Common use of Post-Importation Claims for Preferential Tariff Clause in Contracts

Post-Importation Claims for Preferential Tariff. Each Party, subject to its laws and regulations, shall provide that where a good would have qualified as an originating good when it was imported into that Party, the importer of the good may, within a period specified by its laws and regulations, and after the date on which the good was imported, apply for a refund of any excess duties, deposit, or guarantee paid as the result of the good not having been granted preferential tariff treatment, on presentation of the following to the customs authority of that Party: a Proof of Origin and other evidence that the good qualifies as an originating good; and such other documentation in relation to the importation as the customs authority may require to satisfactorily evidence the preferential tariff treatment claimed. Notwithstanding paragraph 1, each Party may require, in accordance with its laws and regulations, that the importer notify the customs authority of that Party of its intention to claim preferential tariff treatment at the time of importation.

Post-Importation Claims for Preferential Tariff. 1. Each Party, subject to its laws and regulations, shall provide that where a good would have qualified as an originating good when it was imported into that Party, the importer of the good may, within a period specified by its laws and regulations, and after the date on which the good was imported, apply for a refund of any excess duties, deposit, or guarantee paid as the result of the good not having been granted preferential tariff treatment, on presentation of the following to the customs authority of that Party: : (a) a Proof of Origin and other evidence that the good qualifies as an originating good; and and (b) such other documentation in relation to the importation as the customs authority may require to satisfactorily evidence the preferential tariff treatment claimed. 2. Notwithstanding paragraph 1, each Party may require, in accordance with its laws and regulations, that the importer notify the customs authority of that Party of its intention to claim preferential tariff treatment at the time of importation.