As used in this subpart, the following terms will have the meanings indicated unless either the context in which they are used requires a different meaning or a different definition is prescribed for a particular section of this subpart:
(a) Claim for preferential tariff treatment. ``Claim for preferential tariff treatment'' means a claim that a good is entitled to the duty rate applicable under the CTPA to an originating good and to an exemption from the merchandise processing fee;
(b) Claim of origin. ``Claim of origin'' means a claim that a textile or apparel good is an originating good or satisfies the non-preferential rules of origin of a Party;
(c) Customs authority. ``Customs authority'' means the competent authority that is responsible under the law of a Party for the administration of customs laws and regulations;
(d) Customs duty. ``Customs duty'' includes any customs or import duty and a charge of any kind imposed in connection with the importation of a good, including any form of surtax or surcharge in connection with such importation, but does not include any:
(1) Charge equivalent to an internal tax imposed consistently with Article III:2 of GATT 1994 in respect of like, directly competitive, or substitutable goods of the Party, or in respect of goods from which the imported good has been manufactured or produced in whole or in part;
(2) Antidumping or countervailing duty that is applied pursuant to a Party's domestic law; or
(3) Fee or other charge in connection with importation commensurate with the cost of services rendered;
(e) Customs Valuation Agreement. ``Customs Valuation Agreement'' means the Agreement on Implementation of Article VII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994, contained in Annex 1A to the WTO Agreement;
(f) Days. ``Days'' means calendar days;
(g) Enterprise. ``Enterprise'' means any entity constituted or organized under applicable law, whether or not for profit, and whether privately-owned or governmentally-owned, including any corporation, trust, partnership, sole proprietorship, joint venture, or other association;
(h) Enterprise of a Party. ``Enterprise of a Party'' means an enterprise constituted or organized under a Party's law;
(i) Goods of a Party. ``Goods of a Party'' means domestic products as these are understood in the GATT 1994 or such goods as the Parties may agree, and includes originating goods of that Party.
(j) GATT 1994. ``GATT 1994'' means the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994, which is part of the WTO Agreement;
(k) Harmonized System. ``Harmonized System'' means the Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System, including its General Rules of Interpretation, Section Notes, and Chapter Notes, as adopted and implemented by the Parties in their respective tariff laws;
(l) Heading. ``Heading'' means the first four digits in the tariff classification number under the Harmonized System;
(m) HTSUS. ``HTSUS'' means the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States as promulgated by the U.S. International Trade Commission;
(n) Identical goods. ``Identical goods'' means goods that are the same in all respects relevant to the rule of origin that qualifies the goods as originating goods;
(o) Originating. ``Originating'' means qualifying for preferential tariff treatment under the rules of origin set out in Article 3.3 (Textiles and Apparel) or Chapter Four (Rules of Origin and Origin Procedures) of the CTPA, and General Note 34, HTSUS;
(p) Party. ``Party'' means the United States or Colombia;
(q) Person. ``Person'' means a natural person or an enterprise;
(r) Preferential tariff treatment. ``Preferential tariff treatment'' means the duty rate applicable under the CTPA to an originating good, and an exemption from the merchandise processing fee;
(s) Subheading. ``Subheading'' means the first six digits in the tariff classification number under the Harmonized System;
(t) Textile or apparel good. ``Textile or apparel good'' means a good listed in the Annex to the Agreement on Textiles and Clothing (commonly referred to as ``the ATC''), which is part of the WTO Agreement, except for those goods listed in Annex 3-C of the CTPA;
(u) Territory. ``Territory'' means:
(1) With respect to Colombia, in addition to its continental territory, the archipelago of San Andr[eacute]s, Providencia and Santa Catalina, the islands of Malpelo, and all the other islands, islets, keys, headlands and shoals that belong to it, as well as air space and the maritime areas over which Colombia has sovereignty or sovereign rights or jurisdiction in accordance with its domestic law and international law, including applicable international treaties; and
(2) With respect to the United States:
(i) The customs territory of the United States, which includes the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico;
(ii) The foreign trade zones located in the United States and Puerto Rico; and
(iii) Any areas beyond the territorial seas of the United States within which, in accordance with international law and its domestic law, the United States may exercise rights with respect to the seabed and subsoil and their natural resources;
(v) WTO. ``WTO'' means the World Trade Organization; and
(w) WTO Agreement. ``WTO Agreement'' means the Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization of April 15, 1994.
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