19 C.F.R. § 10.173 Evidence of country of origin.
Title 19 - Customs Duties
(a) Shipments covered by a formal entry—(1) Merchandise not wholly the growth, product, or manufacture of a beneficiary developing country. (i) Declaration. In a case involving merchandise covered by a formal entry which is not wholly the growth, product, or manufacture of a single beneficiary developing country, the exporter of the merchandise or other appropriate party having knowledge of the relevant facts shall be prepared to submit directly to the port director, upon request, a declaration setting forth all pertinent detailed information concerning the production or manufacture of the merchandise. When requested by the port director, the declaration shall be prepared in substantially the following form:
GSP DECLARATION (name), hereby declare that the articles described below were produced or manufactured in ________ (country) by means of processing operations performed in that country as set forth below and were also subjected to processing operations in the other country or countries which are members of the same association of countries as set forth below and incorporate materials produced in the country named above or in any other country or countries which are members of the same association of countries as set forth below: Date____________________ (ii) Retention of records and submission of declaration. The information necessary for preparation of the declaration shall be retained in the files of the party responsible for its preparation and submission for a period of 5 years. In the event that the port director requests submission of the declaration during the 5-year period, it shall be submitted by the appropriate party directly to the port director within 60 days of the date of the request or such additional period as the port director may allow for good cause shown. Failure to submit the declaration in a timely fashion will result in a denial of duty-free treatment. (2) Merchandise wholly the growth, product, or manufacture of a beneficiary developing country. In a case involving merchandise covered by a formal entry which is wholly the growth, product, or manufacture of a single beneficiary developing country, a statement to that effect shall be included on the commercial invoice provided to Customs. (b) Shipments covered by an informal entry. Although the filing of the declaration provided for in paragraph (a)(1)(i) of this section will not be required for a shipment covered by an informal entry, the port director may require such other evidence of country of origin as deemed necessary. (c) Verification of documentation. Any evidence of country of origin submitted under this section shall be subject to such verification as the port director deems necessary. In the event that the port director is prevented from obtaining the necessary verification, the port director may treat the entry as dutiable. [T.D. 94–47, 59 FR 25569, May 17, 1994]
Title 19: Customs Duties
PART 10—ARTICLES CONDITIONALLY FREE, SUBJECT TO A REDUCED RATE, ETC.
Subpart A—General Provisions
Generalized System of Preferences
§ 10.173 Evidence of country of origin.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Processing operations performed Materials produced in a on articles beneficiary developing country --------------------------------- or members of the same association Description of ------------------------------- Number and date of invoices articles and Description of Description of quantity processing Direct costs material, operations and of processing production Cost or value country of operations process, and of material processing country of production---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ............... ............... .............. .............. .............. ............... ............... .............. .............. .............. ............... ............... .............. .............. .............. ............... ............... .............. .............. ..............----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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