tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-80246575588552644642024-02-07T22:24:20.783-08:00Maracaibo Comercio Exterior Espacio dedicado al Comercio Exterior IORFANOShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00667854433911390292noreply@blogger.comBlogger48125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8024657558855264464.post-10201235056254292652023-10-02T09:07:00.005-07:002023-10-02T09:07:54.214-07:0021. U.S.-Jordan Free Trade Area Agreement (JFTA) <p> </p><p class="normal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US">21.
U.S.-Jordan Free Trade Area Agreement (JFTA)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="normal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></b><span lang="EN-US">The United
States-Jordan Free Trade Area agreement went into effect on December 17,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>2001, and provides for the elimination of
tariffs on almost all qualifying goods within 10 years.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">Eligible Items<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">JFTA benefits apply to tariff items listed in
the Harmonized Tariff Schedule and<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>identified by “JO” in the Special column.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">Eligibility Requirements, General<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p><p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US"><span></span></span></p><a name='more'></a><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">An article imported into the customs territory
of the United States is eligible for JFTA<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>preference if:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Noto Sans Symbols";">•
</span><span lang="EN-US">It was wholly obtained or produced entirely in Jordan
with no foreign inputs; or<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Noto Sans Symbols";">• </span><span lang="EN-US">It is a “product of” Jordan, and the sum of (1) the cost of the
materials produced<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in Jordan, plus (2)
the direct costs of processing performed in Jordan is not less<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>than 35 percent of the article’s appraised
value at the time it enters the commerce<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>of the United States. Materials produced in the United States that do
not to exceed<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>15 percent of the
article’s appraised value may be applied toward the 35 percent<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>threshold; and<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Noto Sans Symbols";">•
</span><span lang="EN-US">The article is imported directly into the United
States.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">Eligibility Requirements, Textiles And
Apparel<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">Textile and apparel articles, with exceptions,
are subject to the same “substantial<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>transformation plus 35 percent” value-content rule as non-textiles (see
General Note 18(d)).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">Qualified Industrial Zones<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></b><span lang="EN-US">The JFTA does not
affect merchandise entered from a Qualifying Industrial Zone (QIZ).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Because duty reductions for some products
will be staged, importers may chose to continue<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>entering qualifying merchandise under the QIZ, rather than under the
JFTA.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US">Certification<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">CBP does not require presentation of a
certificate of origin. By making the preference<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>claim, the importer is deemed to certify that the goods meet the
requirements of the agreement.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US">Documentation<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">The importer shall be prepared to submit to
CBP a declaration setting forth the pertinent<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>information concerning the article’s production or manufacture and all
supporting documentation<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>upon which the
declaration is based. This information must be retained in the importer’s files
for<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>five years. The importer’s failure
to provide the declaration and/or sufficient evidentiary<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>documentation will result in the claim’s
denial.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US">Merchandise
Processing Fees<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">The JFTA provides no exemption from payment of
the merchandise processing fee.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">Sources Of Additional Information<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">Additional information is available on CBP’s
Website at:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/import/international_agreements/free_trade/usjfta.xml
or<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/import/textiles_and_quotas/.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">Information can also be found on the U.S.
Trade Representative Website,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><a href="http://www.ustr.gov/Trade_Agreements/Bilateral/Jordan/Section_Index.html">www.ustr.gov/Trade_Agreements/Bilateral/Jordan/Section_Index.html</a>
.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></i></b></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">References<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Noto Sans Symbols";">•
</span><span lang="EN-US">Presidential Proclamation 7512, December 7, 2001,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Noto Sans Symbols";">•
</span><span lang="EN-US">Public Law 107-43, September 28, 2001,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Noto Sans Symbols";">•
</span><span lang="EN-US">Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States,
General Note 18.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
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</span></b>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>IORFANOShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00667854433911390292noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8024657558855264464.post-58416835462813319442023-10-02T09:04:00.003-07:002023-10-02T09:04:16.523-07:0028. Drawback—Refunds Of Duties <p> </p><h3><span lang="EN-US">28. Drawback—Refunds Of Duties<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></h3>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">Drawback is a refund of monies</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Cambria Math","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Cambria Math"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Noto Sans Symbols";">⎯</span><span lang="EN-US">customs duties, certain internal revenue taxes and other<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>fees</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Cambria Math","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Cambria Math"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Noto Sans Symbols";">⎯</span><span lang="EN-US">that were lawfully collected at the
time of importation. The Continental Congress<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>established drawback in 1789 to create jobs in the new United States and
to encourage<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>manufacturing and
exporting.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">For drawback to be paid, the imported
merchandise must be exported or destroyed under<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>CBP supervision after importation.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">Types Of Drawback<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p><p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US"><span></span></span></p><a name='more'></a><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">Although Section 1313, Title 19, of the United
States Code provides for several types of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>drawback, there are three primary types of drawback of interest to most
importers:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Noto Sans Symbols";">•
</span><span lang="EN-US">Manufacturing drawback,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Noto Sans Symbols";">•
</span><span lang="EN-US">Unused-merchandise drawback, or<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12.5pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Noto Sans Symbols";">• </span><span lang="EN-US">Rejected-merchandise
drawback.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-US">Manufacturing
drawback </span></i><span lang="EN-US">is a refund of duties paid on imported
merchandise specifically<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>designated for
use in manufacturing articles that are subsequently exported or destroyed.
For<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>example: two-inch speakers are
imported and are incorporated into a certain model clock radio.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The speakers themselves are not altered, just
used in the production of a new and different<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>article.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">Manufacturing operations to produce the new
and different article must take place within<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>three years receipt by the manufacturer or producer of the merchandise.
The drawback product<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>must be exported or
destroyed within five years from the date of importation. Drawback can be<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>paid on merchandise used to manufacture or
produce a different article if it was not the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>merchandise imported but is commercially interchangeable, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">i.e., </i>of the same kind and quality,
or<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>if it falls under the same
eight-digit Harmonized Tariff Schedule number as the merchandise to<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>which it is compared, and the party claiming
drawback has had possession of it for three years.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is called “substitution.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-US">Unused-merchandise
drawback </span></i><span lang="EN-US">is a refund of any duty, tax, or eligible
fees paid on<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>imported merchandise that
is exported or destroyed without undergoing any manufacturing<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>operations and that is never used in the
United States. The imported merchandise must be<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>exported within three years of the date it was imported.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-US">Rejected-merchandise
drawback </span></i><span lang="EN-US">is refund of duties on imported
merchandise that is<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>exported or
destroyed because it:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Noto Sans Symbols";">•
</span><span lang="EN-US">Did not conform to sample or specifications,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Noto Sans Symbols";">•
</span><span lang="EN-US">Was shipped without the consignee’s consent, or<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Noto Sans Symbols";">•
</span><span lang="EN-US">Was defective at time of importation.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">To qualify for rejected<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">-</i>merchandise drawback, the merchandise in question must be returned
to CBP custody within three years of the date it was originally released from
CBP<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>custody.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">Guidelines for completing drawback claims are
provided in Title 19, Code of Federal<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Regulations, Part 191. Drawback claims can only be filed at one of the
five CBP port offices that<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>have drawback
centers:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Noto Sans Symbols";">•
</span><span lang="EN-US">Chicago, IL,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Noto Sans Symbols";">•
</span><span lang="EN-US">Houston, TX,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Noto Sans Symbols";">•
</span><span lang="EN-US">Los Angles, CA,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Noto Sans Symbols";">•
</span><span lang="EN-US">New York/Newark, N.J., and<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Noto Sans Symbols";">•
</span><span lang="EN-US">San Francisco, CA.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">Rejected merchandise drawback was amended in
2004 to permit limited substitution of imported<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>merchandise. The import merchandise on which drawback is claimed must be
classified under<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the same 8-digit HTSUS
subheading and have the same specific product indicator (such as a part<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>number, product code or sku) as the
merchandise that is exported or destroyed and must have<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>been imported within one year of the export
or destruction.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">Additional questions about drawback should be
addressed to:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">Chief, Entry and Drawback Management<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">Office of Field Operations<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">U.S. Customs and Border Protection<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">Washington, DC 20229. </span></p>IORFANOShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00667854433911390292noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8024657558855264464.post-39647775301079406212023-10-02T09:03:00.003-07:002023-10-02T09:03:10.059-07:0027. Antidumping And Countervailing Duties <p> </p><h3><a name="_Toc147058894"><span lang="EN-US">27. Antidumping And Countervailing
Duties</span></a><span lang="EN-US"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></h3>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">Antidumping (AD) and countervailing (CVD)
duties are additional duties that<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>may be
assessed on imported goods intended for sale in the United States at<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>abnormally low prices. These low prices are
the result of unfair foreign trade practices<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>that give some imports an unearned advantage over competing U.S.
goods.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p><p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US"><span></span></span></p><a name='more'></a><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">Dumping is the practice of trying to sell
products in the United States at lower<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>prices than those same products would bring in the producer’s home
market. Dumping<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>also includes trying to
sell a product in the United States at a price lower than it cost to<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>manufacture that item. Subsidizing is the
practice by some governments of providing<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>financial assistance to reduce manufacturers’ costs in producing,
manufacturing or<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>exporting particular
commodities. Countervailing duties may be assessed to “level the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>playing field” between domestic and
subsidized imported goods. However, to meet the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>criteria for assessing antidumping or countervailing duties, the
imported merchandise<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>must, in addition
to being subsidized or sold at less than fair value, also injure a U.S.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>industry. 2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">The Department of Commerce, the International
Trade Commission (ITC), and<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>U.S. Customs
and Border Protection each have a role in administering and enforcing<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>antidumping and countervailing duty
laws.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">The Commerce Department is responsible for the
general administration of these laws.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Commerce determines whether the merchandise is being sold at less than
fair value,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>whether it has been
subsidized, and what percentage rate of duty will be assessed. The<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>ITC determines whether the product poses an
injury3 to a particular U.S. industry.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>CBP assesses the actual duties</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Cambria Math","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Cambria Math"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Noto Sans Symbols";">⎯</span><span lang="EN-US">the amount</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Cambria Math","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Cambria Math"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Noto Sans Symbols";">⎯</span><span lang="EN-US">based upon the
rate set by the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Commerce Department once
the ITC has determined that the import injures a<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>particular industry.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In
general, the following processes must be completed before AD or CVD<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>duties are established.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">Antidumping and countervailing duty
investigations are usually initiated by the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Commerce Department through the petition process. A domestic industry or
another<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>interested party such as a trade
union or industry association petitions the department,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>although occasionally the Commerce Department
may also initiate an investigation. If<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>the party seeking the investigation also wants the ITC to test for
injury, that party must 2 CVD cases apply only if the foreign country is a
signatory to the World Trade Organization's Agreement on<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Subsidies and Countervailing Measures.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12.5pt; line-height: 150%;">3 </span><span lang="EN-US">. Section 771(7)(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930 defines material
injury to a U.S. industry as “harm [that] is not<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>inconsequential, immaterial, or unimportant.”
simultaneously</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Cambria Math","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Cambria Math"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Noto Sans Symbols";">⎯</span><span lang="EN-US">on the same day</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Cambria Math","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Cambria Math"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Noto Sans Symbols";">⎯</span><span lang="EN-US">file the petition with both the Commerce Department and<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>with the ITC.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">If the petition contains the necessary
elements<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">, </b>the Commerce Department
and<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the ITC will initiate separate
investigations that will yield preliminary and final<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>determinations. If appropriate, the
Department of Commerce will issue either an<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>antidumping or countervailing duty order and will assess whatever AD or
CVD duties<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the investigation determines
are appropriate.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">If a test is required for injury to a domestic
industry, the ITC will make the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>first,
preliminary determination concerning the likelihood of injury. If that<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>determination is negative, there will be no
further investigation or action by the ITC. If<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>it is affirmative, however, the Commerce Department will issue its
preliminary<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>determination regarding
sales (antidumping) or subsidy (countervailing duty) issues.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">After additional review by the Commerce
Department and analysis of public<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>comments received in the case, Commerce will issue its final duty
determinations. If<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>either determination
(AD or CVD) is affirmative, Commerce will direct CBP to<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>suspend liquidation of entries for the
merchandise subject to the investigation and to<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>require cash deposits or bonds equal to the amount of the estimated dumping
margin<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(the differential between the
fair market value and the U.S. price) or the net subsidy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">After this step, the ITC follows with its
final injury determination. If this<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>determination is also affirmative, Commerce will issue an antidumping
or<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>countervailing duty order. At that
time, Commerce will also direct CBP to collect,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>with a very limited exception for new shippers, cash deposits of
estimated duties.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A negative final
determination either by Commerce or the ITC would<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">terminate the investigations, and that
termination would remain final for this particular<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>inquiry. Both agencies announce their
determinations, including orders and the results<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of the administration reviews (described
below), in the Federal Register.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">Each year during the anniversary month of the
AD or CVD order, interested<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>parties may
review the order with respect to the individual producers or resellers it<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>covers. This review generally looks at the 12
months preceding the anniversary month,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>but the first review can also include any period for which the
suspension of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>liquidations was directed
prior to the normal 12-month period.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">If no annual review is requested, Commerce
will direct CBP to continue<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">collecting deposits and assessing duties on
the subject merchandise at the cash or bond<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>rate in effect on the date of entry, and to continue requiring deposits
at that rate for<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>future entries of such
merchandise. If a review is requested, Commerce will conduct a<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>review similar to its original investigation,
issue revised rates for duty assessment and<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>deposits, and instruct CBP to collect duties and liquidate entries
according to the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>results of its latest
review.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>IORFANOShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00667854433911390292noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8024657558855264464.post-17978498292403063962023-10-02T09:01:00.003-07:002023-10-02T09:01:20.966-07:0025. The U.S.-Chile Free Trade Agreement (US-CFTA) <p> </p><h3><span lang="EN-US">25. The U.S.-Chile Free Trade Agreement (US-CFTA)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></h3>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">The U.S.-Chile Free Trade Agreement (US-CFTA)
took effect January 1, 2004, with the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>enactment of the US-CFTA Implementation Act (P. L.108-77; 117 Stat.
909). (Presidential<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Proclamation 7746,
the official announcement of US-CFTA, incorporates by reference<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Publication 3652 of the U.S. International
Trade Commission. Publication 3652 amends the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Harmonized Tariff Schedule by adding General Note 26, which implements
the duty provisions<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of the US-CFTA.
Title 19, Code of Federal Regulations is being amended to implement the US
CFTA.)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p><p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US"><span></span></span></p><a name='more'></a><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">The US-CFTA eliminates duties on goods
originating in Chile and the United States over<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>a maximum transition period of 12 years. Under the schedule to eliminate
duties, 85 percent of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Chilean goods
received immediate duty-free status. Duties on the remaining goods will phase
out<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in four-, eight-, 10- and 12-year
stages, although Chile and the United States may later choose to<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>accelerate these phase-outs.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">Eligible Items<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">According to the rules set forth in the
Agreement and incorporated into our domestic<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>legislation as General Note 26 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule,
merchandise that originates in<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Chile or
the United States will receive a reduced or free rate of duty. Goods that
originate<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>elsewhere and are merely
transshipped through Chile will not be entitled to these benefits.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-US">Originating
</span></i><span lang="EN-US">is a term used to describe goods that meet the
requirements of Article 4.1 of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the
Agreement. Article 4.1 defines <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">originating
</i>as goods that meet one of the following<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>conditions:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Noto Sans Symbols";">•
</span><span lang="EN-US">The good is wholly obtained or produced entirely in the
territory of Chile or the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>United
States,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Noto Sans Symbols";">•
</span><span lang="EN-US">The good is produced in the territory of Chile or the
United States and meets the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>rule
specified in Annex 4.1, through either a tariff shift or tariff-shift-plus
regional-value content rules, or<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Noto Sans Symbols";">•
</span><span lang="EN-US">The good is produced entirely in the Chile or the
United States exclusively from<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>originating materials.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">Originating goods that subsequently undergo
any operation outside of the territories of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Chile or the United States other than unloading, reloading, or other
processes necessary to<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>preserve the
condition of the good, will lose their originating status. Goods that have
undergone<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>simple combining or packaging
operations or mere dilution with water or other substances will<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>not be considered originating.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">Entry Procedures<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">Importers may claim preferential duty
treatment for commercial shipments requiring a<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>formal entry by prefixing “CL” to the tariff classification number on
the CF 7501 (Entry<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Summary).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">Pursuant to Article 4.13(7) of the Agreement,
the United States does not require a<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>certificate of origin when the value of the originating goods is US
$2,500 or less.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">Certification Of Origin<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">The US-CFTA requires the importer to
substantiate the validity of a claim for preferential<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>treatment. At CBP’s request, an importer must
submit a certification of origin or other<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>supporting documentation to demonstrate that the imported goods
“originate,” as defined by the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Act. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">A US-CFTA certification of origin is not an
official form, as it is in other trade<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>agreements, and does not need to be in a prescribed format. The
certification of origin may take<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>many
forms, such as a statement on company letterhead, a statement on a commercial
invoice or<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>supporting documentation.
Whatever form or format is used, however, must contain the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>following data elements to demonstrate that
the goods are US-CFTA originating goods:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Noto Sans Symbols";">•
</span><span lang="EN-US">Name and address of the importer,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Noto Sans Symbols";">•
</span><span lang="EN-US">Name and address of the exporter,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Noto Sans Symbols";">•
</span><span lang="EN-US">Name and address of the producer,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Noto Sans Symbols";">•
</span><span lang="EN-US">Description of good,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Noto Sans Symbols";">•
</span><span lang="EN-US">Harmonized tariff classification number,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Noto Sans Symbols";">•
</span><span lang="EN-US">Preference criterion,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Noto Sans Symbols";">•
</span><span lang="EN-US">Commercial invoice number on single shipments,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Noto Sans Symbols";">•
</span><span lang="EN-US">Identify the blanket period in “mm/dd/yyyy to mm/dd/yyyy”
format (12-month<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>maximum) for multiple
shipments of identical goods,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Noto Sans Symbols";">•
</span><span lang="EN-US">Authorized signature, company, title, telephone, fax,
e-mail and certification date,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Noto Sans Symbols";">• </span><span lang="EN-US">Certification that the information is correct.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">The certification of origin may cover a single
entry or multiple entries in a period not to<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>exceed 12 months. The importer must retain the certificate of origin and
supporting<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>documentation in the United
States and must provide it to CBP upon request.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">Sources Of Additional Information<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">CBP has drafted regulations that implement the
provisions of the US-CFTA. These may<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>be
found in sections 10.401 through 10.490, CBP regulations. Also, information has
been posted<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>on the CBP Website at: <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/import/international_agreements/
<o:p></o:p></i></b></span></p>
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<h3><span style="mso-bookmark: _Toc147058893;"><span lang="EN-US">26. The U.S. –
Singapore Free Trade Agreement (US-SFTA)</span></span><span lang="EN-US"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></h3>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">The provisions of the U.S.-Singapore Free
Trade Agreement Implementation Act (Public<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Law 108-78; 117 Stat. 948; 19 USC 3805 note) took effect on January 1,
2004. Upon<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>implementation, the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule was amended to include General Note 25,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>which contains specific information regarding
the U.S.-Singapore Free Trade Agreement. The<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>agreement provides for the immediate or staged elimination of duties and
barriers to bilateral<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>trade in goods and
services originating in the United States and Singapore over a period of
ten<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>years. Customs regulations are being
updated to implement the provisions of this agreement.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">According to Section 202 of the US-SFTA
Implementation Act, in general, non-textile<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>goods shall qualify for preferential tariff treatment as a “product of
Singapore” if:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Noto Sans Symbols";">•
</span><span lang="EN-US">The good is wholly obtained or produced entirely in
Singapore, the U.S. or both;<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Noto Sans Symbols";">• </span><span lang="EN-US">Each non-originating material used in the production of the good
imported from<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Singapore either:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">1. Undergoes an applicable change in tariff
classification (tariff shift)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">specified in General Note 25(o) of the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule as a<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">result of production occurring entirely in
Singapore, the United States or<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>both
or<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">2. The good otherwise satisfies the applicable
regional value content or other<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>requirements specified in General Note 25(o).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Noto Sans Symbols";">•
</span><span lang="EN-US">The good, as imported, is enumerated in General Note
25(m) as imported from<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Singapore, a
provision known as the Integrated Sourcing Initiative.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A
textile or apparel good must meet the terms of General Note 25 in order to
receive the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>preferential tariff
treatment under the US-SFTA.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">Integrated Sourcing Initiative (ISI) <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Per
Article 3.2(1) of the US-SFTA, certain information technology and medical<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>products listed in General Note 25(m) may be
considered originating goods for purposes of the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Agreement when shipped between the United
States and Singapore, regardless of whether they<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>satisfy the applicable rule of origin.
Singapore must be the country of export in order for ISI eligible goods to
receive benefits under the US-SFTA; however, the country of origin of the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>good may be any country. An ISI product does
not qualify as “originating” simply by being<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>imported into Singapore or the United States—shipment from one US-SFTA
country to another<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>is required to obtain
originating status.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The ISI
provision eliminates the requirement that these products must meet specific
rules<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of origin under “tariff shift” or
“regional value content” requirements. The only way an ISI<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>material, component, or product would affect
a regional-value-content calculation is if an ISI<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>product is shipped from a non-FTA party
(Malaysia, for example) to Singapore and then to the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>United States (and is held there without
undergoing any processing) and then shipped back to<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Singapore where the ISI product is used as
input for the manufacture of a non-ISI good.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Upon
request, documents must be provided to CBP verifying that goods claiming<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>preferential treatment under this ISI
provision were exported directly from the country of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Singapore. For purposes of ISI, the territory
of Singapore is defined as its land territory, internal<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>waters and territorial sea plus certain
maritime zones. The goods must still be marked with the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>true country of origin—despite receiving
originating status under US-SFTA.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">Entry Procedures </span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">For commercial shipments requiring a formal
entry, a claim for preferential tariff<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>treatment may be filed at the time of entry summary by placing the
symbol “SG” as a prefix to<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule subheading for each good or line item for which
treatment is<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>being claimed. For non-originating
apparel goods eligible for preferential treatment under a<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>tariff-preference level (TPL), please refer
to General Note 25 and Subchapter X of Chapter 99 of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the Harmonized Tariff Schedule.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">Customs Verification<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">If CBP requests, the importer must submit a
statement or supporting documentation<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>containing informational data elements to demonstrate that the imported
goods qualify for<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>preferential tariff
treatment. There is no official CBP form or required format for
certification,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and the statement may be
submitted electronically.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Importers are required to maintain all records
relating to the importation of US-SFTA<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>goods for five years after the date of importation. These include, but
are not limited to, records<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>concerning
the purchase of, cost of, value of and payment for the good, the purchase of,
cost of,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>value of and payment for all
materials used in the production of the good, and the production of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the good in its exported form.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">Further information on the U.S.-Singapore Free
Trade Agreement is available at:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">cbp.gov/xp/cgov/import/international_agreements/
</i></b><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>IORFANOShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00667854433911390292noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8024657558855264464.post-80511254554943819582023-10-02T08:57:00.005-07:002023-10-02T08:57:33.188-07:0022. Compact of Free Association (FAS)<p> </p><p class="normal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US">22.
Compact of Free Association (FAS) <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">FAS is a program providing for the duty-free
entry of certain merchandise from<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>designated freely associated states. (U.S. Pub. Law 99-239, Compact of
Free Assoc. Act of 1985,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>48 USC 1681
note. 59 Stat. 1031 and amended Dec. 17, 2003 by House Jt. Res. 63; U.S.
Pub.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Law 180-188)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">The Compact of Free Association between the
Federated States of Micronesia and the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>United States was initialed by negotiators in 1980 and signed in 1982.
