### Question
How does ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS define price actually paid or payable?


### Answer
Under *19 U.S.C. § 1401a*, **price actually paid or payable** is defined as:

> the total payment (whether direct or indirect, and exclusive of any costs, charges, or expenses incurred for transportation, insurance, and related services incident to the international shipment of the merchandise from the country of exportation to the place of importation in the United States) made, or to be made, for imported merchandise by the buyer to, or for the benefit of, the seller

#### Citation:
  - *19 U.S.C. § 1401a*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 3-THE TARIFF AND RELATED PROVISIONS > SUBTITLE III-ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS > Part I-Definitions and National Customs Automation Program > subpart a-definitions**

