Committee on Customs Valuation - Information on the application of the Decisions on the treatment of interest charges in the customs value of imported goods and on the valuation of carrier media bearing software for data processing equipment - Note by the Secretariat - Revision

INFORMATION ON THE APPLICATION OF THE DECISIONS ON THE TREATMENT
OF INTEREST CHARGES IN THE CUSTOMS VALUE OF IMPORTED GOODS
AND ON THE VALUATION OF CARRIER MEDIA BEARING SOFTWARE
FOR DATA PROCESSING EQUIPMENT

Note by the Secretariat[1]

Revision

1.      The Decision on the Treatment of Interest Charges in the Customs Value of Imported Goods adopted by the Committee (_G/VAL/5) requires each Member to notify the Committee of the date from which it will apply the Decision. The Decision on the Valuation of Carrier Media Bearing Software for Data Processing Equipment adopted by the Committee (_G/VAL/5) requires those Members adopting the practice referred to in paragraph 2 of the Decision to notify the Committee of the date of its application. This document provides the list of notifications received from Members pursuant to these provisions.




Member

Decision on

Interest Charges[2]

(date from which applied)

Decision on Carrier Media Bearing Software2

Applying Paragraph 2

Information on Other Practices

1._       Albania

_G/VAL/N/3/ALB/1
(
8 September 2000)

_G/VAL/N/3/ALB/1

 

2._       Argentina

_VAL/2/Rev.2/Add.4

_VAL/1/Add.22
(25 June 1987)

 

_VAL/2/Rev.2/Add.4

3._       Australia

_VAL/9 (30 November 1981)

 

_VAL/11

4._       Armenia

 

_G/VAL/N/3/ARM/1

 

5._       Bahrain

G/VAL/N/BHR/2

(25 May 2017)

_G/VAL/N/3/BHR/1

 

6._       Bolivia

_G/VAL/N/3/BOL/1
(2003)

 

 

7._       Brazil

_G/VAL/N/3/BRA/1
(1 March 1998)

_G/VAL/N/3/BRA/1

 

8._       Brunei Darussalam

_G/VAL/N/3/BRN/1
(
Does not apply the Decision)

 

_G/VAL/N/3/BRN/1

9._       Cabo Verde

_G/VAL/N/3/CPV/1

(1 September 2010)

_G/VAL/N/3/CPV/2

 

10._     Cambodia

_G/VAL/N/3/KHM/1

(22 May 2008)

 

_G/VAL/N/3/KHM/2

11._     Canada

_VAL/9/Add.5

_VAL/1/Add.17/Suppl.1
(1 January 1985)

_VAL/11/Add.4

_VAL/1/Add.17/Suppl.2

 

12._     Chile

_G/VAL/N/3/CHL/2
(14 March 2006)

_G/VAL/N/3/CHL/1

 

13._     China

_G/VAL/N/3/CHN/1
(
11 December 2003)

_G/VAL/N/3/CHN/1

 

14._     Colombia

_G/VAL/N/3/COL/2

(31 December 1993)

_G/VAL/N/3/COL/1

_G/VAL/N/3/COL/1/Rev.1

 

15._     Costa Rica

_G/VAL/N/3/CRI/1
(
5 September 2000)

 

 

16._     Cuba

_G/VAL/N/3/CUB/1
(
2 November 2000)

_G/VAL/N/3/CUB/1

 

17._     Dominican Republic

_G/VAL/N/3/DOM/1

1 July 2001

_G/VAL/N/3/DOM/2

 

 

18._     Ecuador

_G/VAL/N/3/ECU/1 + _G/VAL/N/3/ECU/1/Corr.1
(30 October 1992)

 

 

19._     El Salvador

_G/VAL/N/3/SLV/1

(2004)

_G/VAL/N/3/SLV/2

 

20._     European Union

_VAL/9/Add.6

_VAL/1/Add.2/Suppl.7

(1 March 1985)