The Compact was<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>approved by the citizens
of the FSM in a plebiscite held in 1983. Legislation on the Compact<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>was adopted by the U.S. Congress in 1986, and
signed into law on November 13, 1986.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p><p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US"><span></span></span></p><a name='more'></a><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="normal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US">Beneficiary
Countries<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">The following freely associated states have
been designated as beneficiary countries for<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>purposes of the FAS:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">Marshall Islands<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">Federated States of Micronesia<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">Republic of Palau<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">Eligible Items<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">The duty-free treatment is applied to most
products from the designated beneficiaries. For<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>commercial shipments requiring formal entry, a claim for duty-free
status is made by placing the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>letter “Z”
next to the eligible subheading. The following merchandise is excluded from
the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>duty-free exemption:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Noto Sans Symbols";">•
</span><span lang="EN-US">Textile and apparel articles that are subject to
textile agreements.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Noto Sans Symbols";">•
</span><span lang="EN-US">Footwear, handbags, luggage, flat goods, work gloves,
and leather wearing<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>apparel that were
not eligible for GSP treatment, discussed in Chapter 17, on<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>April 1, 1984.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Noto Sans Symbols";">•
</span><span lang="EN-US">Watches, clocks, and timing apparatus of Chapter 91 of
the Harmonized Tariff<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Schedule (except
such articles incorporating an opto-electronic display and no<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>other type of display).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Noto Sans Symbols";">•
</span><span lang="EN-US">Buttons of subheading 9606.21.40 or 9606.29.20 of the
Harmonized Tariff<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Schedule.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Noto Sans Symbols";">•
</span><span lang="EN-US">Tuna and skipjack, prepared or preserved, not in oil,
in airtight containers<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>weighing with
their contents not more than 7 kilograms each, “in excess” of the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>consumption quota quantity allowed duty-free
entry.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Noto Sans Symbols";">•
</span><span lang="EN-US">Any agricultural product of Chapters 2 through 52
inclusive, that is subject to a<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>tariff-rate quota, if entered in a quantity in excess of the in-quota
quantity for such<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>products.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US">Rules
Of Origin<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">Merchandise will be eligible for FAS duty-free
treatment only if the following conditions<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>are met:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Noto Sans Symbols";">•
</span><span lang="EN-US">The merchandise must have been produced in the freely
associated state. This<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>requirement is
satisfied when (1) the goods are wholly the growth, product, or<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>manufacture of the freely associated state,
or (2) the goods have been<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">substantially transformed into a new or
different article of commerce in the freely<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>associated state.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Noto Sans Symbols";">•
</span><span lang="EN-US">The merchandise must be imported directly from the
freely associated state into<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the customs
territory of the United States.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Noto Sans Symbols";">•
</span><span lang="EN-US">At least 35 percent of the appraised value of the
article imported into the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>United States
must consist of the cost or value of materials produced in the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>beneficiary country. In addition, the cost or
value of materials produced in the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>customs territory of the United States may be counted toward the 35
percent<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>value-added requirement, but
only to a maximum of 15 percent of the appraised<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>value of the imported article. The cost or
value of the materials imported into the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>freely associated state from a non-beneficiary country may be included
in calculating the 35 percent value-added requirement for an eligible article
if the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>materials are first substantially
transformed into new or different articles of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>commerce and are then used as constituent materials in the production of
the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>eligible product.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">Sources Of Additional Information<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">Address any questions you may have about the
administrative or operational aspects of the FAS<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to the port director where the merchandise
will be entered or to:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Director<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Commercial Compliance Division<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>U.S.
Customs and Border Protection<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Washington, DC 20229.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
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<h3><span style="mso-bookmark: _Toc147058890;"><span lang="EN-US">23. AFRICAN
GROWTH AND OPPORTUNITY ACT (AGOA)</span></span><span lang="EN-US"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></h3>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">The African Growth and Opportunity Act
provides duty-free treatment under the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) for certain articles from
sub-Saharan African countries<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>that would
normally be excluded from GSP provisions. Enacted May 18, 2000, as Title I of
the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Trade and Development Act of 2000
(P.L. 106-200, 114 Stat. 251), AGOA became effective on<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>October 1, 2000 and was amended by the Trade
Act of 2002. The expanded GSP treatment<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>remains effective through September 30, 2008.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">AGOA also provides for the duty-free,
quantity-free entry of specific textile and apparel<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>articles provided that strict conditions are
met. This preferential treatment for eligible textiles<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and apparel is subject to certain
limitations.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">Non-textile, non-apparel AGOA claims are
designated by inserting the symbol “D” in the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>“Rates of Duty 1-Special" column of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule
for subheadings covering<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>such articles.
Textile and apparel claims are made by entering the appropriate Chapter 98
tariff<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>number, details of which may be
found in subchapter XIX of Chapter 98 of the Harmonized<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Tariff Schedule.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">Beneficiary Countries<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></b><span lang="EN-US">There are three
types of beneficiary-country designations under AGOA:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Noto Sans Symbols";">•
</span><span lang="EN-US">Beneficiary sub-Saharan African countries;<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Noto Sans Symbols";">•
</span><span lang="EN-US">Lesser-developed beneficiary sub-Saharan African
countries; and<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Noto Sans Symbols";">•
</span><span lang="EN-US">Beneficiary sub-Saharan African countries eligible for
textile/apparel benefits.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">The president will monitor and review annually
the current or potential eligibility of sub Saharan African countries to be
designated as beneficiary countries. Thus, the list of such<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>countries may change over the life of the
program. Importers should consult General Note 16 of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the latest edition of the Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States for the current information on designated
countries.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">Countries designated as <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">beneficiary </i>sub-Saharan African countries for AGOA purposes<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>are listed in General Note 16 of the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule. Sub-Saharan African countries<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>designated as <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">lesser-developed beneficiary </i>countries for AGOA purposes are listed
in Chapter<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>98, subchapter XIX, U.S. Note
2(d), of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule. Countries that have<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>established visa systems and can import
textiles and apparel merchandise for purposes of AGOA<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>are listed in Chapter 98, subchapter XIX,
U.S. Note 1, of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">Eligible Items </span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">Expanded GSP Treatment </span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">The Trade Act of 1974 authorizes the president
to provide duty-free treatment under the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>GSP to certain articles that would otherwise be excluded from such
treatment. A variety of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>products have
been designated as eligible for duty-free treatment for beneficiary
sub-Saharan<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>African countries,
including:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Noto Sans Symbols";">• </span><span lang="EN-US">Some watches and clocks,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Noto Sans Symbols";">•
</span><span lang="EN-US">Certain electronics,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Noto Sans Symbols";">•
</span><span lang="EN-US">Certain steel and metals,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Noto Sans Symbols";">•
</span><span lang="EN-US">Certain textiles and wearing apparel, and<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Noto Sans Symbols";">•
</span><span lang="EN-US">Certain semi-manufactured and manufactured glass
products.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">A complete listing of products eligible for
duty-free treatment under AGOA is available<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>on the Web at <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">www.agoa.gov</i>.
The president may extend duty-free treatment to imports of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>essentially all products except textiles and
apparel, as long as the products:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Noto Sans Symbols";">•
</span><span lang="EN-US">Are the “growth, product or manufacture” of a
beneficiary sub-Saharan African<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>country,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Noto Sans Symbols";">•
</span><span lang="EN-US">Are imported directly from a beneficiary sub-Saharan
African country into the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>customs
territory of the U.S.,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Noto Sans Symbols";">•
</span><span lang="EN-US">Meet a value-added requirement, and<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Noto Sans Symbols";">•
</span><span lang="EN-US">The president determines that the products are not
import-sensitive in the context<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of
imports from beneficiary sub-Saharan African countries. Sub-Saharan
African<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>beneficiary countries are also
exempted from competitive-need limitations.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">Sub-Saharan African beneficiary countries are
also exempted from competitive-need<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>limitations.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">Preferential Treatment for Certain Textile and
Apparel Articles<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">In order for textile or apparel articles to be
eligible for preferential treatment, the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>beneficiary sub-Saharan African country must be designated as eligible
for textile/apparel<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>benefits. This
designation requires that the United States determine whether the country has
satisfied the requirements of AGOA regarding that country's procedures to
protect against<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>unlawful transshipments
(including an effective visa system) and the implementation of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>procedures and requirements similar in all
material respects to the relevant procedures and<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>requirements under Chapter 5 of the NAFTA.
The United States Trade Representative will<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>publish a <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Federal Register </i>notice
when it designates a country as eligible for preferential<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>treatment. This information will be available
on the Web at <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">www.ustr.gov </i>and at <a href="http://www.agoa.gov/"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">www.agoa.gov</i></a></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">AGOA provides duty-free and quota-free
benefits to imports of certain textile and<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>apparel articles produced in eligible sub-Saharan African countries. In
most instances, these<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>benefits are
available regardless of the total volume of apparel exported from eligible
countries<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to the United States. The six
broad categories of textile and apparel articles that may receive<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>preferential treatment are listed in Chapter
98, subchapter XIX of the Harmonized Tariff<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Schedule.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">Additional sources of information<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">The entire text of the AGOA agreement is
available on the Web at <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">www.agoa.gov. <o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">CBP rules and regulations about AGOA are
incorporated in sections 10.211-10.217 of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>the CBP Regulations. Additional regulations implementing the GSP
provisions are incorporated<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in section
10.178 of the CBP Regulations. CBP regulations pertaining to AGOA are also<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>available on the Web at <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">www.agoa.gov</i></b>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">For answers to specific questions or to
request a ruling, send inquiries to:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">Director<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">National Commodity Specialist Division<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">U.S. Customs and Border Protection<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">One Penn Plaza, 11th Floor<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">New York, NY 10119<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">Further information regarding importing
procedures is also available on the CBP<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Website<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">, <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">cbp.gov/xp/cgov/import/international_agreements/</b></i><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">The Office of the United States Trade
Representative has prepared an <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">African
Growth<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and Opportunity Act
Implementation Guide </i>available at the AGOA Website, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">www.agoa.gov.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></i>Questions
about AGOA not covered in the guidebook may be directed to:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">Office of African Affairs<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">Office of the United States Trade
Representative<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">600 17</span><sup><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 150%;">th</span></sup><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 7.5pt; line-height: 150%;"> </span><span lang="EN-US">Street,
NW<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">Washington, DC 20508<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">Tel. 202.395.9514<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">Fax: 202.395.4505 </span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">Additional information on the GSP program is
available at the United States Trade<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Representative Website, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">www.ustr.gov</i>,
and from the GSP Information Center, Office of the U.S.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Trade Representative, at the above address,
tel. 202.395.6971, and in Chapter 17 of this book.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">Information on apparel cap, fabric and yarn
not available in commercial quantities, and<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>on hand-loomed, handmade and folklore articles is available from the
Department of Commerce,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Office of
Textile and Apparel at <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">otexa.ita.doc.gov</i></b><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></i></span></p>IORFANOShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00667854433911390292noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8024657558855264464.post-72122612917592274582023-10-02T08:51:00.004-07:002023-10-02T08:51:41.927-07:0020. U.S.-Israel Free Trade Area Agreement (ILFTA) <p> </p><h3><span lang="EN-US">20. U.S.-Israel Free Trade Area Agreement (ILFTA)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></h3>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">The United States-Israel Free Trade Area
agreement was originally enacted to provide for<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>duty-free treatment for merchandise produced in Israel to stimulate
trade between the two<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>countries. This
program was authorized by the United States in the Trade and Tariff Act of 1984,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>became effective September 1, 1985, and has
no termination date. The Harmonized Tariff<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Schedule was amended to include General Note 8 implementing the
U.S.-Israel Free Trade Area<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Implementation Act.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p><p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US"><span></span></span></p><a name='more'></a><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">The ILFTA Implementation Act was amended on October
2, 1996, authorizing the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>president to
implement certain changes affecting the duty status of goods from the West
Bank,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Gaza Strip, and qualifying
industrial zones (QIZs). Presidential Proclamation 6955 of November<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>13, 1996, created General Note 3(v) to
implement the new program for these goods. Pursuant to<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>General Note 3(v), duty-free treatment is
allowed for products of the West Bank, Gaza Strip, or a<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>QIZ, imported directly from the West Bank,
Gaza Strip, a QIZ or Israel, provided certain<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>requirements are met. Presidential Proclamation 6955 also modified the
eligibility requirements<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>for duty-free
treatment of articles that are the product of Israel.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>General
Note 3(a)(v)(G) of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule defines a QIZ as any
area<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>that:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">1) Encompasses portions of the territory of
Israel and Jordan or Israel and Egypt;<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>2) Has been designated by local authorities as an enclave where
merchandise may<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>enter without payment of
duty or excise taxes; and<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">3) Has been designated as a QIZ by the United
States Trade Representative in a<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>notice
published in the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Federal Register</i>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">Eligible Items<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">The ILFTA applies to a broad range of tariff
items listed in the Harmonized Tariff<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Schedule and identified by “IL” in the “Special” column.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">Products Of Israel<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">An article imported into the customs territory
of the United States is eligible for treatment<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>as a “product of Israel” only if:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Noto Sans Symbols";">•
</span><span lang="EN-US">The merchandise has been produced in Israel. This
requirement is satisfied when<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(1) The
goods are wholly the growth, product, or manufacture of Israel, or<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(2) The goods have been substantially
transformed into a new or different article<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>of commerce in Israel;<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Noto Sans Symbols";">•
</span><span lang="EN-US">That article is imported directly from Israel, the West
Bank, Gaza Strip, or a<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>QIZ into the
customs territory of the United States;<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Noto Sans Symbols";">•
</span><span lang="EN-US">The sum of:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">(1) The cost or value of the materials
produced in Israel, the West Bank, Gaza<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Strip, or a QIZ, plus<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">(2) The direct costs of processing operations
performed in Israel, the West Bank,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Gaza
Strip, or a QIZ<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">is not less than 35 percent of the appraised
value of such article at the time it is entered. If the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>cost or value of materials produced in the
customs territory of the United States is included with<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>respect to an eligible article, an amount not
to exceed 15 percent of the appraised value of the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>article at the time it is entered may be
applied toward determining the 35 percent.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US">Products
of The West Bank, Gaza Strip, or a Qualifying Industrial Zone<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></b><span lang="EN-US">An article
imported into the customs territory of the United States is eligible for
treatment<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>as a product of the West Bank,
Gaza Strip, or a QIZ only if:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Noto Sans Symbols";">•
</span><span lang="EN-US">The article is the growth, product, or manufacture of
the West Bank, Gaza Strip or<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a QIZ,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Noto Sans Symbols";">•
</span><span lang="EN-US">The article is imported directly from the West Bank,
Gaza Strip, a QIZ or Israel<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>into the
customs territory of the United States,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Noto Sans Symbols";">•
</span><span lang="EN-US">The sum of:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">1. The cost or value of the materials produced
in the West Bank, Gaza Strip, a<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>QIZ or
Israel, plus<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">2. The direct costs of processing operations
performed in the West Bank, Gaza<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Strip,
a QIZ or Israel<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">is not less than 35 percent of the appraised
value of such article at the time it is entered. If the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>cost or value of materials produced in the
customs territory of the United States is included with<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>respect to an eligible article, an amount not
to exceed 15 percent of the appraised value of the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>article at the time it is entered may be
applied toward the 35 percent.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">No article may be considered to meet these
requirements by virtue of having undergone:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Noto Sans Symbols";">•
</span><span lang="EN-US">Simple combining or packaging operations, or<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Noto Sans Symbols";">•
</span><span lang="EN-US">Mere diluting with water or another substance that does
not materially alter the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>characteristics
of the article.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
phrase “direct costs of processing operations” includes, but is not limited
to:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Noto Sans Symbols";">•
</span><span lang="EN-US">All actual labor costs involved in the growth,
production, manufacture or<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>assembly of
the specific merchandise, including fringe benefits, on-the-job<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>training and the costs of engineering,
supervisory, quality control and similar personnel.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Noto Sans Symbols";">•
</span><span lang="EN-US">Dies, molds, tooling and depreciation on machinery and
equipment that are<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>allocable to the
specific merchandise.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Direct
costs of processing operations do not include costs that are not directly
attributable<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to the merchandise
concerned or are not costs of manufacturing the product, such as:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">1. Profit,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">2. General expenses of doing business that are
either not allocable to the specific<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>merchandise or are not related to the growth, production, manufacture
or<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">assembly of the merchandise, such as
administrative salaries, casualty and<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>liability insurance, advertising and sales staff salaries, or
commissions or<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>expenses.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">Certificate of Origin Form A<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">The United Nations Conference on Trade and
Development Certificate of Origin Form A<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>is used as documentary evidence to support duty-free and reduced-rate
claims for Israeli articles<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>covered by a
formal entry. It does not have to be produced at the time of entry, however,
unless<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>CBP requests it at that time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">Form A may be presented on an entry-by-entry
basis or may be used as a blanket<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>declaration for a period of 12 months. Form A can be obtained from the
Israeli authorizing<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>issuing authority or
from:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">United Nations Conference on Trade and
Development<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">Two U.N. Plaza<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">Room 1120<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">New York, NY 10017<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">Tel. 212.963.6895<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">Informal Entries<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">Form A is not required for commercial or
non-commercial shipments covered by an<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>informal entry. However, the port director may require other evidence of
the country of origin as<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>deemed
necessary.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">In order to avoid delays to passengers, the
inspecting CBP officer will extend Israeli<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>duty-free or reduced-rate treatment to all eligible articles
accompanying the traveler if the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>available facts satisfy the officer that the merchandise concerned is a
product of Israel. In such<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>cases, Form A
is not required.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">Sources of Additional Information<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">Questions about the administrative or
operational aspects of the ILFTA should be<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>addressed to:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">Executive Director, Trade Compliance and
Facilitation Division<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>U.S.
Customs and Border Protection<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">Washington, DC 20229<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">Requests for information about ILFTA policy
issues should be directed to:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">Chairman, Trade Policy Staff Subcommittee<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">Office of U.S. Trade Representative<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">600 17th St., NW<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">Washington, DC 20506.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><br /></p>IORFANOShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00667854433911390292noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8024657558855264464.post-26983033815912952372023-10-02T08:49:00.002-07:002023-10-02T08:49:23.648-07:0019. Andean Trade Preference Act (ATPA)/ <p> </p><h3><span lang="EN-US">19. Andean Trade Preference Act (ATPA)/<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></h3>
<h4><a name="_Toc147058888"><span lang="EN-US">Andean Trade Promotion and Drug
Eradication Act (ATPDEA)</span></a><span lang="EN-US"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></h4>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">The Andean Trade Preference Act (ATPA)
provides for the duty-free entry of certain<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>merchandise from designated beneficiary countries. The United States
enacted ATPA into<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>law on December 4,
1991, and it expired on December 4, 2001. When the Trade Act of 2002<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>became law on December 4, 2001, it renewed
ATPA through December 31, 2006, and<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>introduced the new Andean Trade Promotion and Drug Eradication Act
(ATPDEA)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>provision. ATPDEA expanded some
trade benefits for textiles from ATPA beneficiary<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>countries.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">Beneficiary Countries<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p><p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US"><span></span></span></p><a name='more'></a><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">The following countries have been designated
as ATPA/ATPDEA beneficiary countries:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Bolivia Colombia Ecuador Peru<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">Eligible Items<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">When ATPA was renewed, portions of the Act
were expanded into ATPDEA, which<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>extends
preferential treatment for merchandise previously excluded by ATPA. These
include<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>certain leather materials,
watches and watch parts, petroleum and petroleum derivatives, tuna<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>packaged in foil or other flexible packages,
some footwear, and certain textile and apparel<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>articles.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">However, many products remain excluded from
receiving preferential treatment,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>including certain textile and apparel items; rum and tafia; and
above-quota imports of certain<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>agricultural products like tuna in cans, syrups, sugars, and sugar
products, which are subject to<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>tariff-rate quotas.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">Non-textile goods for which all ATPA countries
are eligible for preferential treatment are<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>identified by a “J” in the “Special” subcolumn under Column 1 of the
Harmonized Tariff<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Schedule. Goods for
which only some ATPA countries qualify for preferential treatment are<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>identified by a “J*.” Goods that qualify for
preferential treatment in the expanded ATPDEA<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>provision are identified by “J+.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">Certain textile and apparel goods may enter
the United States free of duty or restrictions on<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>quantity if they meet certain requirements.
