By Think Real - According to information from the Institute for the Control of Agrochemicals, Ministry of Agriculture (ICAMA), it adjusted the commercial codes of some products, which involves one pesticide. Its HS code is adjusted to 29341090 from 29341000, which will be used starting from 1 Jan., 2018. The Release Notices of Pesticide Import and Export Registration Management about the products signed before that date can still declare at the customs within the valid period.
The adjusted pesticide code involves 18 active ingredients.
Table 5: HS codes of pesticides to be adjusted from 1 Jan., 2018 onward
No. | Old code in 2017 | New code in 2018 | Pesticide |
1 | 2934100011 | 2934109011 | Hexythiazox |
2 | 2934100012 | 2934109012 | Fosthiazate, colophonate |
3 | 2934100013 | 2934109013 | Thiazopyr, ethaboxam |
4 | 2934100014 | 2934109014 | Imidaclothiz, flubenzimine |
5 | 2934100015 | 2934109015 | Thiabendazole, metsulfovax, thiapronil |
6 | 2934100016 | 2934109016 | Thifluzamide, clothianidin, thiamethoxam, thiacloprid |
7 | 2934100017 | 2934109017 | Octhilinone, amicarthiazol |
8 | 2934100018 | 2934109018 | Isoprothiolane |
9 | 2934100019 | 2934109019 | Methiadinil |
Source: ICAMA
