Terms Used In CFR > Title 19 > Chapter I > Part 10 > Subpart Q > Origin Verifications and Determinations

• CBP: means U. See 19 CFR 101.1
• Center director: means the person who manages their designated Center and is responsible for certain trade decisions and functions concerning that Center and the importers that are processed by that Center. See 19 CFR 101.1
• Claim for preferential tariff treatment: means a claim that a good is entitled to the duty rate applicable under the PTPA to an originating good and to an exemption from the merchandise processing fee;

  (b) Claim of origin. See 19 CFR 10.902

• Claim of origin: means a claim that a textile or apparel good is an originating good or satisfies the non-preferential rules of origin of a Party;

  (c) Customs authority. See 19 CFR 10.902

• Country: means the political entity known as a nation. See 19 CFR 134.1
• Country of origin: means the country of manufacture, production, or growth of any article of foreign origin entering the United States. See 19 CFR 134.1
• Enterprise: means any entity constituted or organized under applicable law, whether or not for profit, and whether privately-owned or governmentally-owned, including any corporation, trust, partnership, sole proprietorship, joint venture, or other association;

  (h) GATT 1994. See 19 CFR 10.902

• HTSUS: means the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States as promulgated by the U. See 19 CFR 10.902
• Identical goods: means goods that are the same in all respects relevant to the rule of origin that qualifies the goods as originating goods;

  (m) Indirect material. See 19 CFR 10.902

• Importer: means the person primarily liable for the payment of any duties on the merchandise, or an authorized agent acting on his behalf. See 19 CFR 101.1
• Originating: means qualifying for preferential tariff treatment under the rules of origin set out in Chapter Four and Article 3. See 19 CFR 10.902
• Person: means a natural person or an enterprise;

  (q) Preferential tariff treatment. See 19 CFR 10.902

• Preferential tariff treatment: means the duty rate applicable under the PTPA to an originating good, and an exemption from the merchandise processing fee;

  (r) Subheading. See 19 CFR 10.902

• Territory: means :

  (1) With respect to Peru, the continental territory, the islands, the maritime areas and the air space above them, in which Peru exercises sovereignty and jurisdiction or sovereign rights in accordance with its domestic law and international law;

  (2) With respect to the United States:

  (i) The customs territory of the United States, which includes the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico;

  (ii) The foreign trade zones located in the United States and Puerto Rico; and

  (iii) Any areas beyond the territorial seas of the United States within which, in accordance with international law and its domestic law, the United States may exercise rights with respect to the seabed and subsoil and their natural resources;

  (u) WTO. See 19 CFR 10.902

• Textile or apparel good: means a good listed in the Annex to the Agreement on Textiles and Clothing (commonly referred to as "the ATC"), which is part of the WTO Agreement, except for those goods listed in Annex 3-C of the PTPA;

  (t) Territory. See 19 CFR 10.902

• United States: includes all territories and possessions of the United States, except the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Wake Island, Midway Islands, Kingman Reef, Johnston Island, and the island of Guam. See 19 CFR 134.1