The textile and apparel goods eligible for preferential<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>treatment are listed in Chapter 98,
subchapter XXI of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">Rules Of Origin<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">Commercial shipments from designated
beneficiary countries that require formal entry<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>may make a claim for preferential tariff treatment under ATPA/ATPDEA by
entering the letter<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“J” on CBP Form 7501
(the entry summary) as a prefix to the appropriate tariff schedule<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>number.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">Non-textile merchandise will be eligible for
ATPA/ATPDEA duty-free treatment only if<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>the following conditions are met:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Noto Sans Symbols";">•
</span><span lang="EN-US">The merchandise must have been produced in a
beneficiary country. This<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>requirement is
satisfied when:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">(1) The goods are wholly the growth, product,
or manufacture of a beneficiary<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>country,
or <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">(2) The goods have been substantially
transformed into a new or different article<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>of commerce in a beneficiary country.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Noto Sans Symbols";">•
</span><span lang="EN-US">The merchandise must be imported directly from any
beneficiary country into the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>customs
territory of the United States.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><s><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Noto Sans Symbols";">•
</span></s><span lang="EN-US">At least 35 percent of the article’s appraised
value must consist of the cost or<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>value
of materials produced in one or more ATPA or CBI beneficiary countries<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and/or the direct costs of processing
operations performed in one or more ATPA<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>or CBI beneficiary countries. The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the
U.S.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Virgin Islands are defined as
beneficiary countries for purposes of this<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">requirement. In addition, the cost or value of
materials produced in the customs<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>territory of the United States (other than Puerto Rico) may be counted
toward the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>35 percent value-added
requirement, but only to a maximum of 15 percent of the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>appraised value of the imported article.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">Certain textile and apparel goods may enter
the United States free of duty or restrictions<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>on quantity if they meet certain requirements. The textile and apparel
goods eligible for<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>preferential
treatment are listed in Chapter 98, subchapter XXI of the Harmonized
Tariff<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Schedule.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">The cost or value of materials imported into
ATPA or CBI beneficiary countries from<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>non-beneficiary countries may be included when calculating the 35
percent value-added<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>requirement for an
eligible article if the materials are first substantially transformed into new
or<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>different articles of commerce and
are then used as constituent materials in producing the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>eligible article. The phrase “direct costs of
processing operations” means costs directly incurred<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or reasonably allocated to producing the
article, including the cost of actual labor, dies, molds,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>tooling, depreciation of machinery, research
and development, inspection, and testing. Business overhead, administrative
expenses and profit, and other general business expenses like<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>casualty and liability insurance,
advertising, and salespeople’s salaries, are not considered direct<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>costs of processing operations.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Further
information can be found at:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>cbp.gov/xp/cgov/import/international_agreements/atpa/</span></p>IORFANOShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00667854433911390292noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8024657558855264464.post-16345515325318635372023-10-02T08:48:00.001-07:002023-10-02T08:48:05.787-07:0018. Caribbean Basin Initiative (CBI) and the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act (CBERA) <p> </p><h3><span lang="EN-US">18. Caribbean Basin Initiative (CBI) and the Caribbean
Basin Economic<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Recovery Act (CBERA)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></h3>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">The Caribbean Basin Initiative (CBI) is a
program that allows duty-free entry of certain<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>merchandise from designated beneficiary countries or territories. This program
was enacted by<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the United States as the
Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act, (CBERA) which became<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>effective January 1, 1984, and has no
expiration date.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">Beneficiary Countries<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p><p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US"><span></span></span></p><a name='more'></a><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">The following countries and territories have
been designated as beneficiary countries for<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>purposes of the CBI: <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="background: yellow; mso-highlight: yellow;">[printed in two columns]</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: ES;">Antigua and Barbuda<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: ES;">Aruba<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: ES;">Bahamas<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: ES;">Barbados<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: ES;">Belize<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: ES;">Costa Rica<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: ES;">Dominica<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: ES;">Dominican Republic<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: ES;">El Salvador<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: ES;">Grenada<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: ES;">Guatemala<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: ES;">Guyana<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: ES;">Haiti<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: ES;">Honduras<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: ES;">Jamaica<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: ES;">Montserrat<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: ES;">Netherlands Antilles<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: ES;">Nicaragua<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">Panama<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">Saint Kitts and Nevis<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">Saint Lucia<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">Saint Vincent and the Grenadines<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">Trinidad and Tobago<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">Virgin Islands, British<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<h4><a name="_Toc147058884"><span lang="EN-US">Eligible Items</span></a><span lang="EN-US"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></h4>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">Most products from designated beneficiary
countries may be eligible for CBI duty-free<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>treatment. These items are identified by either an “E” or “E*” in the
Special column under<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>column 1 of the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule. Merchandise classifiable under a subheading<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>designated in this manner may qualify for
duty-free entry if imported into the United States<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>directly from any of the designated countries
and territories.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">Merchandise from one or more of these
countries, however, may be excluded from time<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>to time over the life of the program. Also, the list of beneficiary
countries may change from time<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to time
as well. Therefore, importers should consult the latest edition of the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Harmonized Tariff<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Schedule of the United States </i>for the
most up-to-date information on eligible commodities.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>General Note 7(a) in the latest edition of
the Harmonized Tariff Schedule contains updated<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>information on the current list of beneficiary countries.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<h4><a name="_Toc147058885"><span lang="EN-US">Claims</span></a><span lang="EN-US"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></h4>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">Merchandise will be eligible for CBI duty-free
treatment only if the following conditions<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>are met:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Noto Sans Symbols";">•
</span><span lang="EN-US">The merchandise must have been produced in a
beneficiary country. This<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>requirement is
satisfied when:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">1. The goods are wholly the growth, product,
or manufacture of a beneficiary<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>country,
or<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">2. The goods have been substantially
transformed into a new or different article<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>of commerce in a beneficiary country.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Noto Sans Symbols";">•
</span><span lang="EN-US">The merchandise must be imported directly from any
beneficiary country into the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>customs
territory of the United States.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Noto Sans Symbols";">•
</span><span lang="EN-US">For commercial shipments requiring a formal entry, a
claim for preferential tariff<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>treatment
under CBI is made by showing that the country of origin is a designated<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>beneficiary country and by inserting the
letter “E” as a prefix to the applicable<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>tariff schedule number on CBP Form 7501.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Noto Sans Symbols";">•
</span><span lang="EN-US">At least 35 percent of the imported article’s appraised
value must consist of the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>cost or value
of materials produced in one or more beneficiary countries and/or<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the direct costs of processing operations
performed in one or more beneficiary<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>countries. The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands
are<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>defined as beneficiary countries for
purposes of this requirement; therefore, value<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>attributable to Puerto Rico or to the Virgin Islands may also be
counted. The cost<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or value of materials
produced in the customs territory of the United States other<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>than Puerto Rico may also be counted toward
the 35 percent value-added<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>requirement,
but only to a maximum of 15 percent of the imported article’s<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>appraised value.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">The cost or value of materials imported into a
beneficiary country from a non-beneficiary<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>country may be included in calculating the 35 percent value-added
requirement for an<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>eligible article if
the materials are first substantially transformed into new or different
articles<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of commerce which are
subsequently used as constituent materials in the production of the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>eligible article. The phrase “direct costs of
processing operations” includes costs directly<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>incurred or reasonably allocated to the production of the article; for
example, the cost of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>actual labor, dies,
molds, tooling, depreciation of machinery, research and development,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>inspection, and testing. Business overhead,
administrative expenses and profit, and general<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>business expenses like casualty and liability insurance, advertising,
and salespeople’s<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>salaries, are not
considered direct costs of processing operations.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">CBI II Sections 215 and 222<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">In addition to the origin rules enumerated
above, the Customs and Trade Act of 1990<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>added new criteria for duty-free eligibility under the Caribbean Basin
Initiative. First, articles<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>that are the
growth, product or manufacture of Puerto Rico and that are subsequently
processed<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in a CBI beneficiary country
may also receive duty-free treatment if the three following<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>conditions are met:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Noto Sans Symbols";">•
</span><span lang="EN-US">They are imported directly from a beneficiary country
into the customs territory of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the United
States.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Noto Sans Symbols";">•
</span><span lang="EN-US">They are advanced in value or improved in condition by
any means in a beneficiary<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>country.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Noto Sans Symbols";">•
</span><span lang="EN-US">Any material added to the article in a beneficiary
country must be a product of a<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>beneficiary country or the United States.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">In addition, articles that are assembled or
processed in whole from U.S. components or<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>ingredients (other than water) in a beneficiary country may be entered
free of duty. Duty-free<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>treatment will
apply if the components or ingredients are exported directly to the
beneficiary<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>country, and the finished
article is imported directly into the customs territory of the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>United States.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">Importers and other interested parties may
obtain an advance ruling to determine whether<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>your commodity is eligible for CBI treatment, please see Chapter 13 for
details regarding the issuance of administrative rulings.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<h4><a name="_Toc147058886"><span lang="EN-US">Sources Of Additional Information</span></a><span lang="EN-US"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></h4>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">CBP rules and regulations regarding CBI are
incorporated in sections 10.191-10.198 of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>the CBP Regulations. Address any questions you may have about CBI’s
administrative or<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>operational aspects to
the port director where the merchandise will be entered, or to:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">Director, Trade Enforcement and Facilitation
Division<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">U.S. Customs and Border Protection<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">Washington, DC 20229<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>IORFANOShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00667854433911390292noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8024657558855264464.post-5498363956906163262023-10-02T08:46:00.006-07:002023-10-02T08:46:59.476-07:0017. Generalized System Of Preferences (GSP) <p> </p><h3><span lang="EN-US">17. Generalized System Of Preferences (GSP)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></h3>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">The Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) is
a preferential program that provides<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>duty-free treatment to products of beneficiary designated countries and
territories. The program<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>was authorized
by the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2461 et seq.) as a means of promoting<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>economic development in the developing
countries and was instituted on January 1, 1976. The<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>GSP periodically expires and must be renewed
by Congress to remain in effect. CBP provides<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>the trade community with notification of these expirations and
renewals.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p><p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US"><span></span></span></p><a name='more'></a><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></span><p></p>
<h4 style="text-align: justify;"><a name="_Toc147058880"><span lang="EN-US">ELIGIBLE ITEMS</span></a><span lang="EN-US"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></h4>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">The GSP eligibility list contains a wide range
of products classifiable under 3,400<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>different subheadings in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United
States (Tariff Schedule).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>These items
are identified by the symbols “A”, “A*”, or “A+” in the “Special” subcolumn
under<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">column 1 of the tariff schedule. Merchandise
classifiable under a subheading designated in this<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>manner may qualify for duty-free entry if
imported into the United States directly from any of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the designated countries and territories.
Items identified by an “<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">A*” </i>may be
excluded from the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>exemption if imported
from certain designated countries.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">The list of countries and exclusions, as well
as the list of GSP-eligible articles, will<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>change from time to time. For example, countries immediately lose GSP
eligibility upon joining the European Union. Consult the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Federal Register </i>at <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">www.ustr.gov
</i>for the most current<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>information
regarding country and/or commodity eligibility. Click on the link to “Trade
and<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Development” and then the link for
the “USTR Reference Programs.” A GSP guidebook is<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>available at<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ustr.gov/assets/Trade_Development/Preference_Programs/GSP/asset_upload_file890%20_8359.pdf">http://www.ustr.gov/assets/Trade_Development/Preference_Programs/GSP/asset_upload_file890
_8359.pdf</a>.</span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">Importers and other interested parties may
obtain an advance ruling to determine whether<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>a particular product is eligible for GSP treatment, see Chapter 13 for
details regarding the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>issuance of
administrative rulings.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<h4 style="text-align: justify;"><a name="_Toc147058881"><span lang="EN-US">Claims</span></a><span lang="EN-US"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></h4>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">For commercial shipments requiring a formal
entry, a claim for duty-free status is made<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>under the GSP by declaring on the entry summary that the country of
origin is a designated<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>beneficiary
developing country and by placing the symbol “A” as a prefix to the subheading
of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the tariff schedule for each article
for which such treatment is claimed. Eligible merchandise will<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>be entitled to duty-free treatment provided
the following conditions are met:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Noto Sans Symbols";">•
</span><span lang="EN-US">The merchandise must be the “product of” a beneficiary
country. This<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>requirement is satisfied
when:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">(1) The goods are wholly the growth, product,
or manufacture of a beneficiary<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>country,
or<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">(2) When an article is produced from materials
imported into the beneficiary<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>developing
country and those imported materials are substantially transformed<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>into a new or different article of commerce
in a beneficiary country. A<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">statement to that effect shall be included on
the commercial invoice.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Noto Sans Symbols";">•
</span><span lang="EN-US">The merchandise must be imported <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">directly </i>from any beneficiary country into the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>customs territory of the United States.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Noto Sans Symbols";">•
</span><span lang="EN-US">The cost or value of materials produced in the
beneficiary developing country<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and/or
the direct cost of processing performed there must be at least 35 percent
of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the appraised value of the
goods.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">The cost or value of materials imported into
the beneficiary developing country may be<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>included in calculating the 35-percent value-content requirement of the
GSP only if such<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>materials undergo a
“double substantial transformation” in the beneficiary developing<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>country. That is, such materials must be
substantially transformed in the beneficiary<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>developing country into a new and different intermediate article of
commerce, which is then<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>transformed a
second time in the production of the final good. The phrase “direct costs
of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>processing” refers to costs directly
incurred in, or which can be reasonably allotted to, the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>processing of the article. Such costs
include, but are not limited to: all actual labor costs<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>involved with production of the good; dies,
molds, tooling, and depreciation on machinery<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>and equipment; research and development; and costs of inspecting and
testing the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>merchandise. Profit and
general expenses are not considered direct costs of processing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>General expenses are those that cannot be
allocated to the good or costs that do not relate to production of the good,
such as administrative salaries, insurance, advertising, and salaries<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>for sales employees.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<h4 style="text-align: justify;"><a name="_Toc147058882"><span lang="EN-US">Sources Of Additional Information</span></a><span lang="EN-US"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></h4>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">CBP rules and regulations on the GSP are
incorporated in sections 10.171-10.178 of the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>CBP Regulations. Address any question you may have on the administrative
or operational<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>aspects of the GSP
to:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">CBP Trade Agreements Branch<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>U.S. Customs
and Border Protection<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">Washington, DC 20229<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Requests for information concerning additions
to or deletions from the list of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>merchandise eligible under the GSP, or changes to the list of
beneficiary developing countries,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>should
be directed to:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">Chairman, Trade Policy Staff Subcommittee<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">Office of U.S. Trade Representative<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">600 17th St., NW<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">Washington, DC 20506<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">GSP Independent Countries<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="background: yellow; mso-highlight: yellow;">[note:
typesetter should have countries in two or three columns per page] </span><span lang="EN-US"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: ES;">Afghanistan<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: ES;">Albania<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: ES;">Algeria<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: ES;">Angola<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: ES;">Antigua and Barbuda<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">Argentina<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">Armenia<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">Bahrain<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">Bangladesh<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">Barbados 1 </span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">Belize</span><sup><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 13pt; line-height: 150%;">1 </span></sup><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 7.5pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">Benin </span><sup><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 13pt; line-height: 150%;">2 </span></sup><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 7.5pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">Bhutan<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">Bolivia</span><sup><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 13pt; line-height: 150%;">3</span></sup><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 7.5pt; line-height: 150%;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><s><span lang="EN-US"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></s><span lang="EN-US"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">1 Member countries of the Caribbean Common
Market—CARICOM (treated as one country).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">2 Member countries of the West African
Economic and Monetary Union—WAEMU (treated as one country).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>3 Member countries of the Cartagena
Agreement—Andean Group (treated as one country). <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: ES;">Bosnia and Hercegovina<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: ES;">Botswana 4<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: ES;">Brazil<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: ES;">Bulgaria<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: ES;">Burkina Faso<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: ES;">Burundi<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: ES;">Cambodia 5<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: ES;">Cameroon<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: ES;">Cape Verde<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: ES;">Central African
Republic<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: ES;">Chad<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: ES;">Colombia </span><sup><span style="font-size: 13pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-language: ES;">3 </span></sup><span style="font-size: 7.5pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-language: ES;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: ES;">Comoros<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: ES;">Congo (Brazzaville)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: ES;">Congo (Kinshasa) <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: ES;">Costa Rica<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: ES;">Côte d’Ivoire<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: ES;">Croatia<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: ES;">Djibouti<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: ES;">Dominica 1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: ES;">Dominican Republic<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: ES;">Ecuador 3<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: ES;">Egypt<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: ES;">El Salvador<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: ES;">Equatorial Guinea<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: ES;">Eritrea<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">Ethiopia<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">Fiji<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">Gabon<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">Gambia, The<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">Georgia<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: ES;">Ghana<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: ES;">Grenada 1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: ES;">Guatemala<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: ES;">Guinea<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: ES;">Guinea-Bissau 2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><s><span style="mso-ansi-language: ES;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></s><span style="mso-ansi-language: ES;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">4 Member countries of the Southern Africa
Development Community—SADC (treated as one country).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>5 Association of South East Asian
Nations—ASEAN (GSP-eligible countries only) treated as one country.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>3 Member countries of the Cartagena
Agreement—Andean Group (treated as one country).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>1 Member countries of the Caribbean Common
Market—CARICOM (treated as one country).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">1 Member countries of the Caribbean Common
Market—CARICOM (treated as one country).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>2 Member countries of the West African Economic and Monetary Union—WAEMU
(treated as one country). <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: ES;">Guyana 1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: ES;">Haiti<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: ES;">Honduras<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: ES;">India<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: ES;">Indonesia 5<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: ES;">Iraq<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: ES;">Jamaica 1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: ES;">Jordan<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: ES;">Kazakhstan<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: ES;">Kenya<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: ES;">Kiribati<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">Kyrgyzstan<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">Lebanon<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">Lesotho<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">Macedonia, Former Yugoslav Republic of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: ES;">Madagascar<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: ES;">Malawi<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: ES;">Mali </span><sup><span style="font-size: 13pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-language: ES;">2 </span></sup><span style="font-size: 7.5pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-language: ES;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: ES;">Mauritania<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: ES;">Mauritius 4<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: ES;">Moldova<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: ES;">Mongolia<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: ES;">Mozambique<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: ES;">Namibia<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: ES;">Nepal<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: ES;">Niger </span><sup><span style="font-size: 13pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-language: ES;">4</span></sup><span style="font-size: 7.5pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-language: ES;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: ES;">Nigeria<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: ES;">Oman<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: ES;">Pakistan<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: ES;">Panama<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: ES;">Papua, New Guinea<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: ES;">Paraguay<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: ES;">Peru 3<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">Philippines 5<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">Romania<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><s><span lang="EN-US"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></s><span lang="EN-US"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">4 Member countries of the Southern Africa
Development Community—SADC (treated as one country).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>5 Association of South East Asian
Nations—ASEAN (GSP-eligible countries only) treated as one country.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">1 Member countries of the Caribbean Common
Market—CARICOM (treated as one country).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>4 Member countries of the Southern Africa Development Community—SADC
(treated as one country).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">3 Member countries of the Cartagena
Agreement—Andean Group (treated as one country).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>5 Association of South East Asian Nations—ASEAN
(GSP-eligible countries only) treated as one country.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">Russia<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">Rwanda<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">Saint Kitts and Nevis 1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">Saint Lucia 1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">Saint Vincent and the Grenadines </span><sup><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 13pt; line-height: 150%;">1 </span></sup><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 7.5pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">Samoa<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">Sao Tome and Principe<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">Senegal 2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">Seychelles<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">Sierra Leone<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">Solomon Islands<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">Somalia<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">South Africa<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">Sri Lanka<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">Suriname<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">Swaziland<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">Tanzania 4<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">Thailand </span><sup><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 13pt; line-height: 150%;">5 </span></sup><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 7.5pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: ES;">Togo 2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: ES;">Tonga<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: ES;">Trinidad and Tobago 1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: ES;">Tunisia<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: ES;">Turkey<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: ES;">Tuvalu<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: ES;">Uganda<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: ES;">Uruguay<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: ES;">Uzbekistan<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: ES;">Vanuatu<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">Venezuela 3<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">Yemen, Republic of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">Zambia<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">Zimbabwe<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">Non-Independent Countries and Territories<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">Anguilla<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><s><span lang="EN-US"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></s><span lang="EN-US"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">2 Member countries of the West African
Economic and Monetary Union—WAEMU (treated as one country).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>4 Member countries of the Southern Africa
Development Community—SADC (treated as one country).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>5 Association of South East Asian
Nations—ASEAN (GSP-eligible countries only) treated as one country.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>2 Member countries of the West African
Economic and Monetary Union—WAEMU (treated as one country).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>1 Member countries of the Caribbean Common
Market—CARICOM (treated as one country).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>3 Member countries of the Cartagena Agreement—Andean Group (treated as
one country).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">British Indian Ocean Territory<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">Christmas Island (Australia)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">Cocos (Keeling) Island<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">Cook Islands<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">Gibraltar<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">Heard Island and McDonald Islands<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">Montserrat </span><sup><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 13pt; line-height: 150%;">1 </span></sup><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 7.5pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">Niue<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">Norfolk Island<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">Pitcairn Island<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">Saint Helena<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">Tokelau<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">Turks and Caicos Islands<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">Virgin Islands, British<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">Wallis and Funtuna<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">West Bank and Gaza Strip<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">Western Sahara<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></span></p>IORFANOShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00667854433911390292noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8024657558855264464.post-82848610631680084182023-10-02T08:45:00.004-07:002023-10-02T08:45:28.094-07:0016. The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) <p> </p><h3><span lang="EN-US">16. The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></h3>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">The provisions of the North American Free
Trade Agreement (NAFTA) were adopted by<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the
United States with enactment of the North American Free Trade Agreement
Implementation<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Act of 1993 (107 Stat.
2057, P.L. 103-182). Nineteen Code of Federal Regulation (19 CFR)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Parts 10, 12, 123, 134, 162, 174, 177, and
178 were amended, and new parts 102 and 181 of the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>CBP Regulations were developed to implement
NAFTA’s duty provisions. </span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">NAFTA phased out tariffs on almost all
“originating” goods traded between Canada<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>and the United States by January 1, 2003, and provides for an additional
5-year phase-out period<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>on certain
sensitive commodities traded between Mexico and the United States.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p><p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US"><span></span></span></p><a name='more'></a><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">Article 401 of NAFTA eliminates both tariffs
and the merchandise processing fees for<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>goods that “originate.” Transshipping goods through Mexico or Canada
that were made in<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>another country, or
performing only minor processing or packaging operations on them in North<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>America, will not invoke preferential NAFTA
duty rates.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">The term “originate” means those goods that
meet the requirements of NAFTA Article<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>401. Article 401 defines “originate” in four ways:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">1. Goods wholly obtained or produced entirely
in the NAFTA region (these contain<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>no
foreign inputs);<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">2. Goods produced entirely in the NAFTA region
exclusively from originating<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>materials
(these contain foreign materials that have been previously manufactured<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>into originating materials);<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">3. Goods meeting an Annex 401 specific rule of
origin such as a prescribed change<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in
tariff classification, regional value content requirement; and in
extremely<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>limited instances,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">4. Unassembled goods and goods classified with
their parts, which do not meet the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>tariff-shift rule but contain 60 percent regional value content using
the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">transaction-value method, or 50 percent using
the net-cost method.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">Annex 401 of NAFTA is codified in General Note
12(t) of the Harmonized Tariff<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Schedule
of the United States and is available at <a href="http://www.cbp.gov/nafta/rulesorg.htm"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">www.cbp.gov/nafta/rulesorg.htm</b></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<h4><a name="_Toc147058873"><span lang="EN-US">Entry Procedures</span></a><span lang="EN-US"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></h4>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">For NAFTA, as with other preferential trade
programs, it is the importer’s responsibility<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>to claim the benefits. In the United States, a NAFTA claim is made as
follows:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Noto Sans Symbols";">•
</span><span lang="EN-US">NON-COMMERCIAL (PERSONAL) IMPORTATIONS<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">For a non-commercial importation of NAFTA
goods, a NAFTA claim may be<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>made in the
United States without a certificate of origin or statement<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Noto Sans Symbols";">•
</span><span lang="EN-US">COMMERCIAL IMPORTATIONS, LOW-VALUE<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">In order to claim preferential tariff
treatment on a commercial shipment of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>NAFTA goods valued at US $2,500 or less, the entry packet must include
the 19<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>CFR 181.22(d) statement
certifying that the goods “originate”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">(www.cbp.gov/nafta/docs/us/181sec1-1.html#181.21).
</span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Noto Sans Symbols";">•
</span><span lang="EN-US">COMMERCIAL IMPORTATIONS, OTHER<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">The importer must have a valid NAFTA
certificate of origin, signed by the exporter or his agent, when claiming
preferential tariff treatment on a<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">commercial shipment of NAFTA goods valued at
more than US $2,500.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Noto Sans Symbols";">•
</span><span lang="EN-US">POST-IMPORTATION CLAIMS<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">Importers who may not have a valid NAFTA
certificate of origin, or who are<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>unsure
whether their goods “originate,” or who otherwise choose not to make a<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>NAFTA claim at the time of entry summary have
up to one year from the date of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>importation to make a post-importation claim.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<h4><a name="_Toc147058874"><span lang="EN-US">Exporter’s Certificate Of Origin</span></a><span lang="EN-US"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></h4>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">NAFTA Article 502 requires that an importer’s
NAFTA claim be based on the exporter’s<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>certificate of origin. This may be CBP Form 434, the Canadian B-232, or
the Mexican<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Certificado de Origen. When
making a NAFTA claim in the United States, the importer must<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>have one of these three certificates of
origin or a CBP-approved, privately printed or alternate<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>certificate of origin. For a single shipment,
the certificate of origin shall be annotated with the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>invoice number or other distinguishing marks.
For multiple shipments of identical goods, the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>certificate shall be annotated with a blanket period of up to 12
months.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">NAFTA Certificates Of Origin And NAFTA Claims
Are Optional<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">The exporter or producer is never obligated to
provide a certificate of origin to a<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>customer. However, since the importer may not claim NAFTA preferential
tariff treatment<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>without one, it is in
the exporter or producer’s interest to provide it. By providing a certificate
of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>origin, the producer is attesting
that:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">1. The goods originate,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">2. He has the substantiating production and
accounting documentation, and<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>3. He will
make it available to the customs authorities upon request.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<h4><a name="_Toc147058875"><span lang="EN-US">Country of Origin for Marking and
Duty Purposes</span></a><span lang="EN-US"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></span></h4>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">For goods processed in Canada, Mexico or the
United States, NAFTA codified the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>concept of “substantial transformation,” the process by which a good’s
country of origin is<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>determined for
marking and duty purposes. Even though a good may be sufficiently processed
in<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Canada, Mexico or the United States
to be marked with that country of origin, it may not be<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>sufficiently manufactured to “originate”
under the rules of origin for NAFTA tariff treatment<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>purposes (Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States, General Note 12(t)). With certain<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>limited exceptions, only originating goods
benefit from NAFTA preferential treatment. For<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>additional marking information, please see <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">NAFTA: A Guide to Customs Procedures</i>, available at<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">www.cbp.gov/nafta/nafta_new.htm </i></b>or
19 CFR 102 at <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">www.gpoaccess.gov/cfr/index.html</i></b>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">Special Provisions For Sensitive Sectors<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">The NAFTA Annex 401-origin criteria ensure
that most textile- and apparel-related<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>production occur in North America. The basic rule of origin for textiles
and apparel is commonly<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>referred to as
“yarn forward.” This means that the yarn used to form the fabric must be spun
in<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the NAFTA territory, and all
subsequent processing must take place in North America. Textiles and apparel of
man-made filament fibers have an even more restrictive “fiber-forward”
rule.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Some apparel goods must
additionally meet a “visible-lining rule,” meaning that certain linings<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>must be woven or knit in North America.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<h4><a name="_Toc147058876"><span lang="EN-US">Transshipment</span></a><span lang="EN-US"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></h4>
<p class="normal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></b><span lang="EN-US">Goods that are
entitled to NAFTA preferential duty rates by virtue of their originating<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>status will lose that status if they leave
customs control outside of North America or undergo any<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>operation outside of North America other than
unloading, reloading, or any other operation<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>necessary to preserve them in good condition or to transport the goods
to Canada, Mexico or the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>United
States.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<h4><a name="_Toc147058877"><span lang="EN-US">Repair Or Alteration</span></a><span lang="EN-US"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></h4>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">Goods may be exported from one NAFTA country
to another for repair or alteration and<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>returned free of duty regardless of the origin of the goods. This
provision does not apply to<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>alterations
that are part of a manufacturing process.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></span></p>
<h4><a name="_Toc147058878"><span lang="EN-US">Territory</span></a><span lang="EN-US"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></h4>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">With respect to the United States, the customs
territory includes the 50 states, the District<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the foreign trade zones located
therein.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">Additional NAFTA information can be obtained
in <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">NAFTA: A Guide to Customs Procedures</i>,
available on line at <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">www.cbp.gov/nafta/nafta_new.htm </i></b>or
from the Code of Federal<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Regulations at <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">www.cbp.gov/nafta/resource.htm</i></b>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
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<h3><span lang="EN-US">15. Temporary Free Importations<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></h3>
<h4><a name="_Toc147058868"><span lang="EN-US">Temporary Importation Under Bond
(TIB)</span></a><span lang="EN-US"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></h4>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">Goods of the types enumerated below, when not
imported for sale or for sale on<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>approval, may be admitted into the United States under bond, without the
payment of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>duty, for exportation within
one year from the date of importation. Generally, the amount<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of the bond is double the estimated duties.
