AES Broadcast  01/05/2009          Broadcast  #  2009002

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2009 Schedule B and HTS Numbers - Effective Date January 1, 2009 

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Effective January 1, 2009, the Schedule B and Harmonized Tariff Schedule 
(HTS) tables in the AES were updated to accept the changes to 
the 2009 codes. 

AES will accept shipments with outdated 2008 codes during a grace 
period for 30 days beyond the expiration date of December 31, 2008. 
Reporting an outdated 2008 code after the 30 day grace period will 
result in a fatal error. 

The AESDirect program will also accept shipments with outdated 2008 
codes during the grace period as well.

All AESPcLink users must update their AESDirect code tables to reflect 
the 2009 changes in the Schedule B and HTS.  Web users of AESDirect 
who file via the website at www.aesdirect.gov will have their code 
tables updated via the program automatically.
       

The 2009 Schedule B and HTS tables are available for downloading at:

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

The current list of HTS codes that are not valid for AES are available at:

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

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.