Combined Nomenclature 2024 (and how we... classify dragons)

Virginija Dordzikienė
Virginija Dordzikienė
Tariff classification specialist, Lithuania
Published 26 Nov 2023
Combined Nomenclature 2024 (and how we... classify dragons)
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Editors’ word: 2024 is the year of the wood dragon (Chinese zodiac sign). How do we classify such a dragon? :-) We can start the discussion with wood and its products, among which we find a dragon tree* (4407 29), and an old legend says that when a dragon dies, it is reborn as a dragon tree... such an interesting fact in the run-up to the New Year. Despite the importance of dragons in 2024, we won't find anything new about them in next year's Combined Nomenclature. However, we invite you to take a look at the other changes - check for any new developments related to your imports or exports. Thank you to Virginija Dordzikienė for the overview.

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