The one-year period for exportation may, upon<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>application to the port director, be extended for one or more further
periods which, when<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>added to the initial
one year, shall not exceed a total of three years. There is an exception<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in the case of articles covered in item 14:
the period of the bond may not exceed six<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>months and may not be extended.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p><p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US"><span></span></span></p><a name='more'></a><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Merchandise entered under TIB must be exported
or destroyed before expiration<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of the
bond period, or any extension, to avoid assessment of liquidated damages in
the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>amount of the bond.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>All
goods entered under TIB are subject to quota compliance.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<h4><a name="_Toc147058869"><span lang="EN-US">Classes Of Goods</span></a><span lang="EN-US"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></h4>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">(1) Merchandise to be repaired, altered, or
processed (including processes which<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>result in an article being manufactured or produced in the United
States),<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>provided that the following
conditions are met:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
merchandise will not be processed into an article manufactured or produced<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in the United States if the article is:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Noto Sans Symbols";">•
</span><span lang="EN-US">Alcohol, distilled spirits, wine, beer, or any dilution
or mixture of these,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Noto Sans Symbols";">• </span><span lang="EN-US">Perfume or other commodity containing ethyl alcohol, whether
denatured<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or not,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Noto Sans Symbols";">•
</span><span lang="EN-US">A product of wheat.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If
merchandise is processed and results in an article being manufactured or<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>produced in the United States other than
those described above:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Noto Sans Symbols";">•
</span><span lang="EN-US">A complete accounting will be made to CBP for all
articles, wastes, and<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>irrecoverable
losses resulting from the processing, and<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Noto Sans Symbols";">•
</span><span lang="EN-US">All articles will be exported or destroyed under CBP
supervision within<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the bonded period.
Valuable waste must also be exported or so destroyed<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>unless duty, if applicable, is paid. </span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">(2) Models of women’s wearing apparel imported
by manufacturers for use solely<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>as
models in their own establishments; these articles require quota
compliance.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">(3) Articles imported by illustrators and
photographers for use solely as models in<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>their own establishments to illustrate catalogs, pamphlets, or
advertising matter.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">(4) Samples solely for use in taking orders
for merchandise; these samples require<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>quota compliance. </span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">(5) Articles solely for examination with a
view to reproduction or for examination and<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>reproduction (except photoengraved printing plates for examination and
reproduction);<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and motion-picture
advertising films.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">(6) Articles intended solely for testing,
experimental, or review purposes, including plans,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>specifications, drawings, blueprints,
photographs, and articles for use in connection with<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>experiments or for study. If articles under
this category are destroyed in connection with<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>the experiment or study, proof of such destruction must be presented to
satisfy the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>obligation under the bond to
export the articles.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">(7) Automobiles, motorcycles, bicycles,
airplanes, airships, balloons, boats, racing shells,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and similar vehicles and craft, and the usual
equipment of the foregoing, if brought<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>temporarily into the United States by nonresidents for the purpose of
taking part in races<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or other specific
contests. Port directors may defer the exaction of a bond for a period not<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to exceed 90 days after the date of
importation for vehicles and craft to take part in races<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or other specific contests for other than
money purposes. If the vehicle or craft is not<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>exported or the bond is not given within the period of such deferment,
the vehicle or craft<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>shall be subject to
forfeiture.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">(8) Locomotives and other railroad equipment
brought temporarily into the United States for<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>use in clearing obstructions, fighting fires, or making emergency
repairs on railroads<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>within the United
States or for use in transportation otherwise than in international
traffic<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>when the Secretary of the
Treasury finds that the temporary use of foreign railroad<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>equipment is necessary to meet an emergency.
Importers can expedite approval of a<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>request for temporary importation to meet an emergency by including
evidence of the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>existence of the
emergency, such as news reports.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">(9) Containers for compressed gases, filled or
empty, and containers or other articles used for<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>covering or holding merchandise (including
personal or household effects) during<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>transportation and suitable for reuse for that purpose.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">(10) Professional equipment, tools of trade,
repair components for equipment or tools<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>admitted under this item, and camping equipment imported by or for
nonresidents for the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>nonresident’s use
while sojourning temporarily in the United States.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">(11) Articles of special design for temporary
use exclusively in connection with the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>manufacture or production of articles for export.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">(12) Animals and poultry brought into the
United States for the purpose of breeding,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>exhibition, or competition for prizes, and the usual equipment
therefor.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">(13) Works of free fine arts, drawings,
engravings, photographic pictures, and philosophical<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and scientific apparatus brought into the
United States by professional artists, lecturers,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or scientists arriving from abroad for use by
them for exhibition and in illustration, promotion, and encouragement of art,
science or industry in the United States.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">(14) Automobiles, automobile chassis,
automobile bodies, cutaway portions of any of the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>foregoing, and parts for any of the
foregoing, finished, unfinished, or cutaway, when<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>intended solely for show purposes. These
articles may be admitted only on condition that<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>the Secretary of the Treasury has found that the foreign country from
which the articles<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>were imported allows
or will allow substantially reciprocal privileges with respect to<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>similar exports to that country from the
United States. If the Secretary finds that a foreign<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>country has discontinued or will discontinue
the allowance of such privileges, the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>privileges under this item shall not apply thereafter to imports from
that country.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<h4><a name="_Toc147058870"><span lang="EN-US">Relief From Liability</span></a><span lang="EN-US"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></h4>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">Relief from liability under bond may be
obtained in any case in which the articles are<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>destroyed under CBP supervision, in lieu of exportation, within the
original bond period.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>However, in the
case of articles entered under item 6, destruction need not be under CBP<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>supervision where articles are destroyed
during the course of experiments or tests during the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>bond period or any lawful extension, but
satisfactory proof of destruction shall be furnished to<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the port director with whom the customs entry
is filed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<h4><a name="_Toc147058871"><span lang="EN-US">ATA Carnet</span></a><span lang="EN-US"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></h4>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">ATA stands for the combined French and English
words “Admission Temporaire— Temporary Admission.” ATA carnet is an
international customs document that may be used for<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the temporary duty-free importation of
certain goods into a country in lieu of the usual customs<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>documents required. The carnet serves as a
guarantee against the payment of customs duties that<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>may become due on goods temporarily imported
and not reexported. Quota compliance is<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>required on merchandise subject to quota; for example, textiles are
subject to quota and visa<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>requirements.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">A carnet is valid for one year. The traveler
or businessperson, however, may make as<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>many trips as desired during the period the carnet is valid provided he
or she has sufficient pages<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>for each
stop.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">The United States currently allows ATA carnets
to be used for the temporary admission<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>of professional equipment, commercial samples, and advertising material.
Most other countries<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>allow the use of
carnets for the temporary admission of these goods and, in some cases, other <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>uses of the ATA carnet are permitted.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">Local carnet associations, as members of the
International Bureau of the Paris-based<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>International Chamber of Commerce, issue carnets to their residents.
These associations<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>guarantee the payment
of duties to local customs authorities should goods imported under cover<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of a foreign-issued carnet not be reexported.
In the United States, CBP has designated the U.S.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Council of the International Chamber of
Commerce, located at 1212 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10036, Tel.
212.354.4480, as the United States issuing and guaranteeing<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>organization. The Council charges a fee for
its service.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p align="left" class="normal" style="text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>ATA carnets can be used in the following
countries:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
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<p class="normal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: ES;">Algeria<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: ES;">Australia<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: ES;">Austria<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: ES;">Belgium<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: ES;">Bulgaria<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: ES;">Canada<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">Canary Islands<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>China<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">Croatia<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">Cyprus<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">Czech Republic<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Denmark<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">Estonia<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">Finland<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">France<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">French Polynesia<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>French West Indies<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Germany<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">Gibraltar<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">Greece<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">Hong Kong<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">Hungary<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">Iceland<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">India<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">Ireland<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">Israel<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">Italy<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">Ivory Coast<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">Japan<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">Republic of South Korea<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Lebanon<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">Luxembourg<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">Malaysia<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">Malta<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">Mauritius<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">Netherlands<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">New Zealand<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">Norway<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">Poland<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">Portugal<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">Romania<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">Senegal<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">Singapore<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">Slovakia<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">Slovenia<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">South Africa<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">Spain<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">Sri Lanka<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">Sweden<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">Switzerland<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">Thailand<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">Turkey<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">United Kingdom<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">United States<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></span></p>
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<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">Egypt and certain other countries have
accepted the ATA convention, but have not<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>implemented the use of carnets. As countries are being continuously
added to the carnet system,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>please check
with the U.S. Council if a country you wish to visit is not included in the
above list.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>IORFANOShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00667854433911390292noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8024657558855264464.post-91459389609127948412023-10-02T08:42:00.004-07:002023-10-02T08:43:04.201-07:0014. Containers or Holders <p> </p><h3><span lang="EN-US">14. Containers or Holders<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></span></h3>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">CBP designates such items as lift vans, cargo
vans, shipping tanks, pallets and<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>certain articles used to ship goods internationally as <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">instruments of international traffic. </i>So
long as this designation applies, these articles are not subject to entry or
duty when<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>they arrive, whether they are
loaded or empty. Other classes of merchandise containers<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>may also be designated as instruments of
international traffic upon application to the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Commissioner of CBP for such a designation. If any article so designated
is diverted to<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>domestic use, however, it
must be entered and duty paid, if applicable.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></span></p><p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US"><span></span></span></p><a name='more'></a><span lang="EN-US"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><br /></span></span><p></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Containers specially shaped or fitted to
contain a specific article or set of articles,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>suitable for long term use and entered with the articles for which they
are intended, are<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>classifiable with the
accompanying articles if they are of a kind normally sold therewith.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Examples of such containers are: camera
cases, musical instrument cases, gun cases,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>drawing instrument cases, and necklace cases. This rule does not apply
to containers that<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>give the importation
as a whole its essential character.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">Subject to the above rule, packing materials
and packing containers entered with<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>goods packed in them are classified with these goods if they are of a
kind normally used for packing such goods. However, this does not apply to
packing materials or<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>containers that are
clearly suitable for repetitive use.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>IORFANOShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00667854433911390292noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8024657558855264464.post-40447247599668710212023-10-02T08:41:00.004-07:002023-10-02T08:42:11.253-07:00ASSESSMENT OF DUTY <p> </p><p class="Estilo3"><span lang="EN-US">ASSESSMENT OF DUTY<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="Estilo2"><a name="_Toc147058859"><span lang="EN-US">13. Dutiable Status
Of Goods</span></a><span lang="EN-US"> </span></p>
<h4><a name="_Toc147058860"><span lang="EN-US">Rates Of Duty</span></a><span lang="EN-US"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></h4>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">All goods imported into the United States are
subject to duty or duty-free entry in<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>accordance with their classification under the applicable items in the
Harmonized Tariff<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Schedule of the United
States. An annotated loose-leaf edition of the tariff schedule may<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>be purchased from the U.S. Government
Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402. (See 19<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>U.S.C. 1202.)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">When goods are dutiable, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">ad valorem</i>, specific, or compound rates may be<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>assessed. An ad valorem rate, which is the
type of rate most often applied, is a percentage<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of the value of the merchandise, such as five
percent ad valorem. A specific rate is a<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>specified amount per unit of weight or other quantity, such as 5.9 cents
per dozen. A<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>compound rate is a
combination of both an ad valorem rate and a specific rate, such as<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>0.7 cents per kilo plus 10 percent ad
valorem.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p><p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US"><span></span></span></p><a name='more'></a><span lang="EN-US"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><br /></span></span><p></p>
<h4><a name="_Toc147058861"><span lang="EN-US">Free of Duty or Dutiable</span></a><span lang="EN-US"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></h4>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">Rates of duty for imported merchandise may
vary depending upon the country of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>origin. Most merchandise is dutiable under the most-favored-nation—now
referred to as<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">normal trade relations</i>—rates in the General column under column 1
of the tariff<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>schedule. Merchandise from
countries to which these rates have <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">not </i>been
extended is<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>dutiable at the full or
“statutory” rates in column 2 of the tariff schedule.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">Free rates are provided for many subheadings
in columns 1 and 2 of the tariff<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>schedule. Duty-free status is also available under various conditional
exemptions which<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>are reflected in the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Special </i>column under column 1 of the
tariff schedule. It is the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>importer’s
burden to show eligibility for a conditional exemption from duty.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">One of the more frequently applied exemptions
from duty occurs under the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Generalized
System of Preferences (GSP). GSP-eligible merchandise qualifies for<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>duty-free entry when it is from a beneficiary
developing country and meets other<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>requirements as discussed in Chapter 17. Other exemptions are found
under the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>subheadings in Chapter 98 of
the tariff schedule. These subheadings include, among<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>other provisions, certain personal
exemptions, exemptions for articles for scientific or<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>other institutional purposes, and exemptions
for returned American goods.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<h4><a name="_Toc147058862"><span lang="EN-US">Rulings On Imports</span></a><span lang="EN-US"> </span></h4>
<p class="normal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></b><span lang="EN-US">CBP makes its
decision on the dutiable status of merchandise when the entry is<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>liquidated after the entry documents have
been filed. When advance information is<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>needed, do not depend on a small “trial” or “test” shipment because
there is no guarantee<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>that the next
shipment will receive the same tariff treatment. Small importations may
slip<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>by, particularly if they are
processed under informal procedures that apply to small<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>shipments or in circumstances warranting
application of a flat rate. An exporter, importer, or other interested party
may get advance information on any matter<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>affecting the dutiable status of merchandise by writing to the port
director where the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>merchandise will be
entered or to:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">Director, National Commodity Specialist
Division<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">U.S. Customs and Border Protection<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">One Penn Plaza, 11th Floor<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">New York, New York 10119<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or
to:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">U.S. Customs and Border Protection<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">Attention: Office of Regulations and
Rulings<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">Washington, DC 20229<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">Detailed information on the procedures for the
issuance of administrative rulings is given<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>in 19 CFR Part 177.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<h4><a name="_Toc147058863"><span lang="EN-US">Binding Decisions</span></a><span lang="EN-US"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></h4>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">While you will find that, for many purposes,
CBP ports are your best sources of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>information, informal information obtained on tariff classifications is
not binding. Under<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>19 CFR part 177, the
importing public may obtain a binding ruling, which can be relied<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>upon for placing or accepting orders or for
making other business determinations, under<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Chapters 1 through 97 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule or by writing
to:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">National Commodity Specialist Division<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">U.S. Customs and Border Protection<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">One Penn Plaza, 11th Floor<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">New York, New York 10119<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">The ruling will be binding at all ports of
entry unless revoked by the CBP Office<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>of Regulations and Rulings.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">The following information is required in
ruling requests:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Noto Sans Symbols";">•
</span><span lang="EN-US">The names, addresses and other identifying information
of all interested<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>parties (if known) and
the manufacturer ID code (if known),<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Noto Sans Symbols";">•
</span><span lang="EN-US">The name(s) of the port(s) at which the merchandise
will be entered (if<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>known),<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Noto Sans Symbols";">•
</span><span lang="EN-US">A description of the transaction; for example, a
prospective importation of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(merchandise)
from (country),<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Noto Sans Symbols";">•
</span><span lang="EN-US">A statement that there are, to the importer’s
knowledge, no issues on the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>commodity
pending before CBP or any court, and </span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Noto Sans Symbols";">•
</span><span lang="EN-US">A statement as to whether classification advice has
previously been<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>sought from a CBP
officer, and if so, from whom, and what advice was<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>rendered, if any.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A
request for a tariff classification should include the following
information:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Noto Sans Symbols";">•
</span><span lang="EN-US">A complete description of the goods. Send samples, if
practical, sketches,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>diagrams, or other
illustrative material that will be useful in<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">supplementing the written description,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Noto Sans Symbols";">•
</span><span lang="EN-US">Cost breakdowns of component materials and their
respective quantities<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>shown in
percentages, if possible,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Noto Sans Symbols";">•
</span><span lang="EN-US">A description of the principal use of the goods, as a
class or kind of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>merchandise, in the
United States,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Noto Sans Symbols";">•
</span><span lang="EN-US">Information as to commercial, scientific or common
designations, as may<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>be applicable,
and<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Noto Sans Symbols";">•
</span><span lang="EN-US">Any other information that may be pertinent or required
for the purpose of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>tariff
classification.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>To
avoid delays, your request should be as complete as possible. If you send
a<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>sample, do not rely on it to tell the
whole story. Also, please note that samples may be<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>subjected to laboratory analysis, which is
done free of charge. If a sample is destroyed<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>during laboratory analysis, however, it cannot be returned.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">Information submitted and incorporated in
response to a request for a CBP<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>decision
may be disclosed or withheld in accordance with the provisions of the
Freedom<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of Information Act, as amended 5
U.S.C. 552, 19 CFR 177.8(a)(3).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<h4><a name="_Toc147058864"><span lang="EN-US">Protests</span></a><span lang="EN-US"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></h4>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">The importer may disagree with the dutiable
status after the entry has been<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>liquidated. A decision at this stage of the entry transaction is requested
by filing a protest<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and application for
further review on CBP Form 19. For entries filed before December<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>18, 2006, the time limit is within 90 days
after liquidation, but for entries filed after that<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>date, it is now 180 days (see CFR part 174;
see 19 USC 1514(c)(3) as amended by<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>section 2103(2)(B), Pub. L.108-429. The same legislation also eliminated
the 1 year to<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>file protests for clerical
errors and mistakes of fact for entries after 12/18/04). If CBP<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>denies a protest, the adverse decision may be
appealed to the U.S. Court of International<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Trade. </span></p>
<h4><a name="_Toc147058865"><span lang="EN-US">Liability For Duties</span></a><span lang="EN-US"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></h4>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">There is no provision under which U.S. duties
or taxes may be prepaid in a<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>foreign
country before exportation to the United States. This is true even for gifts
sent by<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>mail.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In the
usual case, liability for the payment of duty becomes fixed at the time an<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>entry for consumption or for warehouse is
filed with CBP. The obligation for payment is<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>upon the person or firm in whose name the entry is filed. When goods
have been entered<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>for warehouse,
liability for paying duties may be transferred to any person who purchases<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the goods and desires to withdraw them in his
or her own name.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">Paying a customs broker will not relieve the
importer of his or her liability for<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>customs charges (duties, taxes, and other debts owed CBP) should those
charges not be<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>paid by the broker.
Therefore, if the importer pays the broker by check, he or she should<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>give the broker a separate check, made
payable to “U.S. Customs and Border Protection”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>for those customs charges, which the broker will then deliver to
CBP.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US">If the entry is made in the name of a customs
broker, the broker may obtain relief<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>from statutory liability for the payment of increased or additional
duties found due if (1)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the actual owner
of goods is named, and (2) the owner’s declaration whereby the owner<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>agrees to pay the additional duty and the
owner’s bond are both filed by the broker with<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>the port director within 90 days of the date of entry.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>IORFANOShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00667854433911390292noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8024657558855264464.post-75267594237161047442023-10-02T08:05:00.004-07:002023-10-02T08:20:49.214-07:00INVOICES <p> </p><h2><span lang="EN-US">INVOICES<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></h2>
<h3 style="text-align: justify;"><a name="_Toc147058855"><span lang="EN-US">10. Commercial Invoice</span></a><span lang="EN-US"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></h3>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">A commercial invoice, signed by the seller or
shipper, or his agent, is acceptable<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>for
CBP purposes if it is prepared in accordance with Section 141.86 through 141.89
of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the CBP Regulations, and in the
manner customary for a commercial transaction<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>involving goods of the kind covered by the invoice. Importers and
brokers participating<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in the Automated
Broker Interface may elect to transmit invoice data via the Automated<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Invoice Interface or EDIFACT and eliminate
the paper document. The invoice must<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>provide the following information, as required by the Tariff Act:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p><p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US"><span></span></span></p><a name='more'></a><span lang="EN-US"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><br /></span></span><p></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Noto Sans Symbols";">•
</span><span lang="EN-US">The port of entry to which the merchandise is
destined,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Noto Sans Symbols";">•
</span><span lang="EN-US">If merchandise is sold or agreed to be sold, the time,
place, and names of buyer<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and seller; if
consigned, the time and origin of shipment, and names of shipper<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and receiver,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Noto Sans Symbols";">•
</span><span lang="EN-US">A detailed description of the merchandise, including
the name by which each item<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>is known,
the grade or quality, and the marks, numbers, and symbols under which<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>it is sold by the seller or manufacturer to
the trade in the country of exportation,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>together with the marks and numbers of the packages in which the
merchandise is<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>packed,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Noto Sans Symbols";">•
</span><span lang="EN-US">The quantities in weights and measures,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Noto Sans Symbols";">•
</span><span lang="EN-US">If sold or agreed to be sold, the purchase price of
each item in the currency of the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>sale,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Noto Sans Symbols";">•
</span><span lang="EN-US">If the merchandise is shipped for consignment, the
value of each item in the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>currency in
which the transactions are usually made, or, in the absence of such<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>value, the price in such currency that the
manufacturer, seller, shipper, or owner<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>would have received, or was willing to receive, for such merchandise if
sold in<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the ordinary course of trade and
in the usual wholesale quantities in the country of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>exportation,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Noto Sans Symbols";">•
</span><span lang="EN-US">The kind of currency,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Noto Sans Symbols";">•
</span><span lang="EN-US">All charges upon the merchandise, itemized by name and
amount including<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>freight, insurance,
commission, cases, containers, coverings, and cost of packing;<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and, if not included above, all charges,
costs, and expenses incurred in bringing<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>the merchandise from alongside the carrier at the port of exportation in
the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>country of exportation and placing
it alongside the carrier at the first U.S. port of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>entry. The cost of packing, cases,
containers, and inland freight to the port of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>exportation need not be itemized by amount if included in the invoice
price and so<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>identified. Where the required
information does not appear on the invoice as<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>originally prepared, it shall be shown on an attachment to the
invoice,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Noto Sans Symbols";">•
</span><span lang="EN-US">All rebates, drawbacks, and bounties, separately
itemized, allowed upon the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>exportation
of the merchandise,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Noto Sans Symbols";">•
</span><span lang="EN-US">The country of origin,</span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Noto Sans Symbols";">•
</span><span lang="EN-US">All goods or services furnished for the production of
the merchandise not<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>included in the
invoice price.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">If the merchandise on the documents is sold
while in transit, the original invoice<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>reflecting this transaction and the resale invoice or a statement of
sale showing the price<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>paid for each
item by the purchaser shall be filed as part of the entry, entry summary,
or<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>withdrawal documentation.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">The invoice and all attachments must be in the
English language, or shall be<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>accompanied by an accurate English translation.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">Each invoice shall state in adequate detail
what merchandise is contained in each<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>individual package.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">If the invoice or entry does not disclose the
weight, gauge, or measure of the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>merchandise necessary to ascertain duties, the importer of record shall
pay expenses<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>incurred to obtain this
information prior to the release of the merchandise from CBP<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>custody.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Each
invoice shall set forth in detail, for each class or kind of merchandise,
every<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>discount from the list or other
base price that has been or may be allowed in fixing each<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>purchase price or value.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">When more than one invoice is included in the
same entry, each invoice with its<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>attachments shall be numbered consecutively by the importer on the
bottom of the face of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>each page,
beginning with number 1. If an invoice is more than two pages, begin with<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>number 1 for the first page of the first
invoice and continue in a single series of numbers<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>through all the invoices and attachments
included in one entry. If an entry covers one<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>invoice of one page and a second invoice of two pages, the numbering at
the bottom of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the page shall be as
follows: Inv. 1, p.1; Inv. 2, p.2; Inv. 2, p.3, etc.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">Any information required on an invoice may be
set forth either on the invoice or<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>on
the attachment.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">Specific Requirements<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US">1.
