PUBLIC LAWS-CH. 244-APR. 30 , 1946 Imported material. "United States arti- clo." "Value." Imported material "United States duty." Pod, p. 143. "Philippine duty." Post, p. 143 . "Internal tax." 53 Stat. 267. 26 U. .c . §2491 (c); Snpp. V, § 2491 note. but does not include the cost of landing it at the port of importa- tion, or customs duties collected in the Philippines. For the pur- poses of this paragraph any imported material, used in the pro- duction of an article in the Philippines, shall be considered as having been used in the production of an article subsequently produced in the Philippines, which is the product of a chain of production in the Philippines in the course of which an article, which is the product of one stage of the chain, is used by its producer or another person, in a subsequent stage of the chain, as a material in the production of another article. (5) The term "United States article" means an article which is the product of the United States, unless, in the case of an article produced with the use of materials imported into the United States from any foreign country (except the Philippines) the aggregate value of such imported materials at the time of importation into the United States was more than twenty per centum of the value of the article imported into the Philippines, the value of such article to be determined in accordance with, and as of the time provided by, the customs laws of the Philip- pines in effect at the time of importation of such article. As used in this paragraph the term "value", when used in reference to a material imported into the United States, includes the value of the material ascertained under the customs laws of the United States in effect at the time of importation into the United States, and, if not included in such value, the cost of bringing the mate- rial to the United States, but does not include the cost of landing it at the port of importation, or customs duties collected in the United States. For the purposes of this paragraph any imported material, used in the production of an article in the United States, shall be considered as having been used in the production of an article subsequently produced in the United States, which is the product of a chain of production in the United States in the course of which an article, which is the product of one stage of the chain, is used by its producer or another person, in a subse- quent stage of the chain, as a material in the production of an- other article. (6) The term "United States duty" means the rate or rates of ordinary customs duty which (at the time and place of entry, or withdrawal from warehouse, in the United States for con- sumption, of the Philippine article) would be applicable to a like article if imported from that foreign country which is entitled to the lowest rate, or the lowest aggregate of rates, of ordinary customs duty with respect to such like article. (7) The term "Philippine duty" means the rate or rates of ordinary customs duty which (at the time and place of entry, or withdrawal from warehouse, in the Philippines for consump- tion, of the United States article) would be applicable to a like article if imported from that foreign country which is entitled to the lowest rate, or the lowest aggregate of rates, of ordinary customs duty with respect to such like article. (8) The term "internal tax" includes an internal fee, charge, or exaction, and includes- (A) the tax imposed by section 2491 (c) of the Internal Revenue Code with respect to an article, merchandise, or combination, 10 per centum or more of the quantity by weight of which consists of, or is derived directly or indi- rectly from, one or more of the oils, fatty acids, or salts 142 [60 STAT.
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