this publication present the major commodities for international merchandise trade exports (table 12) and imports (table 13). As part of an annual review, the following major commodities will be updated in the July issue of this publication.

Table 12, International merchandise exports major commodities:
  • There are no changes to the major commodities exports listing.

Table 13, International merchandise imports major commodities:
  • 625 Rubber tyres, interchangeable tyre treads, tyre flaps and inner tubes for wheels of all kinds

replaces:
  • 761 Televisions, monitors and projectors.