Separate Invoice Required for Each Shipment. </span></b><span lang="EN-US">Not
more than one distinct shipment<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>from one
consignor to one consignee by one commercial carrier shall be included on
the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>same invoice.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US">2.
Assembled Shipments. </span></b><span lang="EN-US">Merchandise assembled for
shipment to the same consignee<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>by one
commercial carrier may be included in one invoice. The original bills or
invoices<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>covering the merchandise, or
extracts therefrom, showing the actual price paid or agreed<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to be paid, should be attached to the invoice.
</span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US">3.
Installment Shipments. </span></b><span lang="EN-US">Installments of a shipment
covered by a single order or<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>contract
and shipped from one consignor to one consignee may be included in one<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>invoice if the installments arrive at the
port of entry by any means of transportation<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>within a period not to exceed 10 consecutive days.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
invoice should be prepared in the same manner as invoices covering single<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>shipments and should include any additional
information that may be required for the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>particular class of goods concerned. If it is practical to do so, the
invoice should show the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>quantities,
values, and other invoice data with respect to each installment, and the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>identification of the importing conveyance in
which each installment was shipped.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US">4.
Production “Assist.” </span></b><span lang="EN-US">The invoice should indicate
whether the production of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>merchandise
involved costs for “assists” (e.g., dies, molds, tooling, printing plates,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>artwork, engineering work, design and
development, financial assistance, etc.) that are<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>not included in the invoice price. If assists
were involved, state their value, if known, and<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>by whom supplied. Were they supplied without cost, or on a rental basis,
or were they<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>invoiced separately? If the
latter, attach a copy of the invoice.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Whenever CBP requires information on the cost
of production of goods for<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>customs
valuation, the importer will be notified by the port director. Thereafter,
invoices<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>covering shipments of such
goods must contain a statement on the cost of production by<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the manufacturer or producer. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US">5.
Additional Information Required. </span></b><span lang="EN-US">Special
information may be required on certain<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>goods or classes of goods in addition to the information normally
required on the invoice.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Although the
United States importer usually advises the exporter of these special<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>situations, section 141.89 of the CBP
Regulations, which covers the requirements for<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>these goods, has been reproduced in the appendix.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US">6.
Rates of Exchange. </span></b><span lang="EN-US">In general, no rate(s) of
exchange may be used to convert foreign<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>currency for customs purposes other than the rate(s) proclaimed or
certified in 31 U.S.C.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>5151. For
merchandise imported from a country having a currency for which two or
more<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>rates of exchange have been
certified by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>invoice will show the exchange rate or rates
used in converting the United States dollars<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>received for the merchandise into the foreign currency and the
percentage of each rate if<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>two or more
rates are used. If a rate or combination of rates used to pay costs, charges,
or<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>expenses is different from those used
to pay for the merchandise, state that rate or<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>combination of rates separately. When dollars have not been converted at
the time the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>invoice is prepared, state
that fact on the invoice, in which case the invoice shall also<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>state the rate or combination of rates at
which the dollars will be converted, or that it is<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>not known what rate or rates will be used.
Rates of exchange are not required for<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>merchandise unconditionally free of duty or subject only to a specific
rate of duty not<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>depending on value. </span></p>
<h3 style="text-align: justify;"><a name="_Toc147058856"><span lang="EN-US">11. Other Invoices</span></a><span lang="EN-US"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></h3>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">Pro Forma Invoice<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">If the required commercial invoice is not
filed at the time the merchandise is<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>entered, a statement in the form of an invoice (a <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">pro forma </i>invoice) must be filed by the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>importer at the time of entry. A bond is
given for production of the required invoice not<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>later than 120 days from the date of the
entry summary, or entry if there is no entry<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>summary. If the invoice is needed for statistical purposes, it must
generally be produced<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>within 50 days
from the date on which the entry summary is required to be filed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">The exporter should bear in mind that unless
he or she forwards the required<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>invoice
in time, the American importer will incur a liability under his bond for
failure to<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>file the invoice with the
port director of CBP before the 120-day period expires.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">Although a pro forma invoice is not prepared
by the exporter, it is of interest to<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>exporters as it gives a general idea of the kind of information needed
for entry purposes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A pro forma invoice
indicates what the importer may find necessary to furnish CBP<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>officers at the time a formal entry is filed
for a commercial shipment, if a properly<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>prepared CBP or commercial invoice is not available at the time the
goods are entered.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>An acceptable format
for a pro forma invoice is reproduced in the appendix.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">Some of the additional information specified
for the commodities under section<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>141.89
of the CBP Regulations may not be required when entry is made on a pro
forma<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>invoice. However, the pro forma
invoice must contain sufficient data for examination,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>classification, and appraisement purposes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">Special Invoices<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">Special invoices are required for some
merchandise. See 19 CFR 141.89.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<h3 style="text-align: justify;"><a name="_Toc147058857"><span lang="EN-US">12. Frequent Errors In Invoicing</span></a><span lang="EN-US"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></h3>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">Foreign sellers or shippers must exercise care
in preparing invoices and other<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>documents used to enter goods into the commerce of the United States in
order for their<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>importers to avoid
difficulties, delays, or possibly even penal sanctions. Each document<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>must contain all information required by law
or regulations, and every statement of fact<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>contained in the documents must be true and accurate. Any inaccurate or
misleading<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>statement of fact in a
document presented to a CBP officer in connection with an entry, or<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the omission from the document of required
information, may result in delays in<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>merchandise release, the detention of the goods, or a claim against the
importer for<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>domestic value. Even though
the inaccuracy or omission was unintentional, the importer<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>may be required to establish that he
exercised due diligence and was not negligent, in<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>order to avoid sanctions with consequent
delay in obtaining possession of goods and<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>closing the transaction. (See 19 U.S.C. 1592.) </span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is
particularly important that all statements relating to merchandise
description,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>price or value, and amounts
of discounts, charges, and commissions be truthfully and<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>accurately set forth. It is also important
that the invoices set forth the true name of the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>actual seller and purchaser of the goods, in
the case of purchased goods, or the true name<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>of the actual consignor and consignee when the goods are shipped
otherwise than in<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>pursuance of a
purchase. It is important, too, that the invoice otherwise reflect the
real<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>nature of the transaction pursuant
to which the goods were shipped to the United States.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
fundamental rule is that both the shipper and importer must furnish CBP<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>officers with all pertinent information with
respect to each import transaction to assist<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>CBP officers in determining the tariff status of the goods. Examples of
omissions and<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>inaccuracies to be avoided
are:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Noto Sans Symbols";">•
</span><span lang="EN-US">The shipper assumes that a commission, royalty, or
other charge against<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the goods is a so-called
“nondutiable” item and omits it from the invoice.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Noto Sans Symbols";">• </span><span lang="EN-US">A foreign shipper who purchases
goods and sells them to a United States<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>importer at a delivered price shows on the invoice the cost of the goods
to<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>him instead of the delivered
price.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Noto Sans Symbols";">•
</span><span lang="EN-US">A foreign shipper manufactures goods partly with the
use of materials<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>supplied by the United
States importer, but invoices the goods at the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>actual cost to the manufacturer without including the value of the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">materials supplied by the importer.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Noto Sans Symbols";">•
</span><span lang="EN-US">The foreign manufacturer ships replacement goods to his
customer in the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>United States and
invoices the goods at the net price without showing the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>full price less the allowance for defective
goods previously shipped and<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>returned.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Noto Sans Symbols";">•
</span><span lang="EN-US">A foreign shipper who sells goods at list price, less a
discount, invoices<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>them at the net
price, and fails to show the discount.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Noto Sans Symbols";">•
</span><span lang="EN-US">A foreign shipper sells goods at a delivered price but
invoices them at a<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>price f.o.b. the
place of shipment and omits the subsequent charges.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Noto Sans Symbols";">• </span><span lang="EN-US">A foreign shipper indicates in
the invoice that the importer is the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>purchaser, whereas he is in fact either an agent who is receiving a<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">commission for selling the goods or a party
who will receive part of the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>proceeds of
the sale of the goods sold for the joint account of the shipper<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and consignee.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Noto Sans Symbols";">•
</span><span lang="EN-US">Invoice descriptions are vague, listing only parts of
numbers, truncated or<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>coded
descriptions, or lumping various articles together as one when<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>several distinct items are included. </span></p>IORFANOShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00667854433911390292noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8024657558855264464.post-17739629237363905902023-10-02T08:01:00.005-07:002023-10-02T08:20:36.795-07:008. Compliance Assessment/Compliance Measurement <p> </p><h3><span lang="EN-US">8. Compliance Assessment/Compliance Measurement<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></h3>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">Of primary interest to the trade community is
the compliance assessment, which<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>is the
systematic evaluation of an importer’s systems supporting his or her
CBP-related<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>operations. The assessment
includes testing import and financial transactions, reviewing </span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">the adequacy of the importer’s internal
controls, and determining the importer’s<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>compliance levels in key areas. Compliance assessments are conducted in
accordance<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>with 19 U.S.C. 1509.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p><p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US"><span></span></span></p><a name='more'></a><span lang="EN-US"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><br /></span></span><p></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">The assessment is conducted by an
interdisciplinary team composed of a CBP<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>auditor, import specialist, account manager, industry expert (highly
knowledgeable of the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>electronics or auto
parts or surgical equipment industries, for example), and possibly<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>other CBP specialists (attorneys, inspectors,
scientists). The compliance assessment<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>utilizes professionally accepted statistical sampling and auditing
techniques to review<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>selected import
transactions from the company’s previous fiscal year.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">Compliance assessments will evaluate the
company’s applicable customs<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>operations
such as:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Noto Sans Symbols";">•
</span><span lang="EN-US">Record keeping,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Noto Sans Symbols";">•
</span><span lang="EN-US">Merchandise classification/trade statistics,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Noto Sans Symbols";">•
</span><span lang="EN-US">Merchandise quantities,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Noto Sans Symbols";">•
</span><span lang="EN-US">Antidumping/countervailing duty operations,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Noto Sans Symbols";">•
</span><span lang="EN-US">Quota conformity,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Noto Sans Symbols";">•
</span><span lang="EN-US">Merchandise value,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Noto Sans Symbols";">•
</span><span lang="EN-US">Warehouse or foreign trade zone operations,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Noto Sans Symbols";">•
</span><span lang="EN-US">Merchandise transshipment,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Noto Sans Symbols";">•
</span><span lang="EN-US">Special trade programs (GSP, CBI, others).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">Companies found in compliance with CBP laws
and regulations will get a report<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>stating that fact. Companies whose systems are determined to be
noncompliant will also<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>get a report and
will be asked to formulate, in cooperation with CBP advisors, a<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>compliance improvement plan specifying
corrective actions the company will take to<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>increase compliance levels. Serious violations of law or regulation may
result in CBP<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>referring the company for
a formal investigation or other enforcement actions.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">By law, CBP is required to provide the
importer with advance notice of an<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>intended assessment and an estimate of its duration. Importers are entitled
to an entry<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>conference, during which the
assessment’s purpose will be explained and its duration<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>provided. Using information from CBP
databases about the company or the importer’s<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>industry, the compliance assessment team may have prepared questionnaires
seeking<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>specific information about the
importer’s internal procedures. These questionnaires will<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>be distributed at the entry conference.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">Upon completion of the assessment, CBP will
schedule a closing conference, at<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>which
its preliminary findings will be explained. A closing conference may not
be<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>scheduled for companies found to have
serious enforcement issues. If no enforcement<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>action is taken, CBP will provide the company with a written report of
the assessment’s results.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
Importer Audit/Compliance Assessment Team Kit (also called the CAT Kit),<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>which provides extensive details of the
assessment procedure, can be found at CBP<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Website, www.cbp.gov, or by calling the CBP Regulatory Audit Division
office nearest<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>you.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-US">Compliance Measurement </span></i></b><span lang="EN-US">is the primary tool CBP uses to assess the accuracy of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>port-of-entry transactions and to determine
the compliance rate for all commercial<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>importations. By using statistical sampling methods, a valid compliance
level for all<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>commercial importations
can be obtained. One of CBP’s goals is to assure that at least 99<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>percent of the import revenues legally owed
the United States government are collected.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Cargo is sampled for compliance with international trade laws at the
port of entry, at the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>time of entry into
the United States. Importers should be aware that misclassification of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>merchandise, among other violations, will be
detected through the compliance<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>measurement process.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<h3 style="text-align: justify;"><a name="_Toc147058853"><span lang="EN-US">9. A Notice To Small-Business
Importers</span></a><span lang="EN-US"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></h3>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">The Small Business Regulatory Enforcement
Fairness Act was designed to create<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a
more cooperative regulatory environment between federal agencies and small<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>businesses.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-US">Your
comments are important</span></i><span lang="EN-US">. The Small Business and
Regulatory Enforcement<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ombudsman and 10
regional Fairness Boards were established to receive comments from<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>small businesses about federal agency
enforcement activities and to rate each agency’s<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>responsiveness to small business. If you wish
to comment on the enforcement actions of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>U.S. Customs and Border Protection, call 1.888.REG.FAIR
(1.888.734.3247). </span></p>IORFANOShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00667854433911390292noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8024657558855264464.post-46775741425642007022023-10-02T08:00:00.005-07:002023-10-02T08:23:02.803-07:007. Reasonable Care Checklists <p> </p><h3><span lang="EN-US">7. Reasonable Care Checklists<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></h3>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">Reasonable care is an explicit responsibility
on the part of the importer. Despite<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>its
seemingly simple connotation, the term reasonable care defies easy
explanation<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>because the facts and
circumstances surrounding every import transaction differ, from the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>experience of the importer to the nature of
the imported articles. Consequently, neither<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>CBP nor the importing community can develop a reasonable care checklist
capable of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>covering every import
transaction.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">CBP recommends that the import community
examine the list of questions below.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>These questions may suggest methods that importers may find useful in
avoiding<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>compliance problems and in
meeting the responsibilities of reasonable care.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p><p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US"><span></span></span></p><a name='more'></a><span lang="EN-US"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><br /></span></span><p></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>These
questions are intended to promote compliance with CBP laws and<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>regulations, but be aware that the list is
advisory, not exhaustive. The checklist is<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>intended as a guide and <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">has no
legal, binding or precedential effect on CBP or the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>importing community.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">The questions apply whether the importer of
record conducts the transactions(s) </span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">him- or herself, or whether the importer hires
others to do it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">General Questions for All Transactions:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">1. If you have not retained an expert (e.g.,
lawyer, customs broker, accountant, or<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>customs consultant) to assist you in complying with CBP requirements, do
you<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>have access to the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">CBP Regulations </i>(Title 19 of the Code of
Federal Regulations),<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United
States </i>(generally referred to as the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Harmonized Tariff Schedule), and <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">CBPBulletin
and Decisions</i>? (All three are<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>available from the Superintendent of Documents, Tel. 202.512.1800.) Do
you<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>have access to the CBP Website at <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">www.cbp.gov</i></b>,
or other research service that<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>provides
the information to help you establish reliable procedures and facilitate<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>compliance with CBP law and regulations?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">2. Has a responsible, knowledgeable individual
within your organization reviewed<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>your
CBP documentation to assure that it is full, complete and accurate? If the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>documentation was prepared outside your
organization, do you have a reliable<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>method to assure that you receive copies of the information submitted to
CBP,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>that it is reviewed for accuracy,
and that CBP is apprised of needed corrections in<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a timely fashion?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">3. If you use an expert to help you comply
with CBP requirements, have you<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>discussed your importations in advance with that person, and have you
provided<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>him or her with complete,
accurate information about the import transaction(s)?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">4. Are identical transactions or merchandise
handled differently at different ports or<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>CBP offices within the same port? If so, have you brought this fact to
CBP<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>officials’ attention?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">Questions by Topic: Merchandise Description
& Tariff Classification<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-US">Basic Question: </span></i></b><span lang="EN-US">Do you
know what you ordered, where it was made, and what it is made<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">Have you provided a complete, accurate
description of your merchandise to CBP<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>in accordance with 19 U.S.C. 1481? (Also, see 19 CFR 141.87 and 19
CFR<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>141.89 for special merchandise
description requirements.)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">Have you provided CBP with the correct tariff
classification of your merchandise<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in
accordance with 19 U.S.C. 1484?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">Have you obtained a CBP ruling regarding the
description of your merchandise or<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>its
tariff classification (see 19 CFR Part 177)? If so, have you followed the
ruling<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and apprised appropriate CBP officials
of those facts (i.e., of the ruling and your compliance with it)?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">Where merchandise description or tariff
classification information is not<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>immediately available, have you established a reliable procedure for
obtaining it<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and providing it to CBP?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">Have you participated in a CBP classification
of your merchandise in order to get<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>it
properly described and classified?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">Have you consulted the tariff schedules, CBP
informed compliance publications,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>court
cases or CBP rulings to help you properly describe and classify the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>merchandise?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">Have you consulted with an expert (e.g.,
lawyer, customs broker, accountant,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>customs consultant) to assist in the description and/or classification
of the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>merchandise?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">If you are claiming a conditionally free or
special tariff classification or provision<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>for your merchandise (e.g., GSP, HTS Item 9802, NAFTA), how have
you<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>verified that the merchandise
qualifies for such status? Do you have the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>documentation necessary to support the claim? If making a NAFTA preference<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>claim, do you have a NAFTA certificate of
origin in your possession?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">Is the nature of your merchandise such that a
laboratory analysis or other<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>specialized
procedure is advised for proper description and classification?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">Have you developed reliable procedures to
maintain and produce the required<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>entry
documentation and supporting information?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">Valuation<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-US">Basic Questions: </span></i></b><span lang="EN-US">Do
you know the “price actually paid or payable” for your<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>merchandise? Do you know the terms of sale?
Whether there will be rebates, tie-ins,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>indirect costs, additional payments? Whether “assists” were provided or
commissions or<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>royalties paid ? Are
amounts actual or estimated? Are you and the supplier “related<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>parties”?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">Have you provided CBP with a proper declared
value for your merchandise in<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>accordance
with 19 U.S.C. 1484 and 19 U.S.C. 1401a?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">Have you obtained a CBP ruling regarding
valuation of the merchandise (see 19<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>CFR
Part 177)? Can you establish that you followed the ruling reliably? Have
you<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>brought those facts to the attention
of CBP? </span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">Have you consulted the CBP valuation laws and
regulations<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">, CBP Valuation<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Encyclopedia</i>, CBP informed compliance
publications, court cases and CBP<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>rulings to assist you in valuing merchandise?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">If you purchased the merchandise from a
“related” seller, have you reported that<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>fact upon entry? Have you assured that the value reported to CBP meets
one of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the “related party” tests?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">Have you assured that all legally required
costs or payments associated with the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>imported merchandise (assists, commissions, indirect payments or
rebates,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>royalties, etc.) have been
reported to CBP?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">If you are declaring a value based upon a
transaction in which you were/are not<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>the buyer, have you substantiated that the transaction is a bona fide
“sale at arm’s<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>length” and that the
merchandise was clearly destined to the United States at the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>time of sale?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">If you are claiming a conditionally free or
special tariff classification or provision<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>for your merchandise (GSP, HTS Item 9802, NAFTA), have you reported
the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>required value information and
obtained the documentation necessary to support<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>the claim?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">Have you produced the required entry
documentation and supporting<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>information?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">Country of Origin/Marking/Quota<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-US">Basic Question: </span></i></b><span lang="EN-US">Have
you ascertained the correct country of origin for the imported<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>merchandise?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">Have you reported the correct country of
origin on CBP entry documents?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">Have you assured that the merchandise is
properly marked upon entry with the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>correct country of origin (if required) in accordance with 19 U.S.C.
