Exam 12: Imports,Customs,and Tariff Law

An imported item substantially transformed in the United States by the importer before being sold to the ultimate purchaser need not be marked with a foreign country of origin.

Compare and contrast the way that textiles are treated under NAFTA with the way that they are treated under the WTO.What justifies these different choices?

Compare and contrast GSP status with normal trade relations status.

All of the following indicate that a product has been substantially transformed except:

In determining the description of an article under the tariff schedules,the courts rely on:

Under the Harmonized Tariff Schedule,all members of the WTO charge the same rate of duty upon the import of the same or similar products.

Which of the following combinations of drawbacks are not applicable?

The customs service may seize articles imported into the U.S.that violate trademark or copyright laws of a U.S.firm but the mark must be registered with the:

Liquidation of goods by the U.S.Bureau of Customs and Border Protection refers to:

Liquidation of goods must occur within three months of entry and cannot be extended.

In the event where an importer files a protest and Customs denies the protest,an appeal can be filed with a federal court of appeals.

In an action to collect a customs penalty,the U.S.Treasury Department is the plaintiff and need only prove that the importer was negligent in providing misinformation.

Foreign Trade Zones make it possible for U.S.manufacturers to export goods without having to pay any duties.

The Mod Act shifted to the importer greater responsibility to comply with all customs laws and regulations.

What order does the classification followwhen there are two possible classifications for goods?

In what ways might valuation methods implicate dumping and dumping remedies? Subsidies?