ASEAN commenced review of AHTN 2022 to support development/implementation of AHTN 2028 aligned with WCO HS 2028

ASEAN announced the start of a review of the ASEAN Harmonized Tariff Nomenclature (AHTN) 2022 by the Technical Sub-Working Group on Classification, with the stated objective of supporting development and implementation of AHTN 2028 aligned with the WCO Harmonized System 2028. Trade compliance and customs classification teams should monitor this workstream for upcoming tariff classification changes that could affect product coding, origin documentation, duty treatment, licensing, and import/export declarations across ASEAN Member States.