The Schedule B, Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS), and “HTS codes that are not valid for AES” tables have been updated to reflect the changes to the 2019 codes effective January 1st, 2019.

The typical grace period of 30 days will not be extended with this update. The Automated Export System (AES) will not accept shipments with outdated 2018 codes and reporting an outdated 2018 code will result in a fatal error.

The ACE AESDirect program has been updated with the 2019 codes.

The 2019 Schedule B and HTS tables are available for downloading at:

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

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

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