(2) For the purposes of determining the
transaction value of imported goods, the price actually paid or payable for
the goods is increased by the sum of the following amounts paid or payable,
directly or indirectly, by or on behalf of the purchaser in respect of the
goods to the extent that the amount is not already included in the price-
(a) commission and brokerage in relation to
the imported goods other than fees paid or payable by the buyer to the
buyer's agent for the service of representing the buyer overseas in respect of the purchase of the goods;
(b) packing costs, including labour and
material costs;
(c) the cost of containers that are treated
as being at one with the imported goods;
(d) royalties and licence fees, including
payments for patents, trademarks, and copyrights in respect of the imported
goods that the buyer shall pay, directly or indirectly, as a condition of the
sale of the goods for export to Solomon Islands, other than for the right to
reproduce the goods in Solomon Islands;
(e) the cost of transportation and insurance
of, and the loading, unloading, and handling charges, and other charges and expenses associated with the transportation
of, the imported goods until the goods have left the country of export if
such costs, charges, and expenses are paid or payable by the buyer, directly
or indirectly, to or for the benefit of the seller as a condition of the
transaction;
(f) the value of any part of the proceeds of any subsequent resale,
disposal, or use of the goods by the buyer that accrues or is to accrue,
directly or indirectly, to the seller;
(g) the costs or charges related to the
purchase of the finance for the imported goods; and
(h) the value of any of the following goods
and services supplied, directly or indirectly, by the purchaser free of
charge or at a reduced cost for use in connection with the production and
sale for export of the imported goods, apportioned to the goods in a
reasonable manner and in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles -
(i) materials,
components, parts, and other goods incorporated in the production of the
imported goods;
(ii) tools,
dies, moulds, and other goods utilised in the production of the imported
goods;
(iii) materials
consumed in the production of the imported goods; and
(iv) engineering
work, development work, art work, or design work, plans or sketches
undertaken outside Solomon Islands and necessary for the production of the
goods.
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