- antidumping duties
means antidumping duties imposed under section 1673 of this title or under the Antidumping Act, 1921 (title II of the Act of May 27, 1921;
- appropriate committees of Congress
means—
- appropriate congressional committees
means—
- Automated Commercial Environment
means the Automated Commercial Environment computer system authorized under section 58c(f)(4) of this title.
- boycott of, divestment from, and sanctions against Israel
means actions by states, nonmember states of the United Nations, international organizations, or affiliated agencies of international organizations that are politically motivated and are intended to penalize or otherwise limit commercial relations specifically with Israel or persons doing business in Israel or in any territory controlled by Israel.
- commercial operations of U.S. Customs and Border Protection
- Commissioner
means the Commissioner of U.S.
- countervailing duties
means countervailing duties imposed under section 1671 of this title.
- country
means a foreign country, dependent territory, or possession of a foreign country, and may include an association of 2 or more foreign countries, dependent territories, or possessions of countries into a customs union outside the United States.
- covered merchandise
means merchandise that is subject to—
- customs and trade laws of the United States
includes the following:
- Director
means the Director of U.S.
- domestic court
means a Federal court of the United States, or a court of any State or territory of the United States or of the District of Columbia.
- eligible small business
means any business concern that, in the judgment of the Commissioner, due to its small size, has neither adequate internal resources nor financial ability to obtain qualified outside assistance in preparing and submitting for consideration allegations of evasion.
- foreign court
means a court, an administrative body, or other tribunal of a foreign country.
- foreign judgment
means a final civil judgment rendered by a foreign court.
- foreign person
means—
- importer
means one of the parties qualifying as an importer of record under section 1484(a)(2)(B) of this title.
- initial preclearance operations costs
means the costs incurred, or expected to be incurred, by U.S.
- inspection
means the comprehensive evaluation process used by U.S.
- intellectual property rights
refers to copyrights, trademarks, and other forms of intellectual property rights that are enforced by U.S.
- nonresident importer
means an importer who is—
- person
means—
- private sector entity
means—
- real effective exchange rate
means a weighted average of bilateral exchange rates, expressed in price-adjusted terms.
- Secretary
means the Secretary of the Treasury.
- trade enforcement
means the enforcement of the customs and trade laws of the United States.
- trade facilitation
refers to policies and activities of U.S.
- trade remedy laws
means title VII of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1671 et seq.).
- United States
means the customs territory of the United States, as defined in General Note 2 to the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States.
- United States person
means—
- WTO
means the World Trade Organization.