Accompanied baggage Baggage that you have with you when you return to the United States
CBP U.S. Customs and Border Protection was created in 2003, by combining the U.S. Customs Service, Immigration Inspection Service, Animal Plant and Health Inspection Service and the U.S. Border Patrol into one border agency.
DHS Department of Homeland Security is the parent agency of CBP and was also created in 2003, after the 9/11 attacks on the United States.
Dutiable Items on which duty may have to be paid. Most items have specific duty rates, which are determined by a number of factors, including where you got the item, where it was made, and what it is made of.
Duty-free Also called the personal exemption, is the total value of merchandise you may bring back to the United States without having to pay duty.
Duty-free exemption see Personal exemption
Flat duty rate When determining the duty of the items a traveler brings with them upon their return to the U.S.: after the personal exemption of $200, $800 or $1,600; the next $1000 of merchandise will be charged a flat rate of duty of 1.5...
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