Common use of Packing Materials and Containers Clause in Contracts

Packing Materials and Containers. 1. Packing materials and containers for transportation andshipment of a good shall not be taken into account in determining the origin of any good. 2. Packing materials and containers in which a good ispackaged for retail sale, when classified together with the good, shall not be taken into account in determining whether all ofthe non-originating materials used in the production of the good have met the applicable CTC-based rule of origin for the good. 3. If a good is subject to an LVC-based rule of origin, thevalue of the packing materials and containers in which the goodis packaged for retail sale shall be taken into account asoriginating or non-originating materials, as the case may be,in calculating the LVC of the good.

Packing Materials and Containers. 1. Packing materials and containers for transportation andshipment and shipment of a good shall not be taken into account in determining the origin of any good. 2. Packing materials and containers in which a good ispackaged is packaged for retail sale, when classified together with the good, shall not be taken into account in determining whether all ofthe of the non-originating materials used in the production of the good have met the applicable CTC-based rule of origin for the good. 3. If a good is subject to an LVCa RVC-based rule of origin, thevalue the value of the packing materials and containers in which the goodis good is packaged for retail sale shall be taken into account asoriginating as originating or non-originating materials, as the case may be,, in calculating the LVC RVC of the good.