AES Broadcast  10/20/2008          Broadcast  #  2008055
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 HTS CODES UPDATED FOR OCTOBER 2008 - NO CHANGES TO SCHEDULE B CODES 

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Effective immediately, the Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) numbers have been 
         updated in the AES Import Concordance and may be used to report export 
         commodities. 

The updated AES Import Concordance is available at:
         http://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/aes/documentlibrary/index.html#concordance
       

The "HTS Codes That Are Not Valid for AES" list has not been updated but the
         list is available at:

http://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/aes/documentlibrary/hts-not-for-aes.txt
       

All the necessary changes have been made to the AES and the AESDirect 
         program.
       

 *** AESPcLink Users - Please update your AESDirect Code Tables.
       

For further information or questions, contact the U.S. Census Bureau's
         AES Branch at 1-800-549-0595, menu option 1 or at askaes@census.gov.