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Effective Date of Rate of Import Duty. Imported goods shall be subject to the import duty rates under the applicable tariff heading that are effective at the date of importation or upon withdrawal from the warehouse for consumption. In case of withdrawal from free zones for introduction to the customs territory, the duty rate at the time of withdrawal shall be applicable on the goods originally admitted, whether withdrawn in its original or advanced form.
In case of goods sold at customs public auction, the duty rates at the date of the auction, shall apply for purposes of implementing Section 1143(a) of this Act.
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