The Textile Operations Branch has received numerous inquiries regarding the policy governing sample shipments for commodities subject to quota/visa requirements.
This administrative notice is intended to reiterate the requirements as originally presented in VBT-88-103 for goods entered under subheading 9811.00.60 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) or as commercial sample shipments.
HTS subheading 9811.00.60, provides for duty/quota free entry of articles used in the United States as samples to solicit orders for goods from foreign countries provided that they are 1) valued at not more than $1 each, or 2) marked, torn, perforated or otherwise treated in a manner that renders them unsuitable for resale or for use other than as samples. For these shipments a formal entry is required if the shipment is valued at greater than $2000.
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