19 U.S.C. § 1683a — Establishment of softwood lumber importer declaration program

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This section requires an importer declaration program for covered softwood lumber. Importers must provide shipment prices and estimated charges, make specified inquiries and declarations, and include the information with entry documents.

(a) The President must establish and maintain a program for imports covered by section 1683b. Importers must provide subsection (b) information, make subsection (c) declarations, and include both with entry-summary documents. The President must also create an electronic record containing them. (b) Each importer must submit the export price for each shipment and the estimated export charge, if any, calculated by applying the Under Secretary’s published percentage to that price. (c) Under Presidential procedures, the importer must declare that it made appropriate inquiries, including obtaining suitable exporter documents and consulting the Under Secretary’s published determinations. To the importer’s best knowledge and belief, the price must be calculated under section 1683(5), match any export permit, and reflect that the exporter paid or agreed to pay all charges due under the applicable international agreement and published charge determinations.

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(a) Establishment of program

(1) In general

The President shall establish and maintain an importer declaration program with respect to the importation of softwood lumber and softwood lumber products described in section 1683b(a) of this title. The importer declaration program shall require importers of softwood lumber and softwood lumber products described in section 1683b(a) of this title to provide the information required under subsection (b) and declare the information required by subsection (c), and require that such information accompany the entry summary documentation.

(2) Electronic record

The President shall establish an electronic record that includes the importer information required under subsection (b) and the declarations required under subsection (c).

(b) Required information

The President shall require the following information to be submitted by any person seeking to import softwood lumber or softwood lumber products described in section 1683b(a) of this title:

(1)

The export price for each shipment of softwood lumber or softwood lumber products.

(2)

The estimated export charge, if any, applicable to each shipment of softwood lumber or softwood lumber products as calculated by applying the percentage determined and published by the Under Secretary for International Trade of the Department of Commerce pursuant to section 1683c of this title to the export price provided in subsection (b)(1).

Pursuant to procedures prescribed by the President, any person seeking to import softwood lumber or softwood lumber products described in section 1683b(a) of this title shall declare that—

(1)

the person has made appropriate inquiry, including seeking appropriate documentation from the exporter and consulting the determinations published by the Under Secretary for International Trade of the Department of Commerce pursuant to section 1683c(b) of this title; and

(2)

to the best of the person’s knowledge and belief—

(A)

the export price provided pursuant to subsection (b)(1) is determined in accordance with the definition provided in section 1683(5) of this title;

(B)

the export price provided pursuant to subsection (b)(1) is consistent with the export price provided on the export permit, if any, granted by the country of export; and

(C)

the exporter has paid, or committed to pay, all export charges due—

(i)

in accordance with the volume, export price, and export charge rate or rates, if any, as calculated under an international agreement entered into by the country of export and the United States; and

(ii)

consistent with the export charge determinations published by the Under Secretary for International Trade pursuant to section 1683c(b) of this title.

Source credit: (June 17, 1930, ch. 497, title VIII, § 803, as added Pub. L. 110–246, title III, § 3301(a), June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1847.)

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1930Enacted · Pub. L. 110-246 · 122 Stat. 1847

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