Exonerated Cargo

Exonerated Cargo

Summary of Exonerated Cargo

Otherwise dutiable merchandise permitted duty-free entry into certain countries in furtherance of a defined governmental policy. Usually such imports are raw materials or unfinished articles not locally available but deemed essential to local industry. The exonerations are, effectively, licenses given to approved importers to import specified quantities of the desired articles. Imports in excess of the quantities authorized in the exoneration may not be permitted or may be permitted only at high rates of duty. It is often required that exonerated cargo travel on the steamship lines of the importing country or an approved alternate carrier.

(Main Author: William J. Miller)

Exonerated Cargo and the GATT Policy Negotiations

In relation to the GATT Policy Negotiations, Christopher Mark (1993) provided the following explanation and/or definition of Exonerated Cargo: Otherwise dutiable merchandise permitted duty-free entry into certain countries in furtherance of a particular government policy. The exonerations are, in effect, licenses to import specified quantities of the desired articles –usually raw materials or unfurnished goods not available locally but deemed essential to local industry. Imports in excess of the quantities authorized in the exoneration may be prohibited or may be permitted only at high rates of duty.


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