H.R. 3815 · 104th Congress · enacted
Miscellaneous Trade and Technical Corrections Act of 1996
Became Public Law No: 104-295.
Latest official action 1996-10-11 · Enacted
The bill, briefly
Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to require that interest on claims be accrued from the date of the claim for the reliquidation (refund) of excess duties paid on certain entries of North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) products. (Sec. 2) Amends Federal customs law to repeal the requirement that certain small vessels departing from a foreign port, or which visited a hovering vessel, carry a certificate for the importation into the United States of alcoholic spirits. Includes all expenses associated with recovering indebtedness owed to the Government under the customs laws among the amounts the Secretary shall contract with private collection agencies to recover. (Sec. 3) Amends the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 to require certain customs fees charged against merchandise imported from a foreign trade zone to be applied only to the value of the privileged or nonprivileged part of such merchandise. Declares that the similar application of such customs fees to imported U.S. agricultural products processed and packed in a foreign trade zone shall be effective to entries made on or after certain dates. (Sec. 6) Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to authorize the United States Customs Service to extend the time for filing a drawback (refund) claim for duties for up to 18 months if a major disaster on or after January 1, 1994, prevented timely filing of such claim…
Congressional Research Service · 1996-07-16
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