{"identifier":"/us/usc/t22/s1395","title":22,"num":"\u00a7\u202f1395.","heading":"Definitions","text":"\u00a7\u202f1395.\nDefinitions\n(a) As used in sections 1393 and 1394 of this title\u2014\n(1) The term \u201cUnited States\u201d, when used in a geographical sense, but not the term \u201ccontinental United States\u201d, includes all Territories and possessions of the United States, other than the Philippines.\n(2) The term \u201ccordage\u201d includes yarns, twines (including binding twine described in paragraph 1622\n1\n1 See References in Text note below.\nsection 1201 of title 19\n(3) The term \u201cPhilippine Government\u201d means the Government of the Commonwealth of the Philippines.\n(4) The term \u201cUnited States duty\u201d, when used in connection with the computation of export taxes, means the lowest rate of ordinary customs duty in effect at the time of the shipment of the article concerned from the Philippines and applicable to like articles imported into the continental United States from any foreign country, except Cuba, or when more than one rate of ordinary customs duty is applicable to such like articles, the aggregate of such rates.\n(5) The term \u201crefined sugars\u201d possesses the same meaning as the term \u201cdirect-consumption sugar\u201d as defined in section 1101\n1\n(6) The term \u201cPhilippine article\u201d means an article the growth, produce, or manufacture of the Philippines, in the production of which no materials of other than Philippine or United States origin valued in excess of 20 per centum of the total value of such article was used and which is brought into the United States from the Philippines.\n(7) The term \u201cAmerican article\u201d means an article the growth, produce, or manufacture of the United States, in the production of which no materials of other than Philippine or United States origin valued in excess of 20 per centum of the total value of such article was used and which is brought into the Philippines from the United States.\n(8) The term \u201cPhilippine import duty\u201d means the lowest rate of ordinary customs duty applicable at the port of arrival, at the time of entry, or withdrawal from warehouse, for consumption of the article concerned, to like articles imported into the Philippines from any other foreign country, or when more than one rate of ordinary customs duty is applicable to such like articles, the aggregate of such rates.\n(b) As used in subsection (a) of this section:\n(1) The terms \u201cincludes\u201d and \u201cincluding\u201d shall not be deemed to exclude other things otherwise within the meaning of the term defined.\n(2) The term \u201cordinary customs duty\u201d shall not include any import duty or charge which is imposed to compensate for an internal tax imposed in respect of a like domestic product or in respect of a commodity from which the imported product has been manufactured or produced in whole or in part.","url":"https://projectusc.org/usc/t22/s1395.html","content":[{"t":"sec","id":"/us/usc/t22/s1395","children":[{"t":"num","text":"\u00a7\u202f1395."},{"t":"heading","text":"Definitions"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t22/s1395/a","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(a)"},{"t":"chapeau","text":" As used in sections 1393 and 1394 of this title\u2014"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t22/s1395/a/1","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(1)"},{"t":"content","text":" The term \u201cUnited States\u201d, when used in a geographical sense, but not the term \u201ccontinental United States\u201d, includes all Territories and possessions of the United States, other than the Philippines.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t22/s1395/a/2","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(2)"},{"t":"content","text":" The term \u201ccordage\u201d includes yarns, twines (including binding twine described in paragraph 1622\u202f","children":[{"t":"ref","text":"1"},{"t":"num","text":"1","tail":"\u202fSee References in 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except Cuba, or when more than one rate of ordinary customs duty is applicable to such like articles, the aggregate of such rates.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t22/s1395/a/5","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(5)"},{"t":"content","text":" The term \u201crefined sugars\u201d possesses the same meaning as the term \u201cdirect-consumption sugar\u201d as defined in section 1101\u202f","children":[{"t":"text","text":"1","tail":" of title 7."}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t22/s1395/a/6","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(6)"},{"t":"content","text":" The term \u201cPhilippine article\u201d means an article the growth, produce, or manufacture of the Philippines, in the production of which no materials of other than Philippine or United States origin valued in excess of 20 per centum of the total value of such article was used and which is brought into the United States from the Philippines.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t22/s1395/a/7","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(7)"},{"t":"content","text":" The term \u201cAmerican article\u201d means an article the growth, produce, or manufacture of the United States, in the production of which no materials of other than Philippine or United States origin valued in excess of 20 per centum of the total value of such article was used and which is brought into the Philippines from the United States.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t22/s1395/a/8","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(8)"},{"t":"content","text":" The term \u201cPhilippine import duty\u201d means the lowest rate of ordinary customs duty applicable at the port of arrival, at the time of entry, or withdrawal from warehouse, for consumption of the article concerned, to like articles imported into the Philippines from any other foreign country, or when more than one rate of ordinary customs duty is applicable to such like articles, the aggregate of such rates.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t22/s1395/b","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(b)"},{"t":"chapeau","text":" As used in subsection (a) of this section:"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t22/s1395/b/1","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(1)"},{"t":"content","text":" The terms \u201cincludes\u201d and \u201cincluding\u201d shall not be deemed to exclude other things otherwise within the meaning of the term defined.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t22/s1395/b/2","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(2)"},{"t":"content","text":" The term \u201cordinary customs duty\u201d shall not include any import duty or charge which is imposed to compensate for an internal tax imposed in respect of a like domestic product or in respect of a commodity from which the imported product has been manufactured or produced in whole or in part.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"text","text":"\n"},{"t":"text","text":"\n"}]}]}