Senate
Jun 3, 2020

A bill to make a technical correction relating to the treatment of refunds of merchandise processing fees under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act.

Summary

Official

This bill authorizes U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to refund any merchandise processing fees when an imported good is reliquidated to refund excess duties under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement. A merchandise processing fee is a processing fee assessed by CBP based on the value of the merchandise being imported, not including duty, freight, and insurance charges. Currently, a merchandise processing fee may not be refunded when an imported good is reliquidated to refund excess duties.

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Bill Progress

Bill has been introduced and assigned a number

Introduced(6/3/20)
Committee
Passed House
Passed Senate
President
Law

Sponsor

TS

Mr. Scott

Senate (R) South Carolina

Cosponsors (3)

Latest Action

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Jun 3, 2020