### Question
Can you define what self-produced material means?


### Answer
**Self-produced material** is defined as the following in *19 U.S.C. § 4531*:

> a material that is produced by the producer of a good and used in the production of that good

#### Citation:
  - *19 U.S.C. § 4531*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 29-UNITED STATES&ndash;MEXICO&ndash;CANADA AGREEMENT IMPLEMENTATION > SUBCHAPTER II-CUSTOMS PROVISIONS**

