Article VII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
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Article VII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade is the GATT provision that establishes the fundamental rules for determining the customs value of imported goods in international trade.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Article VII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994 | 2 |
| Article VII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade canonical | 1 |
| GATT Article VII | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3013285 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Article VII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade Context triple: [Customs Valuation Code, basedOn, Article VII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade]
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Article III of GATT 1994
Article III of GATT 1994 is a core provision of the WTO legal framework that establishes the national treatment obligation, requiring WTO members to treat imported products no less favorably than like domestic products in respect of internal taxation and regulation.
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B.
Agreement on Interpretation and Application of Articles VI, XVI and XXIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
The Agreement on Interpretation and Application of Articles VI, XVI and XXIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, often called the Subsidies Code, was a GATT-era multilateral treaty that clarified and disciplined the use of subsidies and countervailing measures in international trade before the establishment of the WTO.
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C.
GATT Article XIX
GATT Article XIX is the safeguard provision in the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade that allows countries to temporarily restrict imports to protect domestic industries from serious injury caused by sudden import surges.
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D.
Article XX of GATT 1994
Article XX of GATT 1994 is the general exceptions clause that allows WTO members to justify trade-restrictive measures that would otherwise violate GATT obligations, provided they meet specified conditions such as necessity and non-discrimination.
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E.
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) was a post–World War II multilateral treaty that governed international trade by reducing tariffs and other barriers, laying the foundation for the modern global trading system.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Article VII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade Target entity description: Article VII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade is the GATT provision that establishes the fundamental rules for determining the customs value of imported goods in international trade.
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A.
Article III of GATT 1994
Article III of GATT 1994 is a core provision of the WTO legal framework that establishes the national treatment obligation, requiring WTO members to treat imported products no less favorably than like domestic products in respect of internal taxation and regulation.
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B.
Agreement on Interpretation and Application of Articles VI, XVI and XXIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
The Agreement on Interpretation and Application of Articles VI, XVI and XXIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, often called the Subsidies Code, was a GATT-era multilateral treaty that clarified and disciplined the use of subsidies and countervailing measures in international trade before the establishment of the WTO.
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C.
GATT Article XIX
GATT Article XIX is the safeguard provision in the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade that allows countries to temporarily restrict imports to protect domestic industries from serious injury caused by sudden import surges.
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D.
Article XX of GATT 1994
Article XX of GATT 1994 is the general exceptions clause that allows WTO members to justify trade-restrictive measures that would otherwise violate GATT obligations, provided they meet specified conditions such as necessity and non-discrimination.
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E.
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) was a post–World War II multilateral treaty that governed international trade by reducing tariffs and other barriers, laying the foundation for the modern global trading system.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
provision of international trade law
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treaty article ⓘ |
| administeredWithin | World Trade Organization framework ⓘ |
| adoptedBy | contracting parties to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade ⓘ |
| adoptedIn | 1947 ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
ensure fair and uniform valuation of imported goods
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prevent arbitrary or fictitious customs values ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
customs administrations of GATT contracting parties
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imported goods ⓘ |
| bindingOn |
GATT contracting parties
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World Trade Organization members through GATT 1994 ⓘ |
| cameIntoForceWith |
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1948
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linked to:
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
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| category |
GATT rules on border measures
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linked to:
Article III of GATT 1994
GATT rules on customs procedures ⓘ |
| clarifiedBy | interpretative notes to Article VII of the GATT ⓘ |
| codifiedIn |
GATT 1947
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linked to:
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
GATT 1994 ⓘ
linked to:
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
|
| establishes | fundamental rules for determining customs value ⓘ |
| hasSection |
paragraph 1 of Article VII of the GATT
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paragraph 2 of Article VII of the GATT ⓘ paragraph 3 of Article VII of the GATT ⓘ paragraph 4 of Article VII of the GATT ⓘ paragraph 5 of Article VII of the GATT ⓘ paragraph 6 of Article VII of the GATT ⓘ paragraph 7 of Article VII of the GATT ⓘ |
| historicalPrecursorOf | WTO rules on customs valuation ⓘ |
| implementedBy | Agreement on Implementation of Article VII of the GATT 1994 ⓘ |
| influenced | national customs valuation legislation ⓘ |
| language |
English
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French ⓘ Spanish ⓘ |
| legalDomain |
customs law
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international trade law ⓘ |
| objective |
promote transparency in customs valuation
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reduce trade distortions caused by customs valuation practices ⓘ |
| partOf | General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade ⓘ |
| principle |
customs value should be based on actual value of imported goods
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customs value should not be based on arbitrary or fictitious values ⓘ customs value should not be based on the price of goods in domestic markets of the importing country ⓘ customs value should not be based on the value of goods of national origin ⓘ |
| relatedInstrument |
Agreement on Implementation of Article VII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994
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WTO Customs Valuation Agreement ⓘ
linked to:
Customs Valuation Agreement
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| requires |
publication of laws and regulations on customs valuation
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valuation procedures not to be used as a means of protectionism ⓘ valuation procedures to be of general application ⓘ |
| shortName | GATT Article VII ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
customs valuation of imported goods
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determination of customs value ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Article VII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade Description of subject: Article VII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade is the GATT provision that establishes the fundamental rules for determining the customs value of imported goods in international trade.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Customs Valuation Agreement
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linkedTo
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Article VII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994
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linked to: Article VII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
linked to: Article VII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade