CBP Issues Synopsis of Trade Agreements/Programs
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has posted to its Web site a Synopsis of certain Trade Agreements/Programs which outlines the criteria that imported articles must meet to qualify for preferential treatment under various trade agreements and programs; the statements and documents that an importer must be prepared to submit to substantiate their claim; etc.
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CBP states that this information is meant to serve as a general guidance and is not intended to constitute legally binding advice on the treatment of imported merchandise or goods under the various trade agreements/programs referenced in the document.
Synopsis Provides Guidance for 10 Trade Agreements/Programs
The trade agreements and programs discussed in this document are:
GSP (Generalized System of Preferences)
AGOA (African Growth and Opportunity Act)
ILFTA (U.S.-Israel Free Trade Agreement)
JFTA (U.S.-Jordan Free Trade Agreement)
ATPA (Andean Trade Preference Act)
ATPDEA (Andean Trade Promotion and Drug Eradication Act)
CBERA (Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act)
CBI (Caribbean Basin Initiative)
CBTPA (Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act); and
Civil Aircraft Agreement
CBP Synopsis of Trade Agreements/ Programs (dated November 2004) available at http://www.cbp.gov/linkhandler/cgov/import/international_agreements/fta_provisions.ctt/fta_provisions.doc