[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 19, Volume 1]

[Revised as of April 1, 2005]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 19CFR10.12]



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                        TITLE 19--CUSTOMS DUTIES

 

   CHAPTER I--BUREAU OF CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION, DEPARTMENT OF 

              HOMELAND SECURITY; DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

 

PART 10_ARTICLES CONDITIONALLY FREE, SUBJECT TO A REDUCED RATE, ETC.

--Table of Contents

 

                      Subpart A_General Provisions

 

Sec.  10.12  Definitions.



    As used in Sec. Sec.  10.11 through 10.24, the following terms shall 

have the meanings indicated:

    (a) American-made. The term ``American-made'' is used to refer to a 

product of the United States as defined in paragraph (e) of this 

section.

    (b) Assembly. ``Assembly'' means the fitting or joining together of 

fabricated components.

    (c) Exemption. ``Exemption'' means the deduction of the cost or 

value of products of the United States which were assembled abroad in 

accordance with the requirements of subheading 9802.00.80, Harmonized 

Tariff Schedule of the United States (19 U.S.C. 1202), from the full 

value of the assembled article.

    (d) Fabricated component. ``Fabricated component'' means a 

manufactured article ready for assembly in the condition as exported 

except for operations incidental to the assembly.

    (e) Product of the United States. A ``product of the United States'' 

is an article manufactured within the Customs territory of the United 

States and may consist wholly of United States components or materials, 

of United States and foreign components or materials, or wholly of 

foreign components or materials. If the article consists wholly or 

partially of foreign components or materials, the manufacturing process 

must be such that the foreign components or materials have been 

substantially transformed into a new and different article, or have been 

merged into a new and different article.



[T.D. 75-230, 40 FR 43021, Sept. 18, 1975, as amended by T.D. 89-1, 53 

FR 51247, Dec. 21, 1988]