{"identifier":"/us/usc/t19/s4502","title":19,"num":"\u00a7\u202f4502.","heading":"Definitions","text":"\u00a7\u202f4502.\nDefinitions\nIn this Act:\n(1)\nAppropriate congressional committees\nThe term \u201cappropriate congressional committees\u201d means the Committee on Finance of the Senate and the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives.\n(2)\nHTS\nThe term \u201cHTS\u201d means the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States.\n(3)\nIdentical goods\nThe term \u201cidentical goods\u201d means goods that are the same in all respects relevant to the rule of origin that qualifies the goods as originating goods.\n(4)\nInternational Trade Commission\nThe term \u201cInternational Trade Commission\u201d means the United States International Trade Commission.\n(5)\nMexico\nThe term \u201cMexico\u201d means the United Mexican States.\n(6)\nNAFTA\nThe term \u201cNAFTA\u201d means the North American Free Trade Agreement approved by Congress under section 101(a)(1) of the North American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (\n19 U.S.C. 3311(a)(1)\n1\n1 See References in Text note below.\n(7)\nPreferential tariff treatment\nThe term \u201cpreferential tariff treatment\u201d means the customs duty rate that is applicable to an originating good (as defined in\nsection 4531(a) of this title\n(8)\nTrade Representative\nThe term \u201cTrade Representative\u201d means the United States Trade Representative.\n(9)\nUSMCA\nThe term \u201cUSMCA\u201d means the Agreement between the United States of America, the United Mexican States, and Canada, which is\u2014\n(A) 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\nNovember 30, 2018\nDecember 10, 2019\n(B) approved by Congress under\nsection 4511(a)(1) of this title\n(10)\nUSMCA country\nExcept as otherwise provided, the term \u201cUSMCA country\u201d means\u2014\n(A) Canada for such time as the USMCA is in force with respect to, and the United States applies the USMCA to, Canada; and\n(B) Mexico for such time as the USMCA is in force with respect to, and the United States applies the USMCA to, Mexico.","url":"https://projectusc.org/usc/t19/s4502.html","content":[{"t":"sec","id":"/us/usc/t19/s4502","children":[{"t":"num","text":"\u00a7\u202f4502."},{"t":"heading","text":"Definitions","tail":"\n"},{"t":"chapeau","text":"In this Act:"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t19/s4502/1","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(1)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Appropriate congressional committees"},{"t":"content","children":[{"t":"p","text":"The term \u201cappropriate congressional committees\u201d means the Committee on Finance of the Senate and the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t19/s4502/2","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(2)"},{"t":"heading","text":"HTS"},{"t":"content","children":[{"t":"p","text":"The term \u201cHTS\u201d means the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t19/s4502/3","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(3)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Identical goods"},{"t":"content","children":[{"t":"p","text":"The term \u201cidentical goods\u201d means goods that are the same in all respects relevant to the rule of origin that qualifies the goods as originating goods.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t19/s4502/4","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(4)"},{"t":"heading","text":"International Trade Commission"},{"t":"content","children":[{"t":"p","text":"The term \u201cInternational Trade Commission\u201d means the United States International Trade Commission.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t19/s4502/5","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(5)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Mexico"},{"t":"content","children":[{"t":"p","text":"The term \u201cMexico\u201d means the United Mexican States.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t19/s4502/6","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(6)"},{"t":"heading","text":"NAFTA"},{"t":"content","children":[{"t":"p","text":"The term \u201cNAFTA\u201d means the North American Free Trade Agreement approved by Congress under section 101(a)(1) of the North American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (","children":[{"t":"ref","text":"19 U.S.C. 3311(a)(1)","href":"/us/usc/t19/s3311/a/1","tail":")."},{"t":"ref","text":"1"},{"t":"num","text":"1","tail":"\u202fSee References in Text note below."},{"t":"text","text":"\u202fSee References in Text note below."}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t19/s4502/7","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(7)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Preferential tariff treatment"},{"t":"content","children":[{"t":"p","text":"The term \u201cpreferential tariff treatment\u201d means the customs duty rate that is applicable to an originating good (as defined in ","children":[{"t":"ref","text":"section 4531(a) of this title","href":"/us/usc/t19/s4531/a","tail":") under the USMCA."}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t19/s4502/8","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(8)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Trade Representative"},{"t":"content","children":[{"t":"p","text":"The term \u201cTrade Representative\u201d means the United States Trade Representative.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t19/s4502/9","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(9)"},{"t":"heading","text":"USMCA"},{"t":"chapeau","text":"The term \u201cUSMCA\u201d means the Agreement between the United States of America, the United Mexican States, and Canada, which is\u2014"},{"t":"subpara","id":"/us/usc/t19/s4502/9/A","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(A)"},{"t":"content","text":" 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 ","children":[{"t":"text","text":"November 30, 2018","tail":", 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 "},{"t":"text","text":"December 10, 2019","tail":"; 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