American Clothing Companies Use "First Sale" To Evaluate &Nbsp Of Imported Products, And Determine Product Tariff Base.

A letter signed by 75 companies and 36 textile and garment industries and other organizations was submitted to the US House raising Committee and the Senate Finance Committee. Industry leaders said they strongly support the retention of the "first sale rule", which allows us importers to use the "first sale" to evaluate imported products in a series of pactions, so as to determine the tariff base of products entering the United States.

"We want Congress to understand that all sectors of the trade sector welcome the first sale rules," said Steve Lamar, executive vice president of the AAFA.

"In the past 20 years, this rule has largely helped businesses reduce costs and save their customers."

"The first sale rule is an important tool to allow retailers to maintain their competitiveness in the world market," said Stephanie Lester, vice president of the international trade and retail Leaders Association (RILA). "Congress should stick to its policies to help companies go through the worst recession in 30 years.

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The first sale rule allows companies to evaluate the value of imported products as the basis for determining tariffs, and the cost is the first sale in the value chain, not the value of imports.

This is permitted by law. This is a common valuation method for all enterprises. The cancellation of this law may increase the cost of millions of dollars to businesses and their customers.

The first sale rules allow American importers and exporters to remain competitive in the global market, save millions of dollars, help create jobs, and American consumers will also benefit from these benefits.

In 2008, the US Customs and Border Protection Agency (CBP) proposed to remove the first sale that was not negotiated with Congress.

However, due to language problems, the cancellation action was postponed. The agriculture bill prohibits the US Customs and Border Protection Agency from executing any changes in the first sale rules before January 1, 2011.

Enterprises rely on predictable rules to carry out their work, but they fear that this rule may be revoked after the expiration.

In December 2009, the United States International Trade Commission released a report which collected relevant data and showed that the first sale plan was widely used, so the report supported the plan.

The report found that 23000 imported entities in the United States used "first sale", with an import amount of US $38 billion 500 million, including clothing, electronics, footwear, machinery, beverages and pharmaceutical products.

On the whole, imports account for 8.5% of all imported entities, accounting for about 2.4% of the total trade volume of the United States.

Over the past 20 years, the court and the US Customs and Border Protection Agency (CBP) have admitted that the first sale rule is a feasible method of customs valuation to determine the estimated value of imported products, mainly for customs.

Industry leaders will continue to work closely with the Congress to ensure that the "first sale rules" are retained.