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1. Tariff Schedule Tariff Schedule and the GATT Policy Negotiations In relation to the GATT Policy Negotiations, Christopher Mark (1993) provided the following explanation and/or definition of Tariff Schedule: A comprehensive list of the goods, which a country imports, and the import duties applicable to each [...]...
2. Certificate of Origin A document presented to customs authorities at the time of importation to authenticate the national origin of merchandise. The certificate is customarily issued by a recognized chamber of commerce or governmental authority in the country of origin.......
3. Tariff Classification In the United States For information about Tariff classification in the context of international trade, click here...
4. Entry of Goods Entry of Goods and the Laws of International Trade Entry of goods: Overview Customs Trade Law The entry process Evidence of right to make entry Entry for consumption Entry documents Surety Entry summary documentation Electronic entry: Automated Commercial [...]...
5. Unentered Goods In the United States For information about Unentered goods in the context of international trade, click here...
6. Common External Tariff Summary of Common External Tariff The uniform customs tariff applied by all the member states of a customs union or common market to imports from nonmember nations.(Main Author: William J. Miller) Common External Tariff and the GATT Policy Negotiations In relation to the GATT [...]...
7. Tariff Code In the United States For information about Tariff Code in the context of international trade, click here...
8. Harmonized Tariff System In the United States For information about Harmonized Tariff System in the context of international trade, click here...
9. Harmonized System of Tariff Nomenclature In the United States For information about Harmonized System of Tariff Nomenclature in the context of international trade, click here...
10. Intermingled Goods In the United States For information about Intermingled goods in the context of international trade, click here...
11. Importer In the United States For information about Importer in the context of international trade, click here...
12. Free Trade Area Summary of Free Trade Area An association of states that seeks to overcome impediments to trade among members by reducing or eliminating tariffs among the participants. The members of a free trade area do not maintain a common external tariff nor do they (usually) provide for the free flow [...]...
13. Gray Market Goods In the United States For information about Gray market goods in the context of international trade, click here...
14. Import Law In the United States For information about Import Law in the context of international trade, click here...
15. Country of Origin For customs tariff purposes, the country in which an imported product was manufactured, grown, or produced. When goods pass through more than one country in the process of manufacture, the country of origin does not change unless the product has been transformed substantially; minor [...]...
16. Transaction Value The primary method of valuing goods for customs purposes under the Customs Valuation Agreement (read this and related legal terms for further details).......
17. Harmonized Tariff Schedule In the United States For information about Harmonized Tariff Schedule in the context of international trade, click here...
18. Merchandise In the United States For information about Merchandise in the context of international trade, click here...
19. Column 1 Rate The rate of duty applied by U.S. Customs to imports from nations enjoying Most Favored Nation (read this and related legal terms for further details) status. See TARIFF (CUSTOMS); Tariff Schedules of the United States.......
20. Common Market Summary of Common Market A supranational organization of trading nations, created to promote economic collaboration and minimize constraints on the free movement of goods among the member states. Features of a common market include elimination of tariffs on goods moving between member [...]...
21. Warehouse In the United States For information about Warehouse in the context of international trade, click here...
22. Flexible Tariff Special Drawing Ria customs tariff in which rates of duty can be raised or lowered by administrative action. In the United States the Reciprocal Trade Agreements Act of 1934 and other legislation have authorized the President to adjust duty rates downward in response to concessions from other nation......
23. Labeling Requirements In the United States For information about Labeling Requirements in the context of international trade, click here...
24. Company Union Company union in the International Trade Union Rights Area Definition of Company union provided by ITUC-CSI-IGB: Can be used to describe either an enterprise union or a yellow union. Resources See Also Trade Unionism Trade Union Chartism Trade Union Legislation Resources Trade Union Topics [...]...
25. Entry Program In the United States For information about Entry Program in the context of international trade, click here...
26. Export Companies In the United States For information about Export Companies in the context of international trade, click here...
27. Civil Enforcement In the United States For information about Civil enforcement in the context of international trade, click here...
28. Commercial Environment In the United States For information about Commercial Environment in the context of international trade, click here...
29. Compliance Publications In the United States For information about Compliance publications in the context of international trade, click here...
