o inform the Expert Group on the changes in HS 2017 for agriculture, forest and fishery products o share FAO experience on how to contribute to HS review

98% classifies > 98% of merchandise in international trade all countries almost all countries in the world use it for statistical and administrative purposes: availability and quality to influence the HS means to significantly impact data availability and quality on trade in agriculture worldwide multipurpose tool as a multipurpose tool, it is often used also for statistics other than trade and as the basis for other classifications: data harmonization outstanding opportunity for data harmonization across countries and different statistical domains why?

in cooperation with: NOAA The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service The U.S. Department of State Eurostat ITTO UNECE VDMA AAPRESID ABIMAQ who? 179 members of which ¾ are developing countries

HS 2012 HS 2012 (terminated) : FAO contributed significantly 300 new subheadings 300 new subheadings for agriculture and fisheries HS 2017 HS 2017: new FAO proposal submitted in proposals 168 proposals: agriculture, fishery, forest products, fertilizers and agricultural machinery 9 meeting in 3 years: 9 meeting in 3 years: HS RSC sessions and HSC sessions 51-53, 55 what?

Consult Consult within and outside FAO Identify items Identify items based on global trade value & n. of countries involved Provide evidence Provide evidence with rationale, data, descriptions, photos o Threshold of USD 50 and 100 million o Identification criteria for custom officers Attention Attention: food security, endangered species and stocks in need, conservation agriculture practices how?

Review cycle every 5 years HS Committee supported by HS Review Sub-Committee o meet twice a year o attended by WCO member countries o IOs to advice on technical issues: consultative role (not voting power but can make proposals to amend the HS) Final approval by WCO Council that meets once a year how?

HS Review Sub-Committee Harmonized System Committee WCO Council FAO is a member of HSC and HS RSC FAO how?

the large majority of the FAO proposals for HS 2017 are APPROVED by the HS Review Sub-Committee (HS RSC) HS Committee (HSC) and WCO Council HS 2017 structure is now final it will enter into force on 1 January 2017 (some forest products codes on 1 January 2018) results

83 NEW subheadings o 3 agricultural products o 2 fertilizers o 11 machinery o 36 fishery products o 31 forest products 44 IMPROVED subheadings o 36 fishery products o 8 forest products summary

agricultural commodities, fertilizers, machinery fishery products forestry products for additional information:

additional slides: changes in HS 2017 additional slides: changes in HS 2017

additional detail on CITRUS FRUIT Increased detail on mandarins and clementines (3 new subheadings) agricultural commodities fertilizers additional detail on SUPERPHOSPHATES Increased detail on superphosphate according to P 2 O 5 concentration (2 new subheadings, above and below 35%)

additional detail on NO-TILL SEEDERS Increased detail on no-till and other direct seeders, planters and transplanters (2 new subheadings) additional detail on MANURE SPREADERS AND FERTILIZER DISTRIBUTORS Increased detail on manure spreaders and fertilizer distributors (2 new subheadings) additional detail on SPRAYERS Sprayers for agricultural statistics are now identified, including additional breakdown on portable and other sprayers (2 new subheadings) additional detail and different terminology for TRACTORS Changed the label of “ pedestrian controlled tractor ” into “ single axle tractors ”. Increased detail on engine power rate of double axles tractor (5 new subheadings) agricultural machinery

Thanks to the FAO proposal, the modification for codes of fish and fishery products in HS 2012 was significant: 190 amendments implemented and 90 new commodities (species by different product form) introduced For HS 2017, the proposal was in the direction to further improve the quality and precision of fish trade coverage, through an improved specification for species and product forms fishery products

Addition of PELAGIC SPECIES Increased coverage of pelagic species (4 subheadings amended) Addition of species to CARPS Increased coverage of carp species (12 subheadings amended) Addition of species to CUTTLEFISH AND SQUID Increased coverage of cephalopod species (3 subheadings amended) Addition of TROCHURUS SPECIES Increased coverage of Trochurus species (3 new subheadings) fishery products (cont’d)

Addition of edible FISH WASTE/OFFALS in fresh/frozen forms Additional detail for edible offals (2 new subheadings) Addition of codes by PRODUCT FORMS (FINS, MEAT, ETC) AND PRESERVATION (FRESH, FROZEN, CURED, PREPARED AND PRESERVED) for dogfish and other sharks and for rays and skates Increased coverage of elasmobranch species (10 new subheadings) Enlargement of the breakdown of DRIED FISH, adding three groups of species (several freshwater, Gadiformes, several pelagic species) Increased coverage by species and product forms (3 new subheadings) fishery products (cont’d)

For CRUSTACEANS, under 03, separation of “not frozen” into “live, fresh or chilled” and “other” Increased breakdown for product forms (7 new subheadings and other 6 subheadings amended) For MOLLUSCS, under 03, separation of “other than live, fresh or chilled” into “frozen” and “other” Increased breakdown by product forms (9 new subheadings and other 9 subheadings amended) For AQUATIC INVERTEBRATES, under 03, separation of “other than live, fresh or chilled” into “frozen” and “other” Increased breakdown by product forms (2 new subheadings and other 2 subheadings amended) fishery commodities (cont’d)

additional detail on T ROPICAL W OOD S PECIES ( NEW EXPLANATORY NOTE ) additional detail on W OOD PRODUCTS Better scope (8 subheadings) and new codes (31 subheadings): coniferous / non-coniferous tropical / temperate species dimensions Agglomerated vs. not agglomerated Wood vs. non-wood Wood processing residues Prefabricated wooden buildings Logs Sawnwood Plywood forest products