WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/VAL/W/5/Rev.11
25 April 2002
(02-2388)
Committee on Customs Valuation
INFORMATION ON THE APPLICATION OF THE DECISIONS ON THE TREATMENT
OF INTEREST CHARGES IN THE CUSTOMS VALUE OF IMPORTED GOODS
AND ON THE VALUATION OF CARRIER MEDIA BEARING SOFTWARE
FOR DATA PROCESSING EQUIPMENT
Note by the Secretariat
Revision
The Decision on the Treatment of Interest Ch arges in the Customs Value of Imported Goods
adopted by the Committee (G/VAL/5) requires each Member to notify the Committee of the date from
which it will apply the Decision.  The Decision on the Valuation of Carrier Media Bearing Software forData Processing Equipment adopted by the Comm ittee (G/VAL/5) requires those Members adopting the
practice referred to in paragraph 2 of the Decision to  notify the Committee of the date of its application.
This document updates the listing of document refere nces containing the information received from
Members in pursuance of these provisions (G/V AL/W/5, Rev.1, 2, 3, and Corr.1, and Rev.4 - 10).
References for Costa Rica, Croatia, Kenya, Lithuani a, and Moldova have been added to this document.
Costa Rica is applying the Decision on the Treatment  of Interest Charges in the Customs Value of
Imported Goods as from 5 September 2000;  Croatia  is applying paragraph 2 of the Decision on
Valuation of Carrier Media Bearing Software for Data Processing Equipment and the Decision on the
Treatment of Interest Charges in the Customs Value of Imported Goods as from 30 November 2000;
Kenya is applying paragraph 2 of the Decision on Va luation of Carrier Media Bearing Software for Data
Processing Equipment and the Decision on the Treatm ent of Interest Charges in the Customs Value of
Imported Goods as from 1 January 2000;  Lithuani a is applying paragraph 2 of the Decision on
Valuation of Carrier Media Bearing Software for Data Processing Equipment as from 11 August 1997
and the Decision on the Treatment of  Interest Charges in the Customs Value of Imported Goods as from
1 January 1998;  and Moldova is applying paragra ph 2 of the Decision on Valuation of Carrier Media
Bearing Software for Data Processing Equipment a nd the Decision on the Treatme nt of Interest Charges
in the Customs Value of Imported Goods as from 27 October 2000.G/VAL/W/5/Rev.11
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Party Decision on
Interest ChargesDecision on Carrier Media
Bearing Software
Applying Paragraph 2 Information on Other
Practices
Argentina VAL/2/Rev.2/Add.4
VAL/1/Add.22VAL/2/Rev.2/Add.4
Australia VAL/9 VAL/11
Brunei
DarussalamG/VAL/N/3/BRN/1 G/VAL/N/3/BRN/1
Bulgaria G/VAL/N/3/BGR/1 G/VAL/N/3/BGR/1
Canada VAL/9/Add.5
VAL/1/Add.17/Suppl.1VAL/11/Add.4
VAL/1/Add.17/Suppl.2
Costa Rica G/VAL/N/3/CRI/1
Croatia G/VAL/N/3/HRV/1 G/VAL/N/3/HRV/1
Cyprus VAL/2/Rev.2/Add.7 G/VAL/N/1/CYP/1 VAL/2/Rev.2/Add.7
Czech Republic VAL/M/17, para. 24 VAL/M/17, para. 24
EEC VAL/9/Add.6
VAL/1/Add.2/Suppl.7VAL/11/Add.5
VAL/1/Add.2/Suppl.7
Estonia G/VAL/N/3/EST/1 G/VAL/N/3/EST/1
Hong Kong, China VAL/9 VAL/11
Hungary VAL/9/Add.3 VAL/11/Add.1
Japan VAL/9 VAL/11/Add.3
Jordan G/VAL/N/3/JOR/1 G/VAL/N/3/JOR/1
Kenya G/VAL/N/3/KEN/1 G/VAL/N/3/KEN/1
Korea, Rep. of VAL/2/Rev.2/Add.1 VAL/2/Rev.2/Add.1
Kyrgyz Rep G/VAL/N/3/KGZ/1 G/VAL/N/3/KGZ/1
Latvia G/VAL/N/3/LVA/1 G/VAL/N/3/LVA/1
Lesotho VAL/2/Rev.2/Add.2 VAL/2/Rev.2/Add.2
Lithuania G/VAL/N/3/LTU/1 and
Corr.1G/VAL/N/3/LTU/1 and
Corr.1
Mexico VAL/2/Rev.2/Add.8 VAL/2/Rev.2/Add.8
Moldova G/VAL/N/3/MDA/1 G/VAL/N/3/MDA/1
New Zealand VAL/9
VAL/1/Add.12/Suppl.1VAL/M/17, para. 32
Norway VAL/9/Add.2
VAL/1/Add.11/Suppl.2VAL/M/10 para. 12
Oman G/VAL/N/3/OMN/1 G/VAL/N/3/OMN/1G/VAL/W/5/Rev.11
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Party Decision on
Interest ChargesDecision on Carrier Media
Bearing Software
Applying Paragraph 2 Information on Other
Practices
Panama G/VAL/N/3/PAN/1 G/VAL/N/3/PAN/1
Peru G/VAL/N/3/PER/1
Poland G/VAL/N/1/POL/2 G/VAL/N/1/POL/2
Romania VAL/9/Add.4 VAL/11/Add.2
Singapore G/VAL/N/3/SGP/1 G/VAL/N/3/SGP/1 G/VAL/N/3/SGP/1
Slovak Republic VAL/M/17, para. 24 VAL/M/17, para. 24
Slovenia, Rep. of G/VAL/N/3/SVN/1 G/VAL/N/3/SVN/1
South Africa VAL/9/Add.1 VAL/11
United States VAL/9/Add.6
VAL/1/Add.1/Suppl.4VAL/11/Add.5
VAL/1/Add.1/Suppl.5
Zimbabwe VAL/2/Rev.2/Add.5 VAL/2/Rev.2/Add.5
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