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  17. A change to subheading 9613.90 from any other heading.

18. A change to subheading 9614.20 from any other subheading, except from subheading 9614.90.

19. A change to subheading 9614.90 from any other heading.

20. (A) A change to subheadings 9615.11 through 9615.19 from any other chapter; or

(B) A change to subheadings 9615.11 through 9615.19 from subheading 9615.90, whether or not there is also a change from any other chapter, provided that there is a regional value content of not less than:

(1) 35 percent under the build-up method, or

(2) 45 percent under the build-down method.

21. A change to subheading 9615.90 from any other heading.

22. A change to heading 9616 from any other heading.

23. A change to heading 9617 from any other chapter.

24. A change in heading 9618 from any other heading.

Chapter 97.

1. A change to subheadings 9701.10 through 9701.90 from any other subheading.

2. A change to headings 9702 through 9706 from any other heading.

36. Trade Agreement between the United States and Japan.

(a) Originating goods under the terms of the Trade Agreement between the United States and Japan, entered into on October 7, 2019, are subject to duty as provided herein and in subchapter XXI of chapter 99 of the tariff schedule. For the purposes of this note, originating goods of Japan, as defined in Annex II of the Trade Agreement between the United States and Japan, that are imported into the customs territory of the United States and entered under a provision for which a rate of duty appears in the “Special” subcolumn of column 1 followed by the symbol “JP” in parentheses are eligible for the tariff treatment, and any applicable quantitative limitations, set forth in the “Special” subcolumn of Rates of Duty column 1.

(b) Documentation and action upon claims under this note.

(i) An importer may make a claim for preferential tariff treatment for a good under the terms of this note based on the importer’s knowledge or on information in the importer’s possession that the good is originating.

(ii) For the purposes of claiming preferential tariff treatment, the importer shall make a statement, forming part of the import documentation, declaring that the good qualifies as an originating good.

(iii) (The importer shall be prepared to submit, upon request by the appropriate customs officer, a supporting statement setting forth the basis for its claim that the good qualifies as an originating good. The statement need not be in a prescribed formant [Compiler's note: probably should read “format”] and may be submitted electronically, where feasible.

(iv) The appropriate customs officer may conduct a verification for purposes of determining whether a good qualifies for preferential tariff treatment, by, for example, requesting that the importer provide additional information or other information relevant to that verification.

(v) A claim for preferential tariff treatment may be denied if:

(A) U.S. Customs and Border Protection determines that the good does not qualify for preferential tariff treatment;