_VAL/11/Add.5

_VAL/1/Add.2/Suppl.7

 

21._     Guatemala

_G/VAL/N/3/GTM/1

(28 July 2004)

_G/VAL/N/3/GTM/2

 

22._     Honduras

_G/VAL/N/3/HND/1

(25 April 2008)

_G/VAL/N/3/HND/2

 

 

23._     Hong Kong, China

_VAL/9
(No date indicated)[3]

 

_VAL/11

24._     India

_G/VAL/N/3/1

17 June 1997

_G/VAL/N/3/2

 

25._     Indonesia

_G/VAL/N/3/IDN/1
(No date indicated)[4]

 

 

26._     Israel

_G/VAL/N/3/ISR/1
(
1 January 1998)

_G/VAL/N/3/ISR/1

 

27._     Japan

_VAL/9
(1 January 1981)

_VAL/11/Add.3

 

28._     Jordan

_G/VAL/N/3/JOR/1
(
1 August 2000)

_G/VAL/N/3/JOR/1

 

29._     Kazakhstan

_G/VAL/N/3/KAZ/2

(23 October 2015)

_G/VAL/N/3/KAZ/1

 

 

30._     Kenya

_G/VAL/N/3/KEN/1
(
1 January 2000)

_G/VAL/N/3/KEN/1

 

31._     Korea, Rep. of

_VAL/2/Rev.2/Add.1
(No date indicated)

 

_VAL/2/Rev.2/Add.1

32._     Kyrgyz Republic

_G/VAL/N/3/KGZ/1
(
3 September 1998)

_G/VAL/N/3/KGZ/1

 

33._     Lesotho

_VAL/2/Rev.2/Add.2
(1983)

 

_VAL/2/Rev.2/Add.2

34._     Liechtenstein

_G/VAL/N/3/LIE/1

(Not applicable)

 

_G/VAL/N/3/LIE/1

35._     Macao, China

_G/VAL/N/2/MAC/1[5]

_G/VAL/N/3/MAC/25

 

36._     Maldives

_G/VAL/N/3/MDV/1

20 September 2011

_G/VAL/N/3/MDV/2

(Does not apply paragraph 2 of the Decision)

 

37._     Malaysia

_G/VAL/N/3/MYS/1

(1 January 2000)

_G/VAL/N/3/MYS/2

 

 

38._     Malawi

_G/VAL/N/3/MWI/1

(31 December 2014)

 

 

39._     Mexico

_VAL/2/Rev.2/Add.8
(No date indicated)

 

_VAL/2/Rev.2/Add.8

40._     Moldova, Rep. of

_G/VAL/N/3/MDA/1
(27 October 2000)

_G/VAL/N/3/MDA/2

 

41._     Montenegro

_G/VAL/N/3/MNE/1

(1 April 2003)

_G/VAL/N/3/MNE/2

 

42._     Myanmar

_G/VAL/N/3/MMR/2

(13 September 2017)

 

_G/VAL/N/3/MMR/1

43._     New Zealand

_VAL/9

_VAL/1/Add.12/Suppl.1

(1 July 1984)

_VAL/M/17, para. 32

 

44._     Nicaragua

_G/VAL/N/3/NIC/1

14 June 2002

 

_G/VAL/N/3/NIC/2

45._     North Macedonia

_G/VAL/N/3/MKD/1
(
1 April 2000)

_G/VAL/N/3/MKD/1

 

46._     Norway

_VAL/9/Add.2

_VAL/1/Add.11/Suppl.2
(12 October 1982)

 

_VAL/M/10 para. 12

47._     Oman

_G/VAL/N/3/OMN/1
(9 November 2000)

_G/VAL/N/3/OMN/1

 

48._     Panama

_G/VAL/N/3/PAN/1
(20 October 1997)

_G/VAL/N/3/PAN/1

 

49._     Peru

 

