### Question
What does net cost mean?


### Answer
**Net cost** has the following meaning in *19 U.S.C. § 4033*:

> total cost minus sales promotion, marketing, and after-sales service costs, royalties, shipping and packing costs, and non-allowable interest costs that are included in the total cost

#### Citation:
  - *19 U.S.C. § 4033*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 26-DOMINICAN REPUBLIC-CENTRAL AMERICA FREE TRADE > SUBCHAPTER II-CUSTOMS PROVISIONS**