30. Court of International Trade Proceedings In the United States For information about Court of international trade proceedings in the context of international trade, click here...
31. Delivery Summary of Delivery The act whereby the owner of a vessel gives operational control over to the charterer.(Main Author: William J. Miller) In the United States For information about Delivery in the context of international trade, click here Delivery in International Trade Meaning [...]...
32. Combined Nomenclature Combined nomenclature (CN) and the Treaties of the European Union Description of Combined nomenclature (CN) provided by the European Union Commission: A systematic list of goods descriptions based on the Harmonized System, serving for the purposes of the Common Customs Tariff, external trade [...]...
33. International Trade Commission For more details on United States International Trade Commission, click here.......
34. Import Restrictions Import Restrictions and the GATT Policy Negotiations In relation to the GATT Policy Negotiations, Christopher Mark (1993) provided the following explanation and/or definition of Import Restrictions: Measures to limit or control the volume of imports by means of tariffs ornontariff barriers [...]...
35. Commingling In the United States For information about Commingling in the context of international trade, click here...
36. Invoices In the United States For information about Invoices in the context of international trade, click here...
37. Liquidation In the United States For information about Liquidation in the context of international trade, click here...
38. Mitigation In the United States For information about Mitigation in the context of international trade, click here...
39. CIS Economic Union CIS Economic Union in relation with International Trade In the context of trade organizations, Christopher Mark (1993) provided the following definition of CIS Economic Union: A prospective customs union among most members of the Commonwealth of Independent States, intended to restore economic [...]...
40. Importers In the United States For information about Importers in the context of international trade, click here...
41. Unfair Trade Remedies In the United States For information about Unfair trade remedies in the context of international trade, click here...
42. Lumber In the United States For information about Lumber in the context of international trade, click here...
43. Customs Union Summary of Customs Union An arrangement among participating countries whereby tariffs are eliminated or virtually eliminated on products moving between members, and a common external tariff (read this and related legal terms for further details) is adopted to provide uniform treatment to [...]...
44. Transit Tariff A duty or tax imposed by a nation on merchandise crossing its territory en route from one country to another. Transit tariffs have been abolished by all major nations but are still imposed by some developing nations as a source of revenue.......
45. Customs Legal Issues Customs were the original form of international commercial law. As we have seen in the history of lex mercatoria, the customs existed before any statute of commercial law was made and were often the basis for legislation.(1) Customs in International Trade Meaning of Customs, [...]...
46. Customs Enforcement Area An area not to extend more than fifty miles seaward, beyond the CUSTOMS WATERS (read this and related legal terms for further details). Within this zone customs officers are authorized to enforce U.S. laws if the preside......
47. Customs Invoice Read Invoice as cross-reference.......
48. Customs Rate The rate of exchange employed by U.S. Customs in converting foreign currency invoices for the purpose of arriving at a value, in U.S. dollars, for imported merchandise. Ad valorem duties are applied on the dollar value. In accordance with the Customs Simplification Act of 1956, the secretary of the......
49. Customs Territory The geographical area of a country, its possessions, and surrounding waters within which the customs authority is empowered to impose duties and controls upon foreign merchandise entering therein. The customs territory need not necessarily incorporate all the territory over which a nation [...]...
50. Customs Valuation For importers, the process of estimating the value of a product at customs presents problems that can be just as serious as the actual duty rate charged. The WTO agreement on customs valuation aims for a fair, uniform and neutral system for the valuation of goods for customs purposes — a system that conforms to commercial realities, and which outlaws the use of arbitrary or fictitious customs values. The Committee...
51. Customs Valuation Code A uniform system for valuing imports for the application of customs duties. The agreement is a product of the Tokyo Round of multilateral trade negotiations. It provides for five methods of valuing imported merchandise. Transaction value is the price actually paid or payable for the goods, with [...]...
52. Transit Zone An entry point established by a coastal state for the benefit of a neighboring nation that is landlocked or lacking adequate port facilities for its own trade. Generally a transit zone is cordoned off from the main port facility, and goods passing through the zone are usually exempt from the [...]...