_G/VAL/N/3/PER/1
_G/VAL/N/3/PER/2

 

50._     Philippines

_G/VAL/N/3/PHL/2

(Not applicable)

_G/VAL/N/3/PHL/1/Rev.1

_G/VAL/N/3/PHL/1

 

51._     Russian Federation

_G/VAL/N/3/RUS/1
(
18 July 2004)

_G/VAL/N/3/RUS/1

_G/VAL/N/3/RUS/1/Rev.1

 

52._     Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of

_G/VAL/N/3/SAU/1
(11 December 2005)

_G/VAL/N/3/SAU/1

 

53._     Seychelles

 

_G/VAL/N/3/SYC/1

 

54._     Singapore

_G/VAL/N/3/SGP/1
(No date indicated)[6]

_G/VAL/N/3/SGP/1

_G/VAL/N/3/SGP/1

55._     Solomon Islands

_G/VAL/N/3/SLB/1

(28 August 2009)

 

 

56._     South Africa

_VAL/9/Add.1
(1 July 1983)

_VAL/11

_G/VAL/N/3/ZAF/1

 

57._     Sri Lanka

_G/VAL/N/3/LKA/2

(2 January 2012)

_G/VAL/N/3/LKA/1

 

 

58._     Switzerland

_G/VAL/N/3/CHE/1

(Not applicable)

 

_G/VAL/N/3/CHE/1

 

59._     Chinese Taipei

_G/VAL/N/3/TPKM/1
(3 May 1999)

_G/VAL/N/3/TPKM/1

 

60._    Tanzania

_G/VAL/N/3/TZA/1
(1 January 2001)

_G/VAL/N/3/TZA/1

 

61._     Thailand

_G/VAL/N/3/THA/1
(8 September 2004)

 

 

62._     Tonga

_G/VAL/N/3/TON/1

(1 February 2008)

 

 

63._     Trinidad and Tobago

_G/VAL/N/3/TTO/2

(1 January 1991)

 

_G/VAL/N/3/TTO/1

64._     Türkiye

_G/VAL/N/3/TUR/1
(February 2000)

_G/VAL/N/3/TUR/1

 

65._     Ukraine

_G/VAL/N/3/UKR/1
(20 March 2006)

_G/VAL/N/3/UKR/1

 

66._     United Kingdom

_G/VAL/N/3/GBR/2

(1 January 2021)

_G/VAL/N/3/GBR/1

 

67._     Uruguay

_G/VAL/N/3/URY/2

(19 November 2008)

_G/VAL/N/3/URY/1

 

68._     United States of America

_VAL/9/Add.6

_VAL/1/Add.1/Suppl.4
(25 April 1985)

_VAL/11/Add.5

_VAL/1/Add.1/Suppl.5

 

69._     Viet Nam

_G/VAL/N/3/VNM/1

(25 March 2015)

 

_G/VAL/N/3/VNM/2

70._     Zimbabwe

_VAL/2/Rev.2/Add.5
(No date indicated)

 

_VAL/2/Rev.2/Add.5

 

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[1] This document has been prepared under the Secretariat's own responsibility and is without prejudice to the positions of Members or to their rights and obligations under the WTO.

[2] The table reflects the situation as of the date of circulation of this report. Documents beginning with "VAL" refer to GATT documents that were issued under the Tokyo Round Committee on Customs Valuation.

[3] Hong Kong, China notified that it does not levy customs duties. Therefore, it has no laws, regulations, or administrative procedures for valuing goods for customs purposes.

[4] Indonesia's notification makes reference to Article 4(2)d of the Director General of Customs Decree No.KEP-81/BC/1999.

[5] Macao, China notified that it does not levy customs duties. Therefore, it has no laws, regulations, or administrative procedures for valuing goods for customs purposes.

[6] Singapore indicated that it will apply the Decision "on the same day when the Customs (Valuation) (Import Duty) Regulations come into operation".