Sec. 905. EXEMPTION FROM DUTY OF RESIDUE OF BULK CARGO CONTAINED IN INSTRUMENTS OF INTERNATIONAL TRAFFIC PREVIOUSLY EXPORTED FROM THE UNITED STATES

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## SEC. 905 EXEMPTION FROM DUTY OF RESIDUE OF BULK CARGO CONTAINED IN INSTRUMENTS OF INTERNATIONAL TRAFFIC PREVIOUSLY EXPORTED FROM THE UNITED STATES ###

(a)In general General Note 3(e) of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is amended— ####

(1)in subparagraph (v), by striking “and” at the end; ####

(2)in subparagraph (vi), by adding “and” at the end; ####

(3)by inserting after subparagraph

(vi)(as so amended) the following new subparagraph: > > ###### “(vii) > > residue of bulk cargo contained in instruments of international traffic previously exported from the United States,” > ; and ####

(4)by adding at the end of the flush text following subparagraph

(vii)(as so added) the following: “For purposes of subparagraph

(vii)of this paragraph: The term ‘residue’ means material of bulk cargo that remains in an instrument of international traffic after the bulk cargo is removed, with a quantity, by weight or volume, not exceeding 7 percent of the bulk cargo, and with no or de minimis value. The term ‘bulk cargo’ means cargo that is unpackaged and is in either solid, liquid, or gaseous form. The term ‘instruments of international traffic’ means containers or holders, capable of and suitable for repeated use, such as lift vans, cargo vans, shipping tanks, skids, pallets, caul boards, and cores for textile fabrics, arriving (whether loaded or empty) in use or to be used in the shipment of merchandise in international traffic, and any additional articles or classes of articles that the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection designates as instruments of international traffic.”. ###

(b)Effective Date The amendments made by subsection

(a)take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act and apply with respect to residue of bulk cargo contained in instruments of international traffic that are imported into the customs territory of the United States on or after such date of enactment and that previously have been exported from the United States.