53. Common Transit Common transit and the Treaties of the European Union Description of Common transit provided by the European Union Commission: Customs procedure for the carriage of goods between the Community and the EFTA countries and between the EFTA countries themselves. Resources See Also Popular [...]...
54. Community Transit Community transit and the Treaties of the European Union Description of Community transit provided by the European Union Commission: Customs procedure that allows goods to be moved from one point in the Community to another. Resources See Also Popular Treaties Topics Treaties of the United [...]...
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56. Customs Value Customs Value and the GATT Policy Negotiations In relation to the GATT Policy Negotiations, Christopher Mark (1993) provided the following explanation and/or definition of Customs Value: A method of valuing imported goods which excludes shipping costs from the final price....
57. Customs Conventions Contents Customs Conventions Convention on Temporary Admission 26.6.1990 International Convention on the Harmonisation of Frontier Controls of Goods 21.10.1982 Customs ... Read more...
58. Customs Cooperation Council An international organization established for the purpose of harmonizing the customs procedures and techniques of member countries. The agency is concerned with the mechanics of customs administration and is not involved in matters relating to tariff levels or similar substantive economic [...]...
59. Customs Entry Read Entry (Customs) as cross-reference.......
60. Customs Of The Port Local usages and practices relative to the handling or discharge of cargo, or the treatment of documents relating thereto. When ambiguities exist in contracts covering the handling of cargo or cargo-related documents, a court or other competent body may apply the customs of the port in interpreting ......
61. Customs Waters That portion of the high seas, not to exceed twelve miles from shore, within which law enforcement personnel of the United States are authorized to board foreign craft to enforce American laws. In those cases where a treaty between the United States and another state authorizes boarding in an area o......
62. Customs Duty Spanish Translation of exemption from customs dutyThis is the legal translation of English to Spanish in relation to exemption from customs duty and / or a definition of this topic: Franquicia Aduanera (in Spanish, without translation of the dictionary entry)....
63. Customs Territory of the Community Customs territory of the Community and the Treaties of the European Union Description of Customs territory of the Community provided by the European Union Commission: The customs territory of the Community comprises of • Austria, • Belgium, • Denmark, except [...]...
64. Customs Procedures Customs and Administrative Entry Procedures and the GATT Policy Negotiations In relation to the GATT Policy Negotiations, Christopher Mark (1993) provided the following explanation and/or definition of Customs and Administrative Entry Procedures: Formalities applying to customs clearance of [...]...
65. Customs Harmonization Customs Harmonization and the GATT Policy Negotiations In relation to the GATT Policy Negotiations, Christopher Mark (1993) provided the following explanation and/or definition of Customs Harmonization: Intemational efforts to increase the uniformity of customs procedures such as valuation, [...]...
66. Customs Trade Regulations Law of Similars and the GATT Policy Negotiations In relation to the GATT Policy Negotiations, Christopher Mark (1993) provided the following explanation and/or definition of Law of Similars: Regulations limiting importation of a product or altering its tariff treatment if a "similar" [...]...
67. Customs Classification Customs Classification and the GATT Policy Negotiations In relation to the GATT Policy Negotiations, Christopher Mark (1993) provided the following explanation and/or definition of Customs Classification: The determination of the appropriate category in which a traded product is classified for [...]...
68. Customs Administration In the United States For information about Customs Administration in the context of international trade, click here...
69. Customs Border Protection In the United States For information about Customs Border Protection in the context of international trade, click here...
70. Customs Brokers In the United States For information about Customs brokers in the context of international trade, click here...
71. Customs Clearance In the United States For information about Customs clearance in the context of international trade, click here...
72. Customs Compliance In the United States For information about Customs Compliance in the context of international trade, click here...
73. Customs Enforcement In the United States For information about Customs enforcement in the context of international trade, click here...
74. Customs Law Definition In the United States For information about Customs Law Definition in the context of international trade, click here...
75. Customs Law Enforcement In the United States For information about Customs Law enforcement in the context of international trade, click here...
76. Customs Law Procedures In the United States For information about Customs Law Procedures in the context of international trade, click here...
77. Customs Law Rules In the United States For information about Customs Law Rules in the context of international trade, click here...
78. Customs Meaning In the United States For information about Customs Meaning in the context of international trade, click here...
