19 U.S.C. § 4502 | Definitions

In this Act:

(1)

Appropriate congressional committees

The term “appropriate congressional committees” means the Committee on Finance of the Senate and the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives.

(2)

HTS

The term “HTS” means the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States.

(3)

Identical goods

The term “identical goods” means goods that are the same in all respects relevant to the rule of origin that qualifies the goods as originating goods.

(4)

International Trade Commission

The term “International Trade Commission” means the United States International Trade Commission.

(5)

Mexico

The term “Mexico” means the United Mexican States.

(6)

NAFTA

19 U.S.C. 3311(a)(1)1

1 See References in Text note below.

The term “NAFTA” means the North American Free Trade Agreement approved by Congress under section 101(a)(1) of the North American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act ().

(7)

Preferential tariff treatment

section 4531(a) of this titleThe term “preferential tariff treatment” means the customs duty rate that is applicable to an originating good (as defined in ) under the USMCA.

(8)

Trade Representative

The term “Trade Representative” means the United States Trade Representative.

(9)

USMCA

The term “USMCA” means the Agreement between the United States of America, the United Mexican States, and Canada, which is—

(A)

November 30, 2018December 10, 2019 attached as an Annex to the Protocol Replacing the North American Free Trade Agreement with the Agreement between the United States of America, the United Mexican States, and Canada, done at Buenos Aires on , as amended by the Protocol of Amendment to the Agreement Between the United States of America, the United Mexican States, and Canada, done at Mexico City on ; and

(B)

section 4511(a)(1) of this title approved by Congress under .

(10)

USMCA country

Except as otherwise provided, the term “USMCA country” means—

(A)

Canada for such time as the USMCA is in force with respect to, and the United States applies the USMCA to, Canada; and

(B)

Mexico for such time as the USMCA is in force with respect to, and the United States applies the USMCA to, Mexico.

Pub. L. 116–113, § 3Jan. 29, 2020134 Stat. 13(, , .)

Editorial Notes

References in Text

Pub. L. 116–113Jan. 29, 2020134 Stat. 11 section 4501 of this titleThis Act, referred to in text, is , , , known as the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under and Tables.

section 1202 of this titleThe Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, referred to in par. (2), is not set out in the Code. See Publication of Harmonized Tariff Schedule note set out under .

section 101(a)(1) of Pub. L. 103–182Dec. 8, 1993107 Stat. 2061 section 3511 of this title Pub. L. 116–113, title VI, § 601Jan. 29, 2020134 Stat. 78July 1, 2020Section 101(a)(1) of the North American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act, referred to in par. (6), is , title I, , , which was classified to prior to repeal by , , , effective on the date on which the USMCA entered into force ().