19 CFR 152.108
§ 152.108 Unacceptable bases of appraisement.
United States · 19 CFR — Customs Duties · Status: effective
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- 19 CFR 152.108, § 152.108 Unacceptable bases of appraisement, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/74978
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For the purposes of this subpart, imported merchandise may not be appraised on the basis of:
(a) The selling price in the United States of merchandise produced in the United States;
(b) A system that provides for the appraisement of imported merchandise at the higher of two alternative values;
(c) The price of merchandise in the domestic market of the country of exportation;
(d) A cost of production, other than a value determined under § 152.106 for merchandise that is identical merchandise, or similar merchandise, to the merchandise being appraised;
(e) The price of merchandise for export to a country other than the United States;
(f) Minimum values for appraisement;
(g) Arbitrary or fictitious values.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.