[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 19, Volume 2]

[Revised as of April 1, 2006]

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

[CITE: 19CFR152.1]



[Page 200-201]

 

                        TITLE 19--CUSTOMS DUTIES

 

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

        HOMELAND SECURITY; DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY (CONTINUED)

 

PART 152_CLASSIFICATION AND APPRAISEMENT OF MERCHANDISE--Table of Contents

 

                      Subpart A_General Provisions

 

Sec.  152.1  Definitions.





    The following are general definitions for the purposes of part 152:

    (a)-(b) [Reserved]

    (c) Date of exportation. ``Date of exportation,'' or the ``time of 

exportation'' referred to in section 402, Tariff Act of 1930, as amended 

(19 U.S.C. 1401a), means the actual date the merchandise finally leaves 

the country of exportation for the United States. If no positive 

evidence is at hand as to the actual date of exportation, the port 

director shall ascertain or estimate the date of exportation by all 

reasonable ways and means in his power, and in so doing may consider 

dates on bills of lading, invoices, and other information available to 

him.

    (d) Fair retail value. ``Fair retail value'' or ``fair market 

value'' as used in Section XXII, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the 

United States, and part 148 of this chapter means the price actually 

paid or payable for all imported merchandise, or if not purchased, the



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value as otherwise ascertained under 19 CFR 152.100 et seq.



[T.D. 73-175, 38 FR 17477, July 2, 1973, as amended by T.D. 87-89, 52 FR 

24446, July 1, 1987; T.D. 89-1, 53 FR 51269, Dec. 21, 1988]