79. Customs Tariff In the United States For information about Customs Tariff in the context of international trade, click here...
80. Customs Tariff Code In the United States For information about Customs Tariff Code in the context of international trade, click here...
81. Customs Violations In the United States For information about Customs violations in the context of international trade, click here...
82. Customs Official A Masterful Customs Official: International Incident In the book "International Incidents for Discussion in Conversation Classes", in relation to terminox, L. Oppenheim wrote in 1909: On Dec. 24th, 1907, the following appeared in the morning papers, dated Winnipeg, Dec. 23rd: [...]...
83. Customs Zone Embracing mainstream international law, this section on customs zone explores the context, history and effect of the area of the law covered here. Resources Further Reading The entry "customs zone" in the Parry and Grant Encyclopaedic Dictionary of International Law (currently, the [...]...
84. Customs Unions Impact of Free Trade Agreements and Customs Unions This section provides an overview of impact of free trade agreements and customs unions within the legal context of Market Access (Customs Regulation) in international economic law (Main Regulatory Areas)....
85. Customs Regulation Market Access: Customs Regulation in International Economic Law In international economic law, market access: customs regulation includes the following legal areas, with coverage in this world legal encyclopedia: li> Harmonised System and Schedules of Concession Modes of Multilateral Tariff [...]...
86. Customs House Resources See Also Custom-house Customs Service...
87. Customs Duties Resources See Also Customs Tariff...
88. Customs Officer Resources See Also International Trade Trade Regulation International Economic Law Export License International Trade Law Foreign Trade Safeguard Tariff Policy...
89. Customs Border Protection Enforcement In the United States For information about Customs Border Protection Enforcement in the context of international trade, click here...
90. Transit Resources See Also International Trade Trade Regulation International Economic Law Export License International Trade Law Foreign Trade Safeguard Transport...
91. In-Bond Transit The movement of goods, without completion of customs formalities, from a point of arrival in the customs territory to a point of exportation or another point for customs examination and release. For example, goods arriving off a ship in Los Angeles might travel in bond to Phoenix for actual customs ......
92. Storage in Transit Storage in Transit in International Trade Meaning of Storage in Transit, according to the Dictionary of International Trade (Global Negotiator): The stopping of freight traffic at a point located between the point or origin and destination to be stored and forwarded at a later date....
93. Transit Passage Embracing mainstream international law, this section on transit passage explores the context, history and effect of the area of the law covered here. Resources Further Reading The entry "transit passage" in the Parry and Grant Encyclopaedic Dictionary of International Law [...]...
94. Right of Transit Over Territory Embracing mainstream international law, this section on right of transit over territory explores the context, history and effect of the area of the law covered here. Resources Further Reading The entry "transit, right of, over territory" in the Parry and Grant Encyclopaedic [...]...
95. Major Drug Transit Countries Major Drug Transit or Illicit Drug Producing Countries in 2011 United States views on international law (based on the document "Digest of U.S. Practice in International Law"): On September 15, 2011, President Obama issued Presidential Determination 2011-16, "Memorandum for the [...]...
96. Right of Access and Freedom of Transit Embracing mainstream international law, this section on right of access and freedom of transit explores the context, history and effect of the area of the law covered here. Resources Further Reading The entry "right of access and freedom of transit" in the Parry and Grant [...]...
97. Special Customs Invoice A special form of customs invoice formerly used for importations into the United States. Prior to March 1, 1982, the special customs invoice (SCI) was required on any importation when the purchase price of the merchandise exceeded five hundred dollars and the rate of duty was in any way dependent up......
98. Tariff (Customs) A document issued by a nation's customs authority principally for the purpose of specifying rates of duty to be applied on various imported products. A tariff customarily also includes quantitative restrictions (quotas) upon certain imports, preferential duties on products imported from specifie......
99. Common Customs Tariff Common Customs Tariff and the Treaties of the European Union Description of Common Customs Tariff provided by the European Union Commission: The common foreign and security policy (CFSP) was established and is governed by Title V of the Treaty on European Union (EU). It replaced European [...]...
100. Customs Bulletin In the United States For information about Customs Bulletin in the context of international trade, click here...
