19 CFR § 10.618 - Issuance of negative origin determinations.

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title: "19 CFR § 10.618 - Issuance of negative origin determinations."
title_number: 19
title_name: "Customs Duties"
section_number: "10.618"
section_name: "Issuance of negative origin determinations."
chapter_name: "U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY; DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY"
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part_name: "ARTICLES CONDITIONALLY FREE, SUBJECT TO A REDUCED RATE, ETC."
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# 10.618 Issuance of negative origin determinations.

If, as a result of an origin verification initiated under this subpart, CBP determines that a claim for preferential tariff treatment made under § 10.583(b) of this subpart should be denied, it will issue a determination in writing or via an authorized electronic data interchange system to the importer that sets forth the following:

(a) A description of the good that was the subject of the verification together with the identifying numbers and dates of the import documents pertaining to the good;

(b) A statement setting forth the findings of fact made in connection with the verification and upon which the determination is based; and

(c) With specific reference to the rules applicable to originating goods as set forth in General Note 29, HTSUS, and in §§ 10.593 through 10.605 of this subpart, the legal basis for the determination.