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A vessel puts into the port of Kobe, Japan to discharge cargo. While awaiting completion of the cargo operation, the vessel contracts with a local shipyard to have the hull chipped, scaled, and painted. How is the cost of this maintenance handled with the Collector of Customs?

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🔍 Key Concepts

• U.S. Customs treatment of foreign shipyard work on U.S. vessels • Difference between duty on materials vs. duty on labor • Whether routine maintenance vs. major repairs changes Customs declaration requirements

💭 Think About

• Ask yourself: When a U.S. vessel has repair or maintenance work done in a foreign shipyard, what does U.S. law generally try to tax when the vessel returns? • Think about why Customs cares about work done in a foreign shipyard: is the concern about the physical items installed, the services performed, or both? • Consider whether the paperwork (declaration) requirement is different from whether duty is actually charged, or if they always go together in these situations.

✅ Before You Answer

• Be clear whether the question is about what must be declared vs. what is dutiable – these may not be the same. • Consider if routine maintenance is treated differently than repairs, or if Customs looks mainly at where the work was done (foreign vs. domestic). • Verify whether U.S. Customs tends to separate material costs from labor costs in foreign shipyard bills, or whether it usually looks at the entire invoice.

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