1304 and any<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>other applicable special
marking requirements (watches, gold, textile labeling,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>etc)?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">Have you obtained a CBP ruling regarding the
proper marking and country of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>origin of
the merchandise (see 19 CFR Part 177)? If so, have you followed the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>ruling and brought that fact to the attention
of CBP?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">Have you consulted with a customs expert
regarding the correct country-of origin/proper marking of your merchandise? </span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">Have you apprised your foreign supplier of CBP
country-of-origin marking<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>requirements
prior to importation of your merchandise?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">If you are claiming a change in the origin of
the merchandise or claiming that the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>goods are of U.S. origin, have you taken required measures to
substantiate your<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>claim (e.g., do you
have U.S. milling certificates or manufacturers’ affidavits<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>attesting to production in the United
States)?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">If importing textiles or apparel, have you
ascertained the correct country of origin<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>in accordance with 19 U.S.C. 3592 (Section 334, P.L. 103-465) and
assured<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>yourself that no illegal
transshipment or false or fraudulent practices were<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>involved?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">Do you know how your goods are made, from raw
materials to finished goods, by<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>whom and
where?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">Have you ensured that the quota category is
correct?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">Have you checked the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Status Report on Current Import Quotas </i>(Restraint<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Levels), issued by CBP, to determine if your
goods are subject to a quota category<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>with “part” categories?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">Have you obtained correct visas for those
goods subject to visa categories?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">For textile articles, have you prepared a
proper country declaration for each entry,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>i.e., a single country declaration (if wholly obtained/produced) or a
multi-country<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>declaration (if raw materials
from one country were transformed into goods in a<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>second)?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">Can you produce all entry documentation and
supporting information, including<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>certificates of origin, if CBP requires you to do so?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">Intellectual Property Rights<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-US">Basic Question: </span></i></b><span lang="EN-US">Have
you determined whether your merchandise or its packaging use<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>any trademarks or copyrighted material or are
patented? If so, can you establish that you<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>have a legal right to import those items into and/or use them in the
United States?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">1. If you are importing goods or packaging
bearing a trademark registered in the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>United States, have you established that it is genuine and not
restricted from<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>importation under the
“gray-market” or parallel-import requirements of United<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>States law (see 198 CFR 133.21), or that you
have permission from the trademark<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>holder to import the merchandise? </span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">2. If you are importing goods or packaging
that contain registered copyrighted<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>material, have you established that this material is authorized and
genuine? If you<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>are importing sound
recordings of live performances, were the recordings<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>authorized? <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">3. Is your merchandise subject to an
International Trade Commission or <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>court-ordered exclusion order?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">4. Can you produce the required entry
documentation and supporting information?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Miscellaneous<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">Have you assured that your merchandise
complies with other agencies’<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>requirements (e.g., FDA, EPA, DOT, CPSC, FTC, Agriculture, etc.) and
obtained<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>licenses or permits, if
required, from them?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">Are your goods subject to a Commerce
Department dumping or<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>countervailing-duty investigation or determination? If so, have you
complied with<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>CBP reporting requirements
of this fact (e.g., 19 CFR 141.61)?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">Is your merchandise subject to quota/visa
requirements? If so, have you provided<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a
correct visa for the goods upon entry?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">Have you assured that you have the right to
make entry under the CBP<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Regulations?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">Have you filed the correct type of CBP entry
(e.g., TIB, T&E, consumption entry,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>mail entry)?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">Additional Questions for Textile and Apparel
Importers<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">Section 333 of the Uruguay Round
Implementation Act (19 U.S.C. 1592a)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to publish a list of foreign
producers,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>manufacturers, suppliers,
sellers, exporters, or other foreign persons found to have<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>violated 19 U.S.C. 1592 by using false,
fraudulent or counterfeit documentation, labeling,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or prohibited transshipment practices in
connection with textiles and apparel products.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Section 1592a also requires any importer of record who enters or otherwise
attempts to<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>introduce into United States
commerce textile or apparel products that were directly or<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>indirectly produced, manufactured, supplied,
sold, exported, or transported by such<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>named person(s) to show, to the Secretary’s satisfaction, that the
importer has exercised<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>reasonable care
to ensure that the importations are accompanied by accurate<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>documentation, packaging and labeling
regarding the products’ origin. Under section<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>1592a, reliance solely upon information from a person named on the list
does not<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>constitute the exercise of
reasonable care. Textile and apparel importers who have a commercial
relationship with any of the listed parties must exercise reasonable care
in<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>ensuring that the documentation
covering the imported merchandise, its packaging and its<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>labeling, accurately identify the
importation’s country of origin. This demonstration of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>reasonable care must rely upon more
information than that supplied by the named party.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">In order to meet the reasonable care standard
when importing textile or apparel<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>products and when dealing with a party named on this list, an importer
should consider<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the following questions
to ensure that the documentation, packaging and labeling are<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>accurate regarding country-of-origin
considerations. This list is illustrative, not<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>exhaustive:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">1. Has the importer had a prior relationship
with the named party?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">2. Has the importer had any seizures or
detentions of textile or apparel products that<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>were directly or indirectly produced, supplied, or transported by the
named party?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">3. Has the importer visited the company’s premises
to ascertain that the company<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>actually
has the capacity to produce the merchandise?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">4. Where a claim of an origin-conferring
process is made in accordance with 19<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>CFR 102.21, has the importer ascertained that the named party actually
performed<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>that process?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">5. Is the named party really operating from
the country that he or she claims on the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>documentation, packaging or labeling?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">6. Have quotas for the imported merchandise
closed, or are they near closing, from<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>the main producer countries for this commodity?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">7. Does the country have a dubious or
questionable history regarding this<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>commodity?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">8. Have you questioned your supplier about the
product’s origin?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">9. If the importation is accompanied by a
visa, permit or license, has the importer<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>verified with the supplier or manufacturer that the document is of
valid, legitimate<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>origin? Has the
importer examined that document for any irregularities that would<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>call its authenticity into question?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
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a shared responsibility between CBP and the import<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>community wherein CBP effectively
communicates its requirements to the trade, and the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>people and businesses subject to those
requirements conduct their regulated activities in<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>accordance with U.S. laws and regulations. A
key component of informed compliance is<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>that the importer is expected to exercise reasonable care in his or her
importing<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>operations.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p><p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US"><span></span></span></p><a name='more'></a><span lang="EN-US"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><br /></span></span><p></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Informed compliance benefits both parties:
When voluntary compliance is<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>achieved,
CBP resources need not be expended on redundant examinations or entry<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>reviews for the importer’s cargo found to be
dependably compliant. From the trade<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>perspective, when voluntary compliance is attained, compliant importers
are less likely to<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>have their shipments
examined or their entries reviewed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">CBP publishes a wealth of information to
assist the import community in<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>complying
with CBP requirements. We issue rulings and informed compliance<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>publications on a variety of technical
subjects and processes. Most of these materials can<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>be found on-line <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">at www.cbp.gov</i>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">We urge importers to make sure they are using
the latest versions of any printed<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>materials.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>IORFANOShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00667854433911390292noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8024657558855264464.post-61338081797623387492023-10-02T07:40:00.007-07:002023-10-02T08:22:17.326-07:003. Right To Make Entry<p> </p><h2 style="text-align: justify;"><a name="_Toc147058839"><span lang="EN-US">3. Right To Make Entry</span></a><span lang="EN-US"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></h2>
<h3 style="text-align: justify;"><a name="_Toc147058840"><span lang="EN-US">Entry By Importer</span></a><span lang="EN-US"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></h3>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">Merchandise arriving in the United States by
commercial carrier must be entered<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>by
the owner, purchaser, his or her authorized regular employee, or by the
licensed<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>customs broker designated by
the owner, purchaser, or consignee. U.S. CBP officers and<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>employees are not authorized to act as agents
for importers or forwarders of imported<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>merchandise, although they may give all reasonable advice and assistance
to<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>inexperienced importers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p><p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US"><span></span></span></p><a name='more'></a><span lang="EN-US"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><br /></span></span><p></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">Customs brokers are the only persons who are
authorized by the tariff laws of the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>United States to act as agents for importers in the transaction of their
customs business.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Customs brokers are
private individuals or firms licensed by CBP to prepare and file the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>necessary customs entries, arrange for the
payment of duties found due, take steps to<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>effect the release of the goods in CBP custody, and otherwise represent
their principals in<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>customs matters. The
fees charged for these services may vary according to the customs<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>broker and the extent of services
performed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">Every entry must be supported by one of the
forms of evidence of the right to<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>make
entry outlined in this chapter. When a customs broker makes entry, a CBP power
of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>attorney is made in the name of the
customs broker. This power of attorney is given by<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the person or firm for whom the customs
broker is acting as agent. Ordinarily, the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>authority of an employee to make entry for his or her employer is
established most<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>satisfactorily by a CBP
power of attorney.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<h3 style="text-align: justify;"><a name="_Toc147058841"><span lang="EN-US">Entries Made By Others</span></a><span lang="EN-US"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></h3>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">Entry of goods may be made by a nonresident
individual or partnership, or by a<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>foreign corporation through a U.S. agent or representative of the
exporter, a member of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the partnership,
or an officer of the corporation.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">The surety on any CBP bond required from a
nonresident individual or<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>organization
must be incorporated in the United States. In addition, a foreign
corporation<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in whose name merchandise is
entered must have a resident agent in the state where the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>port of entry is located who is authorized to
accept service of process on the foreign<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>corporation’s behalf. </span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">A licensed customs broker named in a CBP power
of attorney may make entry on<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>behalf of
the exporter or his representative. The owner’s declaration made by a<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>nonresident individual or organization which
the customs broker may request must be<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>supported by a surety bond providing for the payment of increased or additional
duties<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>found due. Liability for duties
is discussed in Chapter 13. An owner’s declaration<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>executed in a foreign country is acceptable,
but it must be executed before a notary public<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>and bear the notary’s seal. Notaries public will be found in all
American embassies<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>around the world and
in most of the larger consulates.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<h3 style="text-align: justify;"><a name="_Toc147058842"><span lang="EN-US">Power Of Attorney</span></a><span lang="EN-US"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></h3>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">A nonresident individual, partnership, or
foreign corporation may issue a power<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of
attorney to a regular employee, customs broker, partner, or corporation officer
to act in<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the United States for the
nonresident employer. Any person named in a power of attorney<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>must be a resident of the United States who
has been authorized to accept service of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>process on behalf of the person or organization issuing the power of
attorney. The power<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of attorney to
accept service of process becomes irrevocable with respect to customs<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>transactions duly undertaken. Either the
applicable CBP form (see Appendix) or a<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>document using the same language as the form is acceptable. References
to acts that the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>issuer has not
authorized the agent to perform may be deleted from the form or omitted<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>from the document. A power of attorney from a
foreign corporation must be supported by<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>the following documents or their equivalent when foreign law or practice
differs from<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>that in the United
States:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Noto Sans Symbols";">•
</span><span lang="EN-US">A certificate from the proper public officer of the
country showing the legal<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>existence of
the corporation, unless the fact of incorporation is so generally<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>known as to be a matter of common
knowledge.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Noto Sans Symbols";">•
</span><span lang="EN-US">A copy of that part of the charter or articles of
incorporation which shows the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>scope of
the corporation’s business and its governing body.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Noto Sans Symbols";">•
</span><span lang="EN-US">A copy of the document or part thereof by which the
person signing the power<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of attorney
derives his authority, such as a provision of the charter or articles<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of incorporation, a copy of the resolution,
minutes of the board of directors’<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>meeting, or other document by which the governing body conferred
this<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>authority. In this case, a copy is required
of the bylaws or other document<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>giving
the governing board the authority to designate others to appoint agents<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or attorney.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">A nonresident individual or partnership or a
foreign corporation may issue a<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>power of
attorney to authorize the persons or firms named in the power of attorney
to<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>issue like powers of attorney to
other qualified residents of the United States and to<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>empower the residents to whom such powers of
attorney are issued to accept service of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>process on behalf of the nonresident individual or organizations.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">A power of attorney issued by a partnership must
be limited to a period not to exceed two years from the date of execution and
shall state the names of all members<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of
the partnership. One member of a partnership may execute a power of attorney
for the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>transaction of customs business
of the partnership. When a new firm is formed by a<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>change of membership, the prior firm’s power
of attorney is no longer effective for any<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>customs purpose. The new firm will be required to issue a new power of
attorney for the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>transaction of its
customs business. All other powers of attorney may be granted for an<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>unlimited period.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">CBP Form 5291, or a document using the same
language as the form, is also used<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to
empower an agent other than an attorney-at-law or customs broker to file
protests on<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>behalf of an importer under
section 514 of the Tariff Act of 1930 as amended. (See 19<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>CFR 141.32.)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">Foreign corporations may comply with CBP
regulations by executing a power of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>attorney on the corporation’s letterhead. A form of power of attorney
used for this<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>purpose is given below. A
nonresident individual or partner may use this same form.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">The X Corporation,
______________________________________________________<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(Address, city, and country)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">organized under the laws of
_______________________________ hereby authorizes<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">______________________________________________________________<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(Name or names of employee or officer in
United States)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">______________________________________________________________<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(and address or addresses)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">to perform on behalf of the said corporation
any and all acts specified in CBP Form 5291,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Power of Attorney; to accept service of process in the United States on
behalf of the X<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Corporation; to issue
powers of attorney on CBP Form 5291 authorizing a qualified<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>resident or residents of the United States to
perform on behalf of the X Corporation all<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>acts specified in CBP Form 5291; and to empower such resident or
residents to accept<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>service of process
in the United States on behalf of the said X Corporation.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">Because the laws regarding incorporation,
notation, and authentication of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>documents vary from country to country, the agent to be named in the
power of attorney<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>should consult the
port director of CBP at the port of entry where proof of the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>document’s existence may be required as to
the proper form to be used and the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>formalities to be met.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-weight: 700;"><br /></span></div></span>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<h2 style="text-align: justify;"><a name="_Toc147058843"><span lang="EN-US">4. Examination Of Goods And Entry
Documents</span></a><span lang="EN-US"> </span></h2>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">Examination of goods and documents is
necessary to determine, among other<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>things:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Noto Sans Symbols";">•
</span><span lang="EN-US">The value of the goods for customs purposes and their dutiable
status,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Noto Sans Symbols";">• </span><span lang="EN-US">Whether
the goods must be marked with their country of origin or require<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>special marking or labeling. If so, whether
they are marked in the manner<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>required,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Noto Sans Symbols";">•
</span><span lang="EN-US">Whether the shipment contains prohibited articles,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Noto Sans Symbols";">•
</span><span lang="EN-US">Whether the goods are correctly invoiced,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Noto Sans Symbols";">•
</span><span lang="EN-US">Whether the goods are in excess of the invoiced
quantities or a shortage<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>exists,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Noto Sans Symbols";">•
</span><span lang="EN-US">Whether the shipment contains illegal narcotics.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">Prior to the goods’ release, the port director
will designate representative<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>quantities
for examination by CBP officers under conditions that will safeguard the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>goods. Some kinds of goods must be examined
to determine whether they meet special<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>requirements of the law. For example, food and beverages unfit for human
consumption<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>would not meet the
requirements of the Food and Drug Administration.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">One of the primary methods of smuggling
narcotics into the United States is in<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>cargo shipments. Drug smugglers will place narcotics inside a legitimate
cargo shipment<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or container to be
retrieved upon arrival in the United States. Because smugglers use any<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>means possible to hide narcotics, all aspects
of the shipment are examined, including<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>container, pallets, boxes, and product. Only through intensive
inspection can narcotics be<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>discovered.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">Textiles and textile products are considered
trade-sensitive and as such may be<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>subject to a higher percentage of examinations than other
commodities.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">CBP officers will ascertain the quantity of
goods imported, making allowances<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>for
shortages under specified conditions and assessing duty on any excess. The
invoice<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>may state the quantities in the
weights and measures of the country from which the goods<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>are shipped or in the weights and measures of
the United States, but the entry must state<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>the quantities in metric terms.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<h3 style="text-align: justify;"><a name="_Toc147058844"><span lang="EN-US">Excess Goods And Shortages</span></a><span lang="EN-US"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></h3>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">In order to facilitate duty allowances for
goods that do not arrive and to determine<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>whether excess goods are contained in the shipment, the importer (or
foreign exporter) is<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>advised to pack the
goods in an orderly fashion; properly mark and number the packages<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in which the goods are contained; list each
package's contents on the invoice; and place<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>marks and numbers on the invoices that correspond to those packages. </span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">If the CBP officer finds any package that
contains an article not specified on<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the
invoice, and there is reason to believe the article was omitted from the
invoice by<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>fraud, gross negligence,
negligence on the part of the seller, shipper, owner, or agent, a<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>monetary penalty may be imposed, or in some
cases, the merchandise may be seized or<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>forfeited. (See e.g., 19 U.S.C. 1592.)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">If, during the examination of any package that
has been designated for<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>examination, the
CBP officer finds a deficiency in quantity, weight or measure, he or she<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>will make a duty allowance for the
deficiency. An allowance in duty may be made for<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>those packages not designated as long as the
importer notifies the port director of the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>shortage before liquidation of the entry becomes final and establishes
to the port<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>director's satisfaction that
the missing goods were not delivered.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<h3 style="text-align: justify;"><a name="_Toc147058845"><span lang="EN-US">Damage Or Deterioration</span></a><span lang="EN-US"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></h3>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">Goods that the CBP officer finds to be
entirely without commercial value at the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>time of arrival in the United States because of damage or deterioration
are treated as a<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“nonimportation.” No
duties are assessed on these goods. When damage or deterioration<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>is present with respect to part of the
shipment only, allowance in duties is not made<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>unless the importer segregates, under CBP supervision, the damaged or
deteriorated part<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>from the remainder of
the shipment. When the shipment consists of fruits, vegetables, or<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>other perishable merchandise, allowance in
duties cannot be made unless the importer,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>within 96 hours of unloading the merchandise and before it has been
removed from the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>pier, files an
application for an allowance with the port director. Allowance or
reduction<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of duty for partial damage or
loss as a result of rust or discoloration is precluded by law<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>on shipments consisting of any article partially
or wholly manufactured of iron or steel,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>or any manufacture of iron or steel.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></span></p>
<h3 style="text-align: justify;"><a name="_Toc147058846"><span lang="EN-US">Tare</span></a><span lang="EN-US"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></h3>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">In determining the quantity of goods dutiable
on net weight, a deduction is made<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>from
the gross weight for just and reasonable tare. Tare is the allowance for a
deficiency<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in the weight or quantity of
the merchandise caused by the weight of the box, cask, bag,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or other receptacle that contains the
merchandise and that is weighed with it. The<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>following schedule tares are provided for in the CBP Regulations:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US">Apple
boxes. </span></b><span lang="EN-US">3.6 kilograms (8 lb.) per box. This schedule
tare includes the paper<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>wrappers, if
any, on the apples.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">China clay in so-called half-ton casks. 32.6
kilograms (72 lb.) per cask.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US">Figs in
skeleton cases. </span></b><span lang="EN-US">Actual tare for outer containers
plus 13 percent of the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>gross weight of
the inside wooden boxes and figs.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US">Fresh
tomatoes. </span></b><span lang="EN-US">113 grams (4 oz.) per 100 paper
wrappings. </span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US">Lemons
and oranges. </span></b><span lang="EN-US">283 grams (10 oz.) per box and 142
grams (5 oz.) per<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>half-box for paper
wrappings, and actual tare for outer containers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US">Ocher,
dry, in casks. </span></b><span lang="EN-US">Eight percent of the gross weight;
in oil in casks, 12<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>percent of the gross
weight.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US">Pimentos
in tins, </span></b><span lang="EN-US">imported from Spain.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">Size can Drained weights<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">3 kilos 13.6 kilograms (30 lb.)—case of 6
tins<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>794 grams (28 oz.) 16.7 kilograms
(36.7 lb.)—case of 24 tins<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>425 grams (15
oz.) 8.0 kilograms (17.72 lb.)—case of 24 tins<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>198 grams (7 oz.) 3.9 kilograms (8.62 lb.)—case of 24 tins<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>113 grams (4 oz.) 2.4 kilograms (5.33
lb.)—case of 24 tins<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US">Tobacco,
leaf not stemmed</span></b><span lang="EN-US">. 59 kilograms (13 lb.) per bale;
Sumatra: actual tare<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>for outside
coverings, plus 1.9 kilograms (4 lb.) for the inside matting and, if a<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>certificate is attached to the invoice
certifying that the bales contain paper<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>wrappings and specifying whether light or heavy paper has been used,
either 113<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>grams (4 oz.) or 227 grams (8
oz.) for the paper wrapping according to the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>thickness of paper used.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">For other goods dutiable on the net weight, an
actual tare will be determined. An<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>accurate tare stated on the invoice is acceptable for CBP purposes in
certain<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>circumstances.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">If the importer of record files a timely
application with the port director of CBP,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>an allowance may be made in any case for excessive moisture and
impurities not usually<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>found in or upon
the particular kind of goods.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">5. Packing Of Goods—Commingling<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<h3 style="text-align: justify;"><a name="_Toc147058847"><span lang="EN-US">Packing</span></a><span lang="EN-US"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></h3>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">Information on how to pack goods for the
purpose of transporting them may be<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>obtained from shipping manuals, carriers, forwarding agents, and other
sources. This<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>chapter, therefore, deals
with packing goods being exported in a way that will permit<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>CBP officers to examine, weigh, measure, and
release them promptly.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">Orderly packing and proper invoicing go hand
in hand. You will speed up the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>clearance
of your goods through CBP if you:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Noto Sans Symbols";">•
</span><span lang="EN-US">Invoice your goods in a systematic manner,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Noto Sans Symbols";">•
</span><span lang="EN-US">Show the exact quantity of each item of goods in each
box, bale, case, or<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>other package, </span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Noto Sans Symbols";">•
</span><span lang="EN-US">Put marks and numbers on each package,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Noto Sans Symbols";">•
</span><span lang="EN-US">Show those marks or numbers on your invoice opposite
the itemization of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>goods contained in
the package that bears those marks and numbers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">When packages contain goods of one kind only,
or when the goods are imported<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in
packages the contents and values of which are uniform, the designation of
packages for<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>examination and the
examination for CBP purposes are greatly facilitated. If the contents<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and values differ from package to package,
the possibility of delay and confusion is<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>increased. Sometimes, because of the kinds of goods or because of the unsystematic<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>manner in which they are packed, the entire
shipment must be examined.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">Pack and invoice your goods in a manner which
makes a speedy examination<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>possible.
Always bear in mind that it may not be possible to ascertain the contents
of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>your packages without full
examination unless your invoice clearly shows the marks and<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>numbers on each package (whether box, case,
or bale) and specifies the exact quantity of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>each item of adequately described goods in each marked and numbered
package.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">Also, be aware that CBP examines cargo for
narcotics that may, unbeknownst to<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the
shipper or the importer, be hidden inside. This can be time-consuming and
expensive<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>for both the importer and for
CBP. Narcotics inspections may require completely<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>stripping a container in order to physically
examine a large portion of the cargo. This<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>labor-intensive handling of cargo, whether by CBP, labor organizations,
or private<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>individuals, results in added
costs, increased delays, and possible damage to the product.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Importers can expedite this inspection
process by working with CBP to develop packing<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>standards that will permit effective CBP examinations with a minimum of
delay, damage,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and cost.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">A critical aspect in facilitating inspections
is how the cargo is loaded. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“Palletizing” cargo—loading it onto pallets or
other consolidated units—is an effective<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>way to expedite such examinations. Palletization allows for quick cargo
removal in<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>minutes using a forklift
compared to the hours it would take manually. Another example<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>is leaving enough space at the top of a
container and an aisle down the center to allow<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>access by a narcotic-detector dog.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">Your cooperation in this respect will help CBP
officers decide which packages<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>must be
opened and examined; how much weighing, counting, or measuring must be<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>done, and whether the goods are properly
marked. It will simplify the ascertainment of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>tare and reduce the number of samples to be taken for laboratory
analysis or for other<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>customs purposes.
It will facilitate verification of the packages and contents, as well as<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the reporting by CBP officers of missing or
excess goods. And it will minimize the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>possibility that the importer may be asked to resubmit for examination
packages that<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>were already released
under the belief that the ones originally designated for examination<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>were sufficient for that purpose. </span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">Packing a combination of different types of
goods makes it impracticable for<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>CBP
officers to determine the quantity of each type of product in an importation.