101. Customs Definition In the United States For information about Customs Definition in the context of international trade, click here...
102. Customs Regulations In the United States For information about Customs Regulations in the context of international trade, click here...
103. Customs Area Customs Area in International Trade Meaning of Customs Area, according to the Dictionary of International Trade (Global Negotiator): A geographic area, usually identical to one or several contiguous national political jurisdictions, applying a particular tariff schedule on goods entering or [...]...
104. Customs Bonded Warehouse Customs Bonded Warehouse in International Trade Meaning of Customs Bonded Warehouse, according to the Dictionary of International Trade (Global Negotiator): A government warehouse where goods remain until duty has been collected from the importer....
105. Customs Broker Customs Broker in International Trade Meaning of Customs Broker, according to the Dictionary of International Trade (Global Negotiator): Licensed agent or broker (licensing may not be required in all countries) whose function is to handle the process of clearing goods through customs for importers....
106. Customs Service Resources See Also Bureau of Customs Custom-house...
107. Customs Policy Resources See Also International Trade Trade Regulation International Economic Law Export License International Trade Law Foreign Trade Safeguard Tariff Policy...
108. Convention (II) with Respect to the Laws and Customs of War on Land Contents Convention (II) with Respect to the Laws and Customs of War on Land   Article 1 The High Contracting ... Read more...
109. Convention (IV) Respecting the Laws and Customs of War on Land Contents Convention (IV) Respecting the Laws and Customs of War on Land   Article 1. The Contracting Powers shall issue ... Read more...
110. Convention (IV) Respecting the Laws and Customs of War on Land 2 Contents Convention (IV) Respecting the Laws and Customs of War on Land   Art. 7. The Government into whose hands ... Read more...
111. Convention (IV) Respecting the Laws and Customs of War on Land 3 Contents Convention (IV) Respecting the Laws and Customs of War on Land   CHAPTER III The Sick and Wounded Art. ... Read more...
112. Convention (IV) Respecting the Laws and Customs of War on Land 4 Contents Convention (IV) Respecting the Laws and Customs of War on Land   CHAPTER IV Capitulations Art. 35. Capitulations agreed ... Read more...
113. United States Customs Service An agency within the U.S. Department of the Treasury charged with the enforcement of the tariff acts and other laws relating to the importation of goods.The Customs Service was established by Congress in 1789. Among its duties are assessment and collection of duties, excises, and penalti......
114. Central African Customs and Economic Union Central African Customs And Economic Union Central African Customs and Economic Union Outline The Central African Customs and Economic Union (CACEU or UDEAC: Union Douanier et Economique de l'Afrique Centrale) The union came into existence in 1966 pursuant to a treaty signed in 1964 by [...]...
115. Czech-Slovak Customs Union Czech-Slovak Customs Union in relation with International Trade In the context of trade organizations, Christopher Mark (1993) provided the following definition of Czech-Slovak Customs Union: A customs union linking the Czech Republic and Slovakia, intended to preserve trade relations between [...]...
116. In Transit Entry In Transit Entry in International Trade Meaning of In Transit Entry (i.t.), according to the Dictionary of International Trade (Global Negotiator): This term allows foreign merchandise arriving at one port to be transported in bond to another port, where a superseding entry is filed....
117. Drug Transit Major Drug Transit or Illicit Drug Producing Countries In relation to the international law practice and Major Drug Transit or Illicit Drug Producing Countries in this world legal Encyclopedia, please see the following section: International Criminal Law About this subject: International [...]...
118. Law of Customs The International Law of Customs: Preshipment Inspection This section provides an overview of the international law of customs: preshipment inspection within the legal context of Market Access (Customs Regulation) in international economic law (Main Regulatory Areas)....
119. Entry (Customs) The administrative processing associated with foreign merchandise that has landed in the United States for consumption, warehousing, or other reasons. The act of entry involves the submission to U.S. Customs of documents that identify the owner of the goods, the type and character of the merchandise......
120. Uniform Customs And Practices Generally known as the UCP, a body of rules governing and guiding banking practices relative to letters of credit. The first version of the UCP was promulgated by a congress of the International Chamber of Commerce in Amsterdam in 1933 but was rejected by the banking communities of the United States......