CBLE Country of Origin Determination 2

Question 1

What is the purpose of the 'country of origin' marking requirement under Section 304 of the Tariff Act of 1930?

Accepted Answer

To inform the ultimate purchaser in the U.S. of the article's origin

Answer

To facilitate statistical tracking by the Census Bureau

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To allow CBP to apply anti-dumping duties

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To satisfy World Trade Organization reporting obligations

Question 2

Under 19 CFR Part 134, which party is generally responsible for ensuring that imported goods are properly marked with their country of origin?

Accepted Answer

The importer of record

Answer

The foreign manufacturer

Answer

The licensed customs broker

Answer

The freight forwarder

Question 3

Under USMCA, what is 'Regional Value Content' (RVC) used to determine?

Accepted Answer

The percentage of a product's value attributable to North American production

Answer

The total customs value declared on the entry

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The proportion of duties owed to each USMCA country

Answer

The weight ratio of domestic to foreign components

Question 4

If goods are found to be improperly marked upon importation, CBP may require the importer to do which of the following before the goods are released?

Accepted Answer

Remark the goods under CBP supervision or re-export them

Answer

Pay an additional ad valorem duty equal to 25%

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File a supplemental entry correcting the origin

Answer

Obtain a retroactive ruling from CBP headquarters

Question 5

The 'de minimis' rule under USMCA allows non-originating materials to be disregarded for origin purposes if they do not exceed what percentage of the adjusted value of the good?

Accepted Answer

10%

Answer

7%

Answer

15%

Answer

20%

Question 6

Which U.S. government agency has primary authority to administer and enforce country of origin marking requirements for imported goods?

Accepted Answer

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)

Answer

U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC)

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Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS)

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Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Question 7

For purposes of country of origin marking, who is considered the 'ultimate purchaser' of an imported article?

Accepted Answer

The last U.S. person who will receive the article in the form in which it was imported

Answer

The foreign exporter who sold the goods

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The customs broker who filed the entry

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The wholesale distributor who first receives the goods