Such<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>packing can also lead to a variety
of other complications in the entry process. No problem<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>will arise, however, from the orderly packing
of several different kinds of properly<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>invoiced goods in a single package. It is indiscriminate packing that
causes difficulty.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<h3 style="text-align: justify;"><a name="_Toc147058848"><span lang="EN-US">Commingling</span></a><span lang="EN-US"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></h3>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">Except as mentioned hereafter, whenever
articles subject to different rates of duty<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>are so packed together or combined such that CBP officers cannot readily
determine the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>quantity or value of each
class of articles without physically separating the shipment or<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the contents of any package, the combined
articles will be subject to the highest rate of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>duty applicable to any part of the commingled lot, unless the consignee
or his agent<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>separates the merchandise
under CBP supervision.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">The three methods of ready ascertainment
specified by General Note 3(f) of the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Harmonized Tariff Schedule are:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">(1) Sampling,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">(2) Verification of packing lists or other
documents filed at the time of entry,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>or<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">(3) Evidence showing performance of commercial
settlements tests generally<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>accepted in
the trade and filed in the time and manner as prescribed in the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>CBP Regulations.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">Segregation of merchandise is at the risk and
expense of the consignee. It must be<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>done within 30 days (unless a longer time is granted) after the date of
personal delivery<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or the date of mailing
a notice to the consignee by the port director that the goods are<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>commingled. The compensation and expenses of
the CBP officers supervising the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>segregation must be borne by the consignee.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">Assessing duty on the commingled lot at the
highest applicable rate does not<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>apply
to any part of a shipment if the consignee or his agent furnishes satisfactory
proof<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>that:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">1. Such part is commercially negligible, is
not capable of segregation<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>without
excessive cost, and will not be segregated prior to its use in a<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>manufacturing process or otherwise; and<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">2. The commingling was not intended to avoid
the payment of lawful<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>duties.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">Any article for which such proof is furnished
shall be considered for all CBP<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>purposes
as a part of the article, subject to the next lower rate of duty, with which it
is<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>commingled. </span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">In addition, the highest-rate rule does not
apply to any part of a shipment if<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>satisfactory proof is furnished that:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">1. The value of the commingled articles is
less than the aggregate value<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>would be
if the shipment were segregated;<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">2. The shipment is not capable of segregation
without excessive cost and<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>will not be
segregated prior to its use in a manufacturing process or<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>otherwise; and<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">3. The commingling was not intended to avoid
the payment of lawful<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>duties.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">Any merchandise for which such proof is
furnished shall be considered for all<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>CBP purposes to be dutiable at the rate applicable to the material
present in greater<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>quantity than any
other material.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">The above rules do not apply if the tariff
schedules provide a particular tariff<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>treatment for commingled articles. </span></p>
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<p class="normal" style="border: none; line-height: normal; margin-left: 18.5pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-pagination: none;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2. Entry Process<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="border: none; line-height: normal; margin-left: 18.65pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-pagination: none;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://maracaibocomercioexterior.blogspot.com/2023/10/3-right-to-make-entry.html" target="_blank">3. Right To MakeEntry</a><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="border: none; line-height: normal; margin-left: 18.25pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-pagination: none;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">4. Examination of Goods
and Entry Documents<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="border: none; line-height: normal; margin-left: 18.5pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-pagination: none;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">5. Packing of
Goods—Commingling<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="border: none; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 18.35pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 14.1pt; margin: 14.1pt 0cm 0cm 18.35pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-pagination: none;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://maracaibocomercioexterior.blogspot.com/2023/10/informed-compliance.html" target="_blank">Informed Compliance<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="normal" style="border: none; line-height: normal; margin-left: 18.65pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-pagination: none;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">6. Definition<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="border: none; line-height: normal; margin-left: 18.35pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-pagination: none;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://maracaibocomercioexterior.blogspot.com/2023/10/7-reasonable-care-checklists.html" target="_blank">7. Reasonable Care
Checklists<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="border: none; line-height: normal; margin-left: 18.8pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-pagination: none;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://maracaibocomercioexterior.blogspot.com/2023/10/8-compliance-assessmentcompliance.html" target="_blank">8. Compliance
Assessment/Compliance Measurement<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="border: none; line-height: normal; margin-left: 18.5pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-pagination: none;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">9. Notice to
Small-Business Importers<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="border: none; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 18.35pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 14.1pt; margin: 14.1pt 0cm 0cm 18.35pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-pagination: none;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://maracaibocomercioexterior.blogspot.com/2023/10/invoices.html" target="_blank">Invoices<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="normal" style="border: none; line-height: normal; margin-left: 19.45pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-pagination: none;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">10. Commercial
Invoices<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="border: none; line-height: normal; margin-left: 19.45pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-pagination: none;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">11. Other Invoices<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="border: none; line-height: normal; margin-left: 19.45pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-pagination: none;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">12. Frequent Errors in
Invoicing<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="border: none; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 18.25pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 14.1pt; margin: 14.1pt 0cm 0cm 18.25pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-pagination: none;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Assessment of Duty<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="normal" style="border: none; line-height: normal; margin-left: 19.45pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-pagination: none;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">13. Dutiable Status of
Goods<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="border: none; line-height: normal; margin-left: 19.45pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-pagination: none;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://maracaibocomercioexterior.blogspot.com/2023/10/14-containers-or-holders.html" target="_blank">14. Containers or
Holders<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="border: none; line-height: normal; margin-left: 19.45pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-pagination: none;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://maracaibocomercioexterior.blogspot.com/2023/10/15-temporary-free-importations.html" target="_blank">15. Temporary FreeImportations</a><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="border: none; line-height: normal; margin-left: 19.45pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-pagination: none;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://maracaibocomercioexterior.blogspot.com/2023/10/16-north-american-free-trade-agreement.html" target="_blank">16. North American Free
Trade Agreement (NAFTA)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="border: none; line-height: normal; margin-left: 19.45pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-pagination: none;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://maracaibocomercioexterior.blogspot.com/2023/10/17-generalized-system-of-preferences-gsp.html" target="_blank">17. Generalized System
of Preferences (GSP)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="border: none; line-height: 96%; margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 36.3pt; margin-right: 102.35pt; margin-top: 0cm; margin: 0cm 102.35pt 0cm 36.3pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-indent: -16.85pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 96%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://maracaibocomercioexterior.blogspot.com/2023/10/18-caribbean-basin-initiative-cbi-and.html" target="_blank">18. Caribbean Basin Initiative (CBI) and the Caribbean Basin Economic<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Recovery Act (CBERA)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></a></span></p><p class="normal" style="border: none; line-height: 96%; margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 36.3pt; margin-right: 102.35pt; margin-top: 0cm; margin: 0cm 102.35pt 0cm 36.3pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-indent: -16.85pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 96%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><br /></span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="border: none; line-height: 96%; margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 18.1pt; margin-right: 100.9pt; margin-top: .3pt; margin: 0.3pt 100.9pt 0cm 18.1pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-indent: 1.3pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 96%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://maracaibocomercioexterior.blogspot.com/2023/10/19-andean-trade-preference-act-atpa.html" target="_blank">19. Andean Trade Preference Act (ATPA)/Andean Trade Promotion
and<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Drug Eradication Act (ATPDEA)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="normal" style="border: none; line-height: 96%; margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 18.1pt; margin-right: 100.9pt; margin-top: .3pt; margin: 0.3pt 100.9pt 0cm 18.1pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-indent: 1.3pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 96%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><br /></span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="border: none; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 18.5pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: .3pt; margin: 0.3pt 0cm 0cm 18.5pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-pagination: none;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://maracaibocomercioexterior.blogspot.com/2023/10/20-us-israel-free-trade-area-agreement.html" target="_blank">20. U.S.-Israel Free
Trade Area Agreement<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="border: none; line-height: normal; margin-left: 18.5pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-pagination: none;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://maracaibocomercioexterior.blogspot.com/2023/10/21-us-jordan-free-trade-area-agreement_2.html" target="_blank">21. U.S.- Jordan Free
Trade Area Agreement<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="border: none; line-height: normal; margin-left: 18.5pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-pagination: none;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://maracaibocomercioexterior.blogspot.com/2023/10/22-compact-of-free-association-fas.html" target="_blank">22. Compact of Free
Association (FAS)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="border: none; line-height: normal; margin-left: 18.5pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-pagination: none;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">23. African Growth and
Opportunity Act (AGOA)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="border: none; line-height: normal; margin-left: 18.5pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-pagination: none;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">24. U.S.-Caribbean Basin
Trade Partnership Act (CBPTA)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="border: none; line-height: normal; margin-left: 18.5pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-pagination: none;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://maracaibocomercioexterior.blogspot.com/2023/10/25-us-chile-free-trade-agreement-us-cfta.html" target="_blank">25. U.S.-Chile Free
Trade Agreement (US-CFTA)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="border: none; line-height: normal; margin-left: 18.5pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-pagination: none;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">26. U.S.– Singapore Free
Trade Agreement<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="border: none; line-height: normal; margin-left: 18.5pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-pagination: none;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://maracaibocomercioexterior.blogspot.com/2023/10/27-antidumping-and-countervailing-duties.html" target="_blank">27. Antidumping and
Countervailing Duties<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="border: none; line-height: normal; margin-left: 18.5pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-pagination: none;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://maracaibocomercioexterior.blogspot.com/2023/10/28-drawbackrefunds-of-duties.html" target="_blank">28. Drawback—Refunds of
Duties <o:p></o:p></a></span></p>
<p align="right" class="normal" style="border: none; line-height: normal; margin-right: 21.35pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: right;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">4
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="border: none; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 18.7pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 14.05pt; margin: 14.05pt 0cm 0cm 18.7pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-pagination: none;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Classification and Value<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="normal" style="border: none; line-height: normal; margin-left: 18.5pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-pagination: none;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">29.
Classification—Liquidation<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="border: none; line-height: normal; margin-left: 18.65pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-pagination: none;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">30. Conversion of
Currency<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="border: none; line-height: normal; margin-left: 18.65pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-pagination: none;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">31. Transaction
Value<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="border: none; line-height: normal; margin-left: 18.65pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-pagination: none;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">32. Transaction
Value—Identical or Similar Merchandise<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="border: none; line-height: normal; margin-left: 18.65pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-pagination: none;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">33. Other Bases:
Deductive and Computed Value<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="border: none; line-height: normal; margin-left: 18.65pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-pagination: none;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">34. Rules of Origin<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="border: none; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 18.3pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 14.1pt; margin: 14.1pt 0cm 0cm 18.3pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-pagination: none;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Marking<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="normal" style="border: none; line-height: normal; margin-left: 18.65pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-pagination: none;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">35. Country of Origin
Marking<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="border: none; line-height: normal; margin-left: 18.65pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-pagination: none;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">36. Special Marking
Requirements<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="border: none; line-height: normal; margin-left: 18.65pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-pagination: none;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">37. Marking—False
Impression<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="border: none; line-height: normal; margin-left: 18.65pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-pagination: none;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">38. User Fees<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="border: none; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 18.55pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 14.1pt; margin: 14.1pt 0cm 0cm 18.55pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-pagination: none;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Special Requirements<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="normal" style="border: none; line-height: normal; margin-left: 18.65pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-pagination: none;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">39. Prohibitions,
Restrictions, and Other Agency Requirements<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="border: none; line-height: normal; margin-left: 18.25pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-pagination: none;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">40. Alcoholic
Beverages<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="border: none; line-height: normal; margin-left: 18.25pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-pagination: none;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">41. Motor Vehicles and
Boats<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="border: none; line-height: normal; margin-left: 18.25pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-pagination: none;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">42. Import Quotas<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="border: none; line-height: normal; margin-left: 18.25pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-pagination: none;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">43. Fraud<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="border: none; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 18.3pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 14.1pt; margin: 14.1pt 0cm 0cm 18.3pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-pagination: none;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Foreign Trade Zones<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="normal" style="border: none; line-height: normal; margin-left: 18.25pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-pagination: none;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">44. Foreign Trade
Zones<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="border: none; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 18.25pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 14.1pt; margin: 14.1pt 0cm 0cm 18.25pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-pagination: none;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Appendix<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="normal" style="border: none; line-height: normal; margin-left: 18.35pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-pagination: none;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Invoices; Additional
Information; Customs Valuation;<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="border: none; line-height: normal; margin-left: 18.55pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-pagination: none;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Other Forms; Other
Agencies <o:p></o:p></span></p><br /><p></p>IORFANOShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00667854433911390292noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8024657558855264464.post-14572118950659763902023-09-30T08:49:00.010-07:002023-10-02T08:22:35.280-07:002 ENTRY OF GOODS <p> </p><p class="normal" style="border: none; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 18.3pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: .05pt; margin: 0.05pt 0cm 0cm 18.3pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2 ENTRY OF GOODS<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="normal" style="border: none; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 18.3pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 14.05pt; margin: 14.05pt 0cm 0cm 18.3pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-pagination: none;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Entry Process<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="normal" style="border: none; margin-right: 23.9pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">When
a shipment reaches the United States, the importer of record (i.e., the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>owner, purchaser, or licensed customs broker
designated by the owner, purchaser, or<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>consignee) will file entry documents for the goods with the port
director at the goods'<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>port of entry.
Imported goods are not legally entered until after the shipment has
arrived<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>within the port of entry,
delivery of the merchandise has been authorized by CBP, and<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>estimated duties have been paid. It is the
importer of record's responsibility to arrange for<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>examination and release of the goods.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="border: none; margin-right: 23.9pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Pursuant
to 19 U.S.C. 1484, the importer of record must use reasonable care in<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>making entry.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="normal" style="border: none; margin-right: 23.9pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span></span></span></p><a name='more'></a><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><br /></span></span><p></p>
<p class="normal" style="border: none; margin-right: 23.9pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">NOTE:
In addition to contacting CBP, importers should contact other agencies
when<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>questions arise about particular
commodities. For example, questions about products<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>regulated by the Food and Drug Administration
should be forwarded to the nearest FDA<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>district office (check local phone book under U.S. government listings)
or to the Import<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Division, FDA
Headquarters, 301.443.6553. The same is true for alcohol, tobacco,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>firearms, wildlife products (furs, skins,
shells), motor vehicles, and other products and<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>merchandise regulated by the other federal agencies for which CBP
enforces entry laws.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Appropriate
agencies are identified on page 197.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="border: none; margin-right: 23.9pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Addresses
and phone numbers for these agencies are listed in the appendix.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="border: none; margin-right: 23.9pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Goods
may be entered for consumption, entered for warehouse at the port of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>arrival, or they may be transported in-bond
to another port of entry and entered there<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>under the same conditions as at the port of arrival. Arrangements for
transporting the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>merchandise in-bond to
an in-land port may be made by the consignee or by a customs<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>broker or by any other person with an
interest in the goods for that purpose. Unless your<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>merchandise arrives directly at the port
where you wish to enter it, you may be charged<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>additional fees by the carrier for transportation to that port unless
other arrangements<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>have been made. Under
some circumstances, your goods may be released through your<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>local port of entry, even if they arrive at a
different U.S. port from a foreign country.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Prior to the goods' arrival, arrangements for entry must be made at the
CBP port of entry<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>where you intend to
file your duties and documentation.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="border: none; line-height: 115%; margin-right: 23.9pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Goods to be placed in a
foreign trade zone are not entered at the customhouse.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>See Chapter 41 for more information on foreign
trade zones.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="border: none; margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 18.3pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 14.45pt; margin: 14.45pt 0cm 0cm 18.3pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-pagination: none;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Evidence Of Right To Make Entry<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="normal" style="border: none; margin-right: 23.9pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Goods
may only be entered by their owner, purchaser, or a licensed customs<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>broker. When the goods are consigned “to
order,” the bill of lading, properly endorsed by the consignor, may serve as evidence
of the right to make entry. An air waybill may be<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>used for merchandise arriving by air.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="border: none; margin-right: 23.9pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">In
most instances, entry is made by a person or firm certified by the carrier<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>bringing the goods to the port of entry. This
entity (i.e., the person or firm certified) is<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>considered the “owner” of the goods for customs purposes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="border: none; margin-right: 23.9pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The
document issued by the carrier for this purpose is known as a “Carrier’s<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Certificate.” An example of this certificate
is shown in the Appendix. In certain<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>circumstances, entry may be made by means of a duplicate bill of lading
or a shipping<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>receipt. When the goods
are not imported by a common carrier, possession of the goods<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>by the importer at the time of arrival shall
be deemed sufficient evidence of the right to<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>make entry.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="border: none; margin-top: 14.45pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-pagination: none;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Entry For Consumption<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="normal" style="border: none; margin-right: 23.9pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Entering
merchandise is a two-part process consisting of: (1) filing the documents<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>necessary to determine whether merchandise
may be released from CBP custody, and (2)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>filing the documents that contain information for duty assessment and
statistical<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>purposes. Both of these
processes can be accomplished electronically via the Automated<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Broker Interface (ABI) program of the
Automated Commercial System (ACS).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="border: none; margin-right: 23.9pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="border: none; margin-right: 23.9pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Entry Documents<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="normal" style="border: none; margin-right: 23.9pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Within 15 calendar days of the date that a
shipment arrives at a U.S. port of entry,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>entry documents must be filed at a location specified by the port
director. These<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>documents are: <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="border: none; margin-right: 23.9pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>• Entry Manifest (CBP Form 7533) or
Application and Special Permit for<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Immediate Delivery (CBP Form 3461) or other form of merchandise<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>release required by the port director,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="border: none; margin-right: 23.9pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">•
Evidence of right to make entry,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="border: none; margin-right: 23.9pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">•
Commercial invoice or a pro forma invoice when the commercial invoice<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>cannot be produced,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="border: none; margin-right: 23.9pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">•
Packing lists, if appropriate,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="border: none; margin-right: 23.9pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">•
Other documents necessary to determine merchandise admissibility.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="border: none; margin-right: 23.9pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If the goods are to be released from CBP
custody at the time of entry, an entry<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>summary for consumption must be filed and estimated duties deposited at
the port of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>entry within 10 working days
of the goods' entry.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="border: none; margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 18.55pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 14.45pt; margin: 14.45pt 0cm 0cm 18.55pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-pagination: none;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Surety<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="normal" style="border: none; margin-right: 23.9pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The
entry must be accompanied by evidence that a bond has been posted with<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>CBP to cover any potential duties, taxes, and
charges that may accrue. Bonds may be<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>secured through a resident U.S. surety company, but may be posted in the
form of United States currency or certain United States government obligations.
In the event that a<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>customs broker is
employed for the purpose of making entry, the broker may permit the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>use of his bond to provide the required
coverage.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="border: none; margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 18.3pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 14.45pt; margin: 14.45pt 0cm 0cm 18.3pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-pagination: none;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Entry Summary Documentation<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="normal" style="border: none; margin-right: 23.9pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Following presentation of the entry, the
shipment may be examined, or<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>examination
may be waived. The shipment is then released if no legal or regulatory<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>violations have occurred. Entry summary
documentation is filed and estimated duties are<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>deposited within 10 working days of the entry of the merchandise at a
designated<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>customhouse. Entry summary
documentation consists of:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="border: none; margin-right: 23.9pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">•
Return of the entry package to the importer, broker, or his authorized<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>agent after merchandise is permitted release,
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="border: none; margin-right: 23.9pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">•
Entry summary (CBP Form 7501),<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="border: none; margin-right: 23.9pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">•
Other invoices and documents necessary to assess duties, collect
statistics,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or determine that all import
requirements have been satisfied. This paper<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>documentation can be reduced or eliminated by using features of the
ABI.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="border: none; margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 18.35pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 14.45pt; margin: 14.45pt 0cm 0cm 18.35pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-pagination: none;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Immediate Delivery<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="normal" style="border: none; margin-right: 23.9pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">An
alternate procedure that provides for immediate release of a shipment may
be<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>used in some cases by applying for a
special permit for immediate delivery on CBP Form<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>3461 prior to arrival of the merchandise.
Carriers participating in the Automated<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Manifest System can receive conditional release authorizations after
leaving the foreign<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>country and up to
five days before landing in the United States. If the application is<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>approved, the shipment will be released
expeditiously after it arrives. An entry summary<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>must then be filed in proper form, either on
paper or electronically, and estimated duties<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>deposited within 10 working days of release. Immediate-delivery release
using Form<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>3461 is limited to the
following types of merchandise:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="border: none; margin-right: 23.9pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">•
Merchandise arriving from Canada or Mexico, if the port director<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>approves it and an appropriate bond is on
file,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="border: none; margin-right: 23.9pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">•
Fresh fruits and vegetables for human consumption arriving from Canada<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or Mexico and removed from the area
immediately contiguous to the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>border and
placed within the importer’s premises within the port of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>importation,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="border: none; margin-right: 23.9pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">•
Shipments consigned to or for the account of any agency or officer of the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>U.S. government,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="border: none; margin-right: 23.9pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">•
Articles for a trade fair,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="border: none; margin-right: 23.9pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">•
Tariff-rate quota merchandise and, under certain circumstances,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>merchandise subject to an absolute quota.
Absolute-quota items require a<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>formal
entry at all times,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="border: none; margin-right: 23.9pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">•
In very limited circumstances, merchandise released from warehouse<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>followed within 10 working days by a warehouse
withdrawal for consumption,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="border: none; margin-right: 23.9pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">•
Merchandise specifically authorized by CBP Headquarters to be entitled<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to release for immediate delivery.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="border: none; margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 18.3pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 14.45pt; margin: 14.45pt 0cm 0cm 18.3pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-pagination: none;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Entry For Warehouse<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="normal" style="border: none; margin-right: 23.9pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">If
one wishes to postpone release of the goods, they may be placed in a CBP<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>bonded warehouse under a warehouse entry. The
goods may remain in the bonded<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>warehouse
up to five years from the date of importation. At any time during that
period,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>warehoused goods may be
re-exported without paying duty, or they may be withdrawn<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>for consumption upon paying duty at the duty
rate in effect on the date of withdrawal. If<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>the goods are destroyed under CBP supervision, no duty is payable.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="border: none; margin-right: 23.9pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">While
the goods are in the bonded warehouse, they may, under CBP supervision,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>be manipulated by cleaning, sorting,
repacking, or otherwise changing their condition by<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>processes that do not amount to
manufacturing. After manipulation, and within the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>warehousing period, the goods may be exported
without the payment of duty, or they<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>may
be withdrawn for consumption upon payment of duty at the rate applicable to
the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>goods in their manipulated condition
at the time of withdrawal. Perishable goods,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>explosive substances, or prohibited importations may not be placed in a
bonded<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>warehouse. Certain restricted
articles, though not allowed release from custody, may be<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>warehoused.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="border: none; margin-right: 23.9pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="border: none; margin-right: 23.9pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Information
regarding bonded manufacturing warehouses is contained in section<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>311 of the Tariff Act (19 U.S.C. 1311).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="border: none; margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 18.3pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 14.45pt; margin: 14.45pt 0cm 0cm 18.3pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-pagination: none;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Unentered Goods<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="normal" style="border: none; margin-right: 23.9pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">If
no entry has been filed for the goods at the port of entry, or at the port
of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>destination for in-bond shipments,
within 15 calendar days after their arrival, the goods<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>may be placed in a general-order warehouse at
the importer’s risk and expense. If the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>goods are not entered within six months from the date of importation,
they can be sold at<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>public auction or
destroyed. Perishable goods, however, and goods subject to<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>depreciation and explosive substances may be
sold sooner.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="border: none; margin-right: 23.9pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Storage
charges, expenses of sales, internal revenue or other taxes, duties, fees,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and amounts for the satisfaction of liens
must be taken out of the money obtained from<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>the sale of the unentered goods. Claims for the surplus proceeds of sale
may be filed with<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the port director at
whose instruction the merchandise was sent to sale. Any claim for<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>such proceeds must be filed within 10 days of
sale and supported with an original bill of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>lading. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="border: none; margin-right: 23.9pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">A
photostatic copy or certified copy of the bill of lading may be used if only
part<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of a shipment is involved in the
sale. Carriers, not port directors, are required to notify a<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>bonded warehouse of unentered merchandise.
Once notified, the bonded warehouse<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>operator/manager shall arrange for the unentered merchandise to be
transported to his or<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>her premises for
storage at the consignee’s risk and expense. If the goods are subject to<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>internal revenue taxes, but will not bring
enough to pay the taxes if sold at public auction, they are subject to
destruction.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="border: none; margin-right: 23.9pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="border: none; margin-right: 23.9pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Mail Entries<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="normal" style="border: none; margin-right: 23.9pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Importers
have found that in some cases it is to their advantage to use the national<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>postal service—that is, a country's mail
system, rather than courier services—to import<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>merchandise into the United States. Some benefits to be gained are:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="border: none; margin-right: 23.9pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">•
Ease in clearing shipments through CBP. The duties on parcels valued at<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>$2,000 or less are collected by the letter
carrier who delivers the parcel to the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>addressee (see note on page 16),<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="border: none; margin-right: 23.9pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">•
Savings on shipping charges: smaller, low-valued packages can often be
sent<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>less expensively through the
mails,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="border: none; margin-right: 23.9pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">•
No formal entry required on duty-free merchandise not exceeding $2,000 in<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>value,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="border: none; margin-right: 23.9pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">•
No need to clear shipments personally if under $2,000 in value.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="border: none; margin-right: 23.9pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Joint CBP and postal regulations provide that
all parcel post packages must have<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a CBP
declaration securely attached to the outer wrapping giving an accurate
description<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of the contents and their
value. This declaration can be obtained at post offices<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>worldwide. Commercial shipments must also be
accompanied by a commercial invoice<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>enclosed in the parcel bearing the declaration.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="border: none; margin-right: 23.9pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Each
mail parcel containing an invoice or statement of value should be marked
on<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the outer wrapper, on the address
side, “Invoice enclosed.” If the invoice or statement<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>cannot be conveniently enclosed within the
sealed parcel, it may be securely attached to<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>the parcel. Failure to comply with any of these requirements will delay
clearance of the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>shipment through
CBP.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="border: none; margin-right: 23.9pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Packages
other than parcel post—for example, letter-class mail, commercial<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>papers, printed matter, or samples of merchandise—must
bear on the address side a label,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Form
C1, provided by the Universal Post Union, or the endorsement “May be opened
for<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>customs purposes before delivery,”
or similar words definitely waiving the privacy of the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>seal and indicating that CBP officers may
open the parcel without recourse to the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>addressee. Parcels not labeled or endorsed in this manner and found to
contain prohibited<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>merchandise, or
containing merchandise that is subject to duty or tax, are subject to<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>forfeiture.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="border: none; margin-right: 23.9pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">A
CBP officer prepares the CBP entry (a form) for mail importations not<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>exceeding $2,000 in value, and the letter
carrier at the destination delivers the parcel to<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the addressee upon payment of duty. If the
value of a mail importation exceeds $2,000,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>the addressee is notified to prepare and file a formal CBP entry (also
called a consumption entry) for it at the CBP port nearest him. A commercial
invoice is<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>required with the entry.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="border: none; margin-right: 23.9pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">A
CBP processing fee of $5.00 will be assessed on each item of dutiable mail for<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>which a CBP officer prepares documentation.
