Exam 12: Imports,Customs,and Tariff Law

The U.S.and Canada have both adopted the Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System.

Goods may be refused entry into the U.S.by the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection due to:

The U.S.Bureau of Customs and Border Protection is the agency responsible for assessing and collecting tariffs and administering duty-free zones.

Goods re-exported without having been significantly altered after being imported are subject to a refund of duties paid known as a:

Which of the following are not allowed to enter goods into the customs territory of the United States?

The country of origin is always determined by the WTO definition where the article is grown,produced,or manufactured.

A full refund of duties paid is made when imported goods that do not conform to specifications are returned to U.S.customs within 90 days and returned to the seller under U.S.customs supervision.

Country-of-origin information impacts all of the following except:

In interpreting the Harmonized Tariff Schedule,the courts will look at the common and commercial meaning of the items being imported.

Compare and contrast the different methods for assigning value.Consider who might favor which methods and why.

Foreign Trade Zones are free ports provided by the import trading companies to stimulate international trade by allowing the receipt of imports to be duty free.

Recalling the chicken and egg scenario,design a plan to get a different ultimate product (or forbidden product)into your country.The focus here is not whether the plan is impervious to attack,but whether it exhibits a potential to work.

The purpose of trade preferences is to provide assistance for countries whose economies are developing.

There are preference provisions in U.S.tariff laws designed to stimulate the economic progress of less developed nations..

A protest of entry is filed by the importer against the Customs Service when:

The dutiable value of imported goods includes the price actually paid or payable when sold for exportation plus all of the following items if not included in the purchase price,with the exception of:

Develop a draft of WTO rules regarding origin of goods (or looking at developments in this field,critique such existing proposals).

Goods held in a Foreign Trade Zone must be removed within one year of their original import date.

Weigh the relative benefits and detriments of a unified customs protocol that would classify all goods.

Textile imports are classified according to the fibers that constitute the chief weight of the article.