Merchandise Processing Fee. A fee collected by the U.S. Customs & Border Protection & Border Protection Service representing a service charge for clearing U.S. Customs & Border Protection & Border…
Trade Terms
M.R.O.
Maintenance, repair, and operating items and supplies. Includes all items used in maintaining, repairing and operating a facility.
M.R.P.
Material requirement planning.
MANIFEST
A detailed summary of the total cargo of a vessel which is used principally for Customs purposes.
MANIPULATION
(bolded) An application to manipulate on Customs Form CF3499 to clean, sort, repack, or otherwise change in condition (not manufacture) articles that have been entered into a bonded warehouse. (19CFR19.11)
MANUFACTURER
A firm that acts as an export sales agent for several non-competing manufacturers. Business is transacted under the name of the agent firm.
MANUFACTURING WAREHOUSE
A building or part of a building that is designated by the district director to produce articles in whole or in part of imported materials, while under bond, or of…
MAQUILADORA
The Maquiladora (or
MARINE INSURANCE
An insurance which will compensate the owner of goods transported overseas in the event of loss which cannot be legally recovered from the carrier.
MARKING (COUNTRY OF ORIGIN MARKING)
A charge for physically marking imported product with the country of origin in order to qualify for admissability into the United States. U.S. Customs & Border Protection & Border Protection…