The postal carrier will collect this nominal<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>fee on all dutiable or taxable mail along with the duty owed. There is
also a postal fee (in<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>addition to
prepaid postage) authorized by international postal conventions and<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>agreements as partial reimbursement to the
Postal Service for its extra work in clearing<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>packages through CBP and delivering them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="border: none; margin-right: 23.9pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">NOTE</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">: The following general
exceptions apply to the $2,000 limit:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="border: none; margin-right: 23.9pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">•
Articles classified in Subchapters III and IV, Chapter 99, Harmonized<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Tariff Schedule,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="border: none; margin-right: 23.9pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">•
Billfolds and other flat goods,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="border: none; margin-right: 23.9pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">•
Feathers and feather products,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="border: none; margin-right: 23.9pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">•
Flowers and foliage, artificial or preserved,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="border: none; margin-right: 23.9pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">•
Footwear,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="border: none; margin-right: 23.9pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">•
Fur, articles of,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="border: none; margin-right: 23.9pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">•
Gloves,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="border: none; margin-right: 23.9pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">•
Handbags,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="border: none; margin-right: 23.9pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">•
Headwear and hat braids,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="border: none; margin-right: 23.9pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">•
Leather, articles of,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="border: none; margin-right: 23.9pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">•
Luggage,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="border: none; margin-right: 23.9pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">•
Millinery ornaments,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="border: none; margin-right: 23.9pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">•
Pillows and cushions,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="border: none; margin-right: 23.9pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">•
Plastics, miscellaneous articles of,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="border: none; margin-right: 23.9pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">•
Rawhides and skins,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="border: none; margin-right: 23.9pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">•
Rubber, miscellaneous articles of,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="border: none; margin-right: 23.9pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">•
Textile fibers and products,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="border: none; margin-right: 23.9pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">•
Toys, games, and sports equipment, and<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="border: none; margin-right: 23.9pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">•
Trimmings.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="border: none; margin-right: 23.9pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The
limit for these articles is $250, except for textiles (fibers and
products).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Virtually all commercial
shipments of textiles require formal entry, regardless of value.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Unaccompanied shipments of made-to-measure
suits from Hong Kong, a category that<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>includes single suits for personal consumption, also require a formal
entry regardless of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the suit’s
value.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="border: none; margin-right: 23.9pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Transportation
Of Merchandise In Bond<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="border: none; margin-right: 23.9pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Not
all merchandise imported into the United States and intended for domestic<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>commerce is entered at the port where it
arrives. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="border: none; margin-right: 23.9pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The
importer may prefer to enter the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>goods
at a different location in the United States, in which case the merchandise
will have to be further transported to that location. In order to protect
United States revenue<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in these cases,
the merchandise must travel in a bonded status from the port of arrival to<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the intended port of entry. This process is
referred to as traveling under Immediate<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Transportation procedures and is accomplished by the execution of CBP
Form 7512<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(Transportation Entry and
Manifest of Goods Subject to CBP Inspection and Permit).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="border: none; margin-right: 23.9pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The
merchandise is then placed with a carrier who accepts it under its bond
for<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>transportation to the intended
destination, where the normal merchandise entry process<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>will occur.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;"><br clear="all" style="break-before: page; mso-special-character: line-break; page-break-before: always;" />
</span>
<p class="normal" style="border: none; line-height: 115%; margin-right: 23.9pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>IORFANOShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00667854433911390292noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8024657558855264464.post-61332319922330597962023-09-30T08:05:00.009-07:002023-10-02T08:22:48.315-07:00SUGGESTIONS TO THE EXPORTER <p> </p><p class="normal" style="border: none; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 18.55pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: .05pt; margin: 0.05pt 0cm 0cm 18.55pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-pagination: none;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">SUGGESTIONS TO THE EXPORTER<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="normal" style="border: none; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 18.55pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: .05pt; margin: 0.05pt 0cm 0cm 18.55pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-pagination: none;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="normal" style="border: none; line-height: normal; margin-left: 18.3pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-pagination: none;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">FOR FASTER CLEARANCE OF YOUR MERCHANDISE:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="normal" style="border: none; line-height: normal; margin-left: 18.3pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-pagination: none;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span></span></span></b></p><a name='more'></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><br /></span></span></b><p></p><p class="normal" style="border: none; line-height: normal; margin-left: 18.3pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-pagination: none;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><br /></span></span></b></p>
<p class="normal" style="border: none; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 37.45pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 13.8pt; margin: 13.8pt 0cm 0cm 37.45pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: left; text-indent: -18pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">1.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Include all information required on your customs invoices.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="border: none; line-height: 96%; margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 37.45pt; margin-right: 56.05pt; margin-top: 0cm; margin: 0cm 56.05pt 0cm 37.45pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: left; text-indent: -18pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 96%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">2.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 96%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Prepare your invoices carefully. Type them
clearly. Allow sufficient space<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>between
lines. Keep the data within each column.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="border: none; line-height: 96%; margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 37.45pt; margin-right: 32.65pt; margin-top: .3pt; margin: 0.3pt 32.65pt 0cm 37.45pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: left; text-indent: -18pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 96%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 96%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Make sure that your invoices contain the
information that would be shown on a<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>well-prepared packing list.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="border: none; line-height: 96%; margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 37.45pt; margin-right: 40.3pt; margin-top: .3pt; margin: 0.3pt 40.3pt 0cm 37.45pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: left; text-indent: -18pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 96%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">4.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 96%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Mark and number each package so it can be
identified with the corresponding<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>marks
and numbers appearing on your invoice.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="border: none; line-height: 96%; margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 37.45pt; margin-right: 63.4pt; margin-top: .3pt; margin: 0.3pt 63.4pt 0cm 37.45pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: left; text-indent: -18pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 96%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">5.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 96%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Show a detailed description on your invoice of
each item of merchandise<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>contained in
each individual package.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="border: none; line-height: 96%; margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 37.45pt; margin-right: 19.05pt; margin-top: .3pt; margin: 0.3pt 19.05pt 0cm 37.45pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: left; text-indent: -18pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 96%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">6.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 96%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Mark your goods legibly and conspicuously with
the country of origin unless they<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>are
specifically exempted from country-of-origin marking requirements, and
with<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>such other marking as is required
by the marking laws of the United States.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Exemptions and general marking requirements are detailed in Chapters 29
and 30.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="border: none; line-height: 96%; margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 37.45pt; margin-right: 39.0pt; margin-top: .3pt; margin: 0.3pt 39pt 0cm 37.45pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: left; text-indent: -18pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 96%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">7.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 96%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Comply with the provisions of any special laws
of the United States that may<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>apply to
your goods, such as laws relating to food, drugs, cosmetics, alcoholic<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>beverages, radioactive materials, and others.
(See Chapters 33, 34 and 35.)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="border: none; line-height: 96%; margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 37.45pt; margin-right: 25.2pt; margin-top: .3pt; margin: 0.3pt 25.2pt 0cm 37.45pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: left; text-indent: -18pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 96%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">8.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 96%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Observe the instructions closely with respect to
invoicing, packaging, marking,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>labeling,
etc., sent to you by your customer in the United States. He or she has<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>probably made a careful check of the
requirements that will have to be met when<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>your merchandise arrives.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="border: none; line-height: 96%; margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 37.45pt; margin-right: 22.3pt; margin-top: .3pt; margin: 0.3pt 22.3pt 0cm 37.45pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: left; text-indent: -18pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 96%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">9.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 96%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Work with CBP to develop packing standards for
your commodities.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>10. Establish sound
security procedures at your facility and while transporting your<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>goods for shipment. Do not give narcotics
smugglers the opportunity to introduce<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>narcotics into your shipment.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="border: none; line-height: 96%; margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 37.45pt; margin-right: 34.25pt; margin-top: .3pt; margin: 0.3pt 34.25pt 0cm 37.45pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: left; text-indent: -18pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 96%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">10.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 96%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Consider shipping on a
carrier participating in the Automated Manifest System<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(AMS).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="border: none; line-height: 96%; margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 37.45pt; margin-right: 33.0pt; margin-top: .3pt; margin: 0.3pt 33pt 0cm 37.45pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: left; text-indent: -18pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 96%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">11.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 96%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">If you use a licensed
customs broker for your transaction, consider using a firm<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>that participates in the Automated Broker
Interface (ABI). <o:p></o:p></span></p>IORFANOShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00667854433911390292noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8024657558855264464.post-87854403146250265622023-09-30T07:52:00.008-07:002023-10-02T08:23:27.286-07:00U.S. CBP OFFICERS IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES <p> </p><p class="normal" style="border: none; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 18.3pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: .05pt; margin: 0.05pt 0cm 0cm 18.3pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-pagination: none;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">U.S. CBP OFFICERS IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="normal" style="border: none; line-height: 98%; margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 18.3pt; margin-right: 34.75pt; margin-top: 14.6pt; margin: 14.6pt 34.75pt 0cm 18.3pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-pagination: none;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Noto Sans Symbols"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 98%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Noto Sans Symbols"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Noto Sans Symbols";">• </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 98%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Bold indicates the presence of a CBP Attaché, Representative,
International<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Operations Specialist
and/or Technical Representative by 1 May, 2006.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="border: none; line-height: 98%; margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 18.3pt; margin-right: 34.75pt; margin-top: 14.6pt; margin: 14.6pt 34.75pt 0cm 18.3pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-pagination: none;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Noto Sans Symbols"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 98%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Noto Sans Symbols"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Noto Sans Symbols";">• </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 98%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">* Indicates that a CBP Attaché, Representative and/or
International Operations<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Specialist is
currently waiting to deploy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p><p class="normal" style="border: none; line-height: 98%; margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 18.3pt; margin-right: 34.75pt; margin-top: 14.6pt; margin: 14.6pt 34.75pt 0cm 18.3pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-pagination: none;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 98%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span></span></span></p><a name='more'></a><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 98%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><br /></span></span><p></p><p class="normal" style="border: none; line-height: 98%; margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 18.3pt; margin-right: 34.75pt; margin-top: 14.6pt; margin: 14.6pt 34.75pt 0cm 18.3pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-pagination: none;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 98%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 98%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">Brussels, Belgium<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></p><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 98%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
<p class="MsoNormal">CBP Attaché<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">U.S. Mission to the European Union<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">27 Blvd. Du Regent<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">1000 Brussels<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">011-32-2-508-2770<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Ottawa, Canada<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">CBP Attaché<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Embassy of the United States<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">P.O. Box 866 station B<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Ottawa, Ontario K1P 5T1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Tel: 613-688-5496<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">*Hong Kong<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">CBP Representative<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">11/F., St. John’s Building<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">33 Garden Road, Central<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Hong Kong<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Tel: 011-852-2230-5100<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Rome, Italy<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">CBP Representative<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">American Embassy<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Via Veneto 119/A<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">00187 Rome<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Tel: 011-39-06-4674-2475<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Tokyo, Japan<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">CBP Representative<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">American Embassy<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">10-5, Akasaka 1-Chome<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Minato-ku<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Tokyo 107-8420 Japan<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Tel:
011-813-3224-5433<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="border: none; line-height: normal; margin-left: 18.1pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-pagination: none;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="border: none; line-height: normal; margin-right: 21.55pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-pagination: none;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Mexico City, Mexico<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">CBP Attaché<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">American Embassy<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Paseo de la Reforma 305<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Colonia Cuauhtemoc<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Mexico City, D.F., Mexico<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">C.P. 06500<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Tel:
011-52-55-5080-2000<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">New Delhi,
India<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">CBP
Representative<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">24 Kasturba
Gandhi Marg.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">New
Delhi<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">110021
India<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Tel: 011-91-11-2331-0080</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">* Panama City, Panama<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">CBP Representative<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">American Embassy<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Calle 38 & Avenida Balboa<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Panama City, Panama<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Tel:
011-507-225-7562<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Singapore<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">CBP
Representative<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">American
Embassy<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">27 Napier
Road<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Singapore
258508<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Tel:
011-65-476-9020<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Pretoria,
South Africa<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">ICE
Attaché<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">American Embassy<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">877 Pertorius<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Arcadia, Pretoria 001<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Tel:
011-27-12-342-8062<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">*Bangkok,
Thailand<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">CBP
Representative<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Sindhorn
Building<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">130-1332
Wireless Road<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Tower 2, 12</span><sup><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 13pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">th</span></sup><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 7.5pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Floor<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Bangkok
10330<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Tel:
011-66-2-205-5015 </span></p>
<p class="normal" style="border: none; line-height: normal; margin-left: 18.3pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-pagination: none;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="border: none; line-height: normal; margin-right: 21.5pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 0cm 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-pagination: none;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">London, United Kingdom<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">CBP Representative<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">American Embassy<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">24/31 Grosvenor Square<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">London, W1A 1AE<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Tel: 011-44-207-894-0070 </p><br /></span></span><p></p>IORFANOShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00667854433911390292noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8024657558855264464.post-73894267713560522912023-09-30T07:45:00.005-07:002023-10-02T08:21:22.549-07:00Organization Field Operations Offices <p> </p><p class="normal" style="border: none; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 18.55pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 14.45pt; margin: 14.45pt 0cm 0cm 18.55pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-pagination: none;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Organization <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="normal" style="border: none; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 18.3pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 14.0pt; margin: 14pt 0cm 0cm 18.3pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-pagination: none;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Field Operations Offices<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="normal" style="border: none; margin-right: 23.9pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="border: none; margin-right: 23.9pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">CBP
operates through a field-office structure that consists of 20 Field Operations
offices around the United States. These field offices provide managerial
oversight and<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>operational assistance to
324 ports of entry around the nation and 14 preclearance offices<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in Canada and the Caribbean.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="border: none; margin-right: 23.9pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="border: none; margin-right: 23.9pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Established
according to geographic region, Field Operations offices are the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>means by which CBP Headquarters distributes
key policies and procedures to CBP<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>officers and importing staff around the country. Each field office
supervises a certain<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>number of service
or area ports, which are larger, full-service ports with staff<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>subdivisions designated to handle commercial
transactions, as well as smaller ports of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>entry that handle less traffic. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="border: none; margin-right: 23.9pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> <span></span></span></span></p><a name='more'></a><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span><p></p>
<p class="normal" style="border: none; margin-right: 23.9pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Field
Operations offices provide guidance to the ports under their geographic<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>jurisdiction to ensure the dissemination and
implementation of CBP guidelines, policies<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>and procedures. Import transactions are conducted at service ports, area
ports, and ports<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of entry, so these
locations will be of primary interest to the trade community. CBP is<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>also responsible for administering the
customs laws of the United States Virgin Islands.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="border: none; line-height: normal; margin-top: 14.85pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-pagination: none;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Ports Of Entry<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="normal" style="border: none; margin-right: 23.9pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="border: none; margin-right: 23.9pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Ports
of entry conduct the daily, port-specific operations like clearing cargo,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>collecting duties and other monies associated
with imports, and processing passengers<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>arriving from abroad. Port personnel are the face at the border for
nearly all cargo carriers<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and people
entering the United States. Ports of entry are the level at which CBP
enforces<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>import and export laws and
regulations and implements immigration policies and<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>programs. Port officers also perform
agricultural inspections to protect the USA from<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>potential carriers of animal and plant pests
or diseases that could cause serious damage to<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>America's crops, livestock, pets, and the environment.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="border: none; margin-right: 23.9pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="border: none; margin-right: 23.9pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">For
a detailed listing of ports of entry, please refer to:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="border: none; margin-right: 23.9pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="border: none; margin-right: 23.9pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/toolbox/ports/">http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/toolbox/ports/</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="border: none; margin-right: 23.9pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p align="right" class="normal" style="border: none; line-height: normal; margin-right: 21.6pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: right;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">7
<o:p></o:p></span></p>IORFANOShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00667854433911390292noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8024657558855264464.post-58456093396308433232023-09-30T07:37:00.008-07:002023-10-02T08:23:46.298-07:00U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION: MISSION AND ORGANIZATION<p> </p><p class="normal" style="border: none; line-height: 97%; margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 18.55pt; margin-right: 111.75pt; margin-top: .05pt; margin: 0.05pt 111.75pt 0cm 18.55pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.2pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 97%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER
PROTECTION: MISSION AND<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>ORGANIZATION<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="normal" style="border: none; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 18.9pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 14.3pt; margin: 14.3pt 0cm 0cm 18.9pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-pagination: none;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">1. Organization<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="normal" style="border: none; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 18.3pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 14.05pt; margin: 14.05pt 0cm 0cm 18.3pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-pagination: none;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Mission<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="normal" style="border: none; margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 18.45pt; margin-right: 26.35pt; margin-top: 13.8pt; margin: 13.8pt 26.35pt 0cm 18.45pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.3pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Before September 11, 2001, the major
responsibility of the former U.S. Customs<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Service was to administer the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended. When
Customs<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>subsequently merged with other
border enforcement agencies to become U.S. Customs<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and Border Protection, CBP’s priority mission
became homeland security: detecting,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>deterring and preventing terrorists and their weapons from entering the
United States.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="normal" style="border: none; margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 18.45pt; margin-right: 26.35pt; margin-top: 13.8pt; margin: 13.8pt 26.35pt 0cm 18.45pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.3pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span></span></span></p><a name='more'></a><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><br /></span></span><p></p>
<p class="normal" style="border: none; margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 18.1pt; margin-right: 22.0pt; margin-top: 14.3pt; margin: 14.3pt 22pt 0cm 18.1pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.05pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This mission fits ideally
with CBP’s long-established responsibilities for<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>protecting and facilitating international
trade. CBP retains its traditional enterprise of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>protecting the nation's revenue by assessing
and collecting duties, taxes and fees incident<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>to international traffic and trade. Further, by providing procedural
guidance to the import<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>community, CBP
enhances and increases compliance with domestic and international<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>customs laws and regulations. CBP thus helps
importers assure that their shipments are<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>free from terrorist or other malicious interference, tampering, or
corruption of containers<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or
commodities.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="border: none; margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 18.1pt; margin-right: 22.0pt; margin-top: 14.3pt; margin: 14.3pt 22pt 0cm 18.1pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.05pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Today, CBP is the nation’s
premiere border enforcement agency, and it<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>accomplishes this new mandate in part by executing the responsibilities
for<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>which it has always been known:
controlling, regulating, and facilitating the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>movement of carriers, people, and commodities between the United States
and<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>other nations; protecting the
American consumer and the environment against<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>the introduction of hazardous, toxic or noxious products into the United
States;<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>protecting domestic industry and
labor against unfair foreign competition; and<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>detecting, interdicting, and investigating smuggling and other illegal
practices<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>aimed at illegally entering
narcotics, drugs, contraband or other prohibited<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>articles into the United States.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="border: none; margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 18.1pt; margin-right: 22.0pt; margin-top: 14.3pt; margin: 14.3pt 22pt 0cm 18.1pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.05pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">CBP is also responsible for detecting, interdicting, and
investigating<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>fraudulent activities
intended to avoid the payment of duties, taxes and fees, or<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>activities meant to evade the legal
requirements of international traffic and<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>trade; and for detecting, interdicting, and investigating illegal
international<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>trafficking in arms,
munitions, currency, and acts of terrorism at U.S. ports of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>entry.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>IORFANOShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00667854433911390292noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8024657558855264464.post-84898703804455261942023-09-30T07:23:00.010-07:002023-10-02T08:21:11.273-07:00Importing into the United States <p> </p><h1><span lang="EN-US">Importing into the United States<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></h1>
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<h2><br /></h2><h2><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US">A Guide for
Commercial Importers <o:p></o:p></span></b></h2>
<h3><span lang="EN-US">A Notice To Our Readers<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></span></h3>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> <span></span></o:p></span></p><a name='more'></a><p></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">On March 1, 2003,
U.S. Customs and Border Protection, or CBP, was born as an<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>agency of the Department of Homeland
Security, merging functions of the former<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Customs Service, Immigration and Naturalization Service, Border Patrol,
and Animal<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and Plant Health Inspection
Service. Many changes took place in preparation for this<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>merger and many have occurred since in order
to safeguard U.S. borders against high risk cargo, contraband, and unsafe
imports. We encourage you to visit our Website (www.cbp.gov) for the latest
information on specific laws, regulations or procedures that<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>may affect your import transactions.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p><p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US"><span></span></span></p><!--more--><span lang="EN-US"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><br /></span></span><p></p>
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* * * * *<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="border: none; line-height: 96%; margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 18.25pt; margin-right: 24.75pt; margin-top: 13.95pt; margin: 13.95pt 24.75pt 0cm 18.25pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36.05pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 96%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">This edition of </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; line-height: 96%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Importing Into the United
States </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 96%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">contains material pursuant to the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Trade Act of 2002 and the Customs Modernization Act (Title VI of the
North American<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Free Trade Agreement
Implementation Act), commonly referred to as the Mod Act.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="border: none; line-height: 96%; margin: 14.3pt 30.75pt 0.0001pt 18.3pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 96%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The Customs Modernization Act (Title VI of the North American Free
Trade<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Agreement Implementation Act [P.L.
103-182, 107 Stat. 2057]) became effective<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>December 8, 1993. Its provisions have fundamentally altered the
relationship between<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>importers and CBP
by shifting to the importer, the legal responsibility for declaring the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>value, classification, and rate of duty
applicable to entered merchandise.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="border: none; line-height: 96%; margin: 14.3pt 22pt 0.0001pt 18.25pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 96%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">A prominent feature of the Mod Act is a relationship between CBP
and importers<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>that is characterized by </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; line-height: 96%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">informed
compliance</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 96%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">. (See Section Three of this book, which<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>starts on page 26, for details and
definitions.) A key component of informed compliance<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>is the shared responsibility between CBP and
the import community, wherein CBP<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>communicates its requirements to the importer, and the importer, in
turn, uses reasonable<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>care to assure
that CBP is provided with accurate and timely data pertaining to his or
her<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>importations.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="border: none; line-height: normal; margin: 0.3pt 0cm 0.0001pt 18.1pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="border: none; line-height: 96%; margin: 0cm 28.3pt 0.0001pt 18.25pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 35.75pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; line-height: 96%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Importing Into the United States </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 96%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">provides wide-ranging
information about the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>importing process
and import requirements. We have made every effort to include<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>essential requirements, but it is not
possible for a book this size to cover all import laws<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and regulations. Also, this publication does
not supersede or modify any provision of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>those laws and regulations. Legislative and administrative changes are
always under<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>consideration and can occur
at any time. Quota limitations on commodities are also<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>subject to change. Therefore, reliance solely
on the information in this book may not<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>meet the “reasonable care” standard required of importers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p><p class="normal" style="border: none; line-height: 96%; margin: 0cm 28.3pt 0.0001pt 18.25pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 35.75pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 12pt; text-align: right;"><br /></span></p><p class="normal" style="border: none; line-height: 96%; margin: 0cm 28.3pt 0.0001pt 18.25pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 35.75pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 12pt; text-align: right;">We
urge interested parties to contact their nearest CBP office for information on </span></p>
<p class="normal" style="border: none; line-height: 96%; margin: 0cm 68.9pt 0.0001pt 18.3pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.4pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 96%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">specific issues or questions. CBP ports of entry, with their
addresses and phone<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>numbers, can be
found on our Website under “Ports.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="border: none; line-height: 96%; margin: 14.3pt 27.35pt 0.0001pt 18.25pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 35.9pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 96%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">We cannot overemphasize that although the information in this book
is provided<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to promote understanding of,
and compliance with, importing laws and regulations, the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>information provided here is for general
purposes only. Importers may also wish to<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>obtain guidance from private-sector experts who specialize in importing,
for example,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>licensed customs brokers,
attorneys or consultants.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="normal" style="border: none; line-height: 96%; margin: 14.3pt 46.5pt 0.0001pt 18.15pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36.1pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 96%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Federal agencies whose laws CBP helps to enforce are listed
throughout this<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>book, as well as in the
Appendix and on our Website. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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