Common use of Claim for Preferential Tariff Treatment Clause in Contracts

Claim for Preferential Tariff Treatment. 1. The importing Party shall grant preferential tariff treatment in accordance with this Agreement to an originating good of the exporting Party on the basis of a Proof of Origin submitted, when it is required, by the importer who claims preferential tariff treatment at the time of importation, in accordance with the procedures applicable in the importing Party. 2. Notwithstanding paragraph 1, the importing Party shall not require a Proof of Origin from importers for: (a) an importation of originating goods of the exporting Party whose aggregate customs value does not exceed US$ 1,500 or its equivalent amount in the Party's currency, or such higher amount as may be established by the importing Party, provided that the importation does not form part of importations that may reasonably be considered to have been made separately for the purpose of avoiding the requirement for a Proof of Origin; or (b) an importation of an originating good of the exporting Party, for which the importing Party has waived the requirement for a Proof of Origin. 3. Where an originating good of the exporting Party is imported through one or more non-Parties, the importing Party may require importers who claim preferential tariff treatment for that good to submit: (a) in the case of Japan: (i) a copy of the through bill of lading; or (ii) a certificate or any other information given by the customs authority of such non-Parties or other relevant entities, which evidences that the good has not undergone operations other than unloading, reloading and any other operation to preserve it in good condition in those non-Parties; and (b) in the case of Peru: (i) in the case of transit or transshipment: the transportation documents, such as the air waybill, the bill of lading, or the multimodal or combined transportation document, that certify the transport from the exporting Party to the importing Party, as the case may be; and (ii) in the case of storage: the transportation documents, such as the air waybill, the bill of lading, or the multimodal or combined transportation document, that certify the transport from the exporting Party to the importing Party, as the case may be, as well as, the documents issued by the customs authority or other competent authority of the non-Party that authorized this operation, according to its domestic legislation.