Customs Valuation Code

E82273

The Customs Valuation Code is an international agreement that standardized how countries determine the customs value of imported goods, aiming to make global trade more transparent and fair.


Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf World Trade Organization agreement
international trade agreement
multilateral treaty
administeredBy World Trade Organization
aimsTo enhance transparency in customs valuation
prevent arbitrary or fictitious customs values
promote fairness in international trade
standardize customs valuation of imported goods
appliesTo WTO member states
imported goods
basedOn Article VII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
coreConcept customs value should be based on actual price paid or payable
covers treatment of assists in customs value
treatment of commissions and brokerage in customs value
treatment of royalties and licence fees in customs value
treatment of transport and insurance costs in customs value
defines rules for determining customs value
enteredIntoForce 1995
enteredIntoForceWith Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization
establishes hierarchy of valuation methods
hasOfficialName Agreement on Implementation of Article VII of GATT 1994
surface form: "Agreement on Implementation of Article VII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994"
implementedThrough national customs legislation
influenced World Customs Organization valuation guidelines
language English
French
Spanish
legalNature binding on WTO members
monitoredBy Committee on Customs Valuation
surface form: "WTO Committee on Customs Valuation"
objective ensure uniform interpretation of customs valuation rules
facilitate international trade
partOf Uruguay Round (1986–1994)
surface form: "Uruguay Round Agreements"
predecessor Tokyo Round of Multilateral Trade Negotiations
surface form: "Tokyo Round Agreement on Customs Valuation"
primaryMethod transaction value method
prohibits use of arbitrary customs values
use of minimum customs values
providesFor special and differential treatment for developing countries
technical assistance to developing countries
relatedTo General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
surface form: "General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994"
replaced earlier national systems based on arbitrary values
requires objective and quantifiable data for valuation adjustments
secondaryMethod computed value method
deductive value method
fallback method
transaction value of identical goods
transaction value of similar goods
shortName Customs Valuation Agreement
Customs Valuation Agreement
surface form: "WTO Customs Valuation Agreement"

Referenced by (1)

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Tokyo Round (1973–1979) resultedIn Customs Valuation Code