{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"Country of Origin / Substantial Transformation (U.S. origin determination)","description":"As of June 2026. Under U.S. customs law, a good's country of origin determines which country-specific tariff rate applies — and with the widely diverging rates in force since 2025 (reciprocal tariffs, Section 232 sector tariffs), this is often the costliest variable in the whole calculation. What counts is not the country of shipment or transshipment, but the place where the good last underwent a substantial transformation. This non-preferential origin test asks whether a new article of commerce","inDefinedTermSet":{"@type":"DefinedTermSet","name":"Frachtportal Logistics Glossary","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary"},"url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/country-of-origin-substantial-transformation-u-s-origin-determination","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-06-27T08:38:24.745676","citation":"19 U.S.C. § 1304; 19 CFR Part 102; Anheuser-Busch Brewing Assn. v. United States, 207 U.S. 556 (1908); U.S. CBP CROSS Rulings; White House, reziproke Zoll-Proklamation (31.07.2025)","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/en/country-of-origin-substantial-transformation-u-s-origin-determination","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Country of Origin / Substantial Transformation (U.S. origin determination) · As of June 2026. · Quelle: 19 U.S.C. § 1304; 19 CFR Part 102; Anheuser-Busch Brewing Assn. v. United States, 207 U.S. 556 (1908); U.S. CBP CROSS Rulings; White House, reziproke Zoll-Proklamation (31.07.2025)"}