Pub. L. 95-410, tit. II, sec. 203

Sec. 203. (a) Schedule 8 of the Tariff Schedules of the United States (19 U.S.C. 1202) is further amended by redesignating part 6 as part 7, by striking out “Part 6 headnote:” in part 7 (as so redesignated) and inserting in lieu thereof “Part 7 headnote:”; and by inserting after part 5 the following new part: “ Part 6.—Noncommercial Importations of Limited Value Part 6 headnote: For the purposes of this part the rates of duty for articles provided in this part shall be assessed in lieu of any other rates of duty, except free rates of duty on such articles, unless the Secretary of the Treasury or his delegate determines, in accordance with regulations, that the application of the rate of duty provided in this part to any article in lieu of the rate of duty otherwise applicable thereto adversely affects the economic interest of the United States. Articles for personal or household use, or as bona fide gifts, not imported for the account of another person, valued in the aggregate at not over $600 fair retail value in the country of acquisition, if the person claiming the benefit of item 869.00 or 869.10, or both, has not received the benefits thereof within the 30 days immediately preceding his arrival: 869.00 Accompanying a person, arriving in the United States (exclusive of duty-free articles and articles acquired in American Samoa, Guam, or the Virgin Islands of the United States) 10% of the fair retail value 10% of the fair retail value 869.10 Imported by or for the account of a person (whether or not accompanying him) arriving directly or indirectly from American Samoa, Guam, or the Virgin Islands of the United States, acquired in such insular possessions as an incident of such person’s physical presence 5% of the fair retail value 5% of the fair retail value ”. (b) The amendment made by this section shall apply to persons and articles arriving in the United States on or after the 30th day after the date of the enactment of this Act.