Why is it important for the governmetn to know the origin of goods imported into the country?
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So they can apply the correct tariffs (by U.S. Customs) plus to make sure the goods are not counterfeited .
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The country is founded under the idea of the material success. To contribute to this material success, they need to get people unhappy so that they consume more products to fill the emptiness they have in their soul.\n\nThat is the cause that they are always unhappy and in denial.
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The government pays farmers to destroy their crops or not farm land normally in conjunction with restricting imports to maintain artificially high domestic prices of rice, milk, sugar, cotton, peanuts, tobacco, and other commodities.\n\nThis is so farmers don't lose money and can continue to put food on our tables as well as the tables of their families.
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bill of entry\n\nA listing of goods received at a customhouse as imports or for export.
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Just give you some thinking direction instead of direct answer which I thought might be inspiring too!\n(1)If you are from Danish, you might know some major governmental service opening information channel, then \nyou may access to that throught Internet and search for international trade related links, and I think your government might have some well informed sources which is better than heading aimlessly.\n(2)Not sure whether U.S.consulate and commercial cancellar do function as window for business referral and business enquiry for oversea agency & distribution.\n\nJust try, you will benefit from exploring.
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They were meant to trade, transport goods, and bring people over from the other places of the world.
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The TAA (Trade Agreements Act) basically forces anyone selling a product to the federal government that the country of origin must be on the "approved" list of countries manufacturing the product.  Go to the link below for some good info on the subject.
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Customs as in regional habits or as the customs duty? \nBeing clear in questioning helps to get an answer!
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An Export is a good that is shipped outside a country to another country.
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For imports into the United States, U.S. Customs and Border Protection is responsible for monitoring conterfeits entering the country.  You'll find a great article on the topic online at the International Business Training website.\n\nHere's a summary of the article:\n\nWelcome to the brave new world where counterfeit products look as genuine as the real ones and customers everywhere are happy to pay bargain prices for branded products. In this article I will address the issues relating to counterfeit products and the driving forces that result in increased competition from knock-offs or counterfeit products. I will also offer recommendations to reduce the impact of counterfeit products on your brand image and intellectual property.
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Why should it? I look at where things are made from before I buy them. Don't you? Its called free trade. What our country is based upon. America was built by the Chinese also, think about the first railroad system bringing on the industrial revolution. There is a lot more to America than you care to know. Which is very little. Many Germans fought FOR the US also as did many Chinese. Not all are as you say.\nYou are blinded by hate.
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Funding on this subject would either have to come from and independant importer or your government. You government would have to support the commodity in order to allow it to be imported i.e. if it meets safety standards and so forth. Your biggest problem with this question is going to be convincing the FTC (federal trade commision) or what ever governing body is over trade in Ontario as to the derived benefit of importing it or if it is just another way for another country to sap off your economy
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To Track YOU and the Product.
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More important than the key codes is the record of who gets them and when.  This is done to prevent possible criminal activity.
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If it is available in India, then it has more duty. \n\nThis encourages the use of Indian goods.
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Cause they want to know abt different people from different country.
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Knowledge and guidance. The government should make the peole happy and the people in return should do their share to make the country productive and peaceful :-)