Draft Harmonized System (HS) Code List of Critical Supply Chains: Notice of opportunity for public comment

On October 4, 2022, the International Trade Administration published in the Federal Register (87 FR 60118) Draft Harmonized System (HS) Code List of Critical Supply Chains: Notice of opportunity for public comment.

Executive Order 14017 of February 24, 2021, ``Executive Order on America's Supply Chains'' (hereafter ``Executive Order'' or ``Order'') (86 FR 11849; February 24, 2021), outlines U.S. policy objectives with respect to strengthening the resilience of America's supply chains. The Executive Order directed various agencies to submit supply chain assessments, including a review of ``the critical goods and materials, as defined by section 6(b) of this order, underlying the supply chain in question.'' Relevant reports were released in June 2021 and February 2022.

Section 6(b) of the Order defines critical goods and materials as ``goods and raw materials currently defined under statute or regulation as `critical' materials, technologies, or infrastructure.'' For the purposes of better analyzing trade data and policies, Commerce has identified HTSUS codes that match to critical goods and materials in four of these supply chains, drawing upon the expertise of industry analysts. Each product is identified as either an input, capital good, or final good. The draft list of HTSUS codes, defined at the 8 and 10- digit level, is set out online at https://www.trade.gov/data-visualization/draft-list-critical-supply-chains.