### Question
How does the law define qualified article?


### Answer
Under *19 U.S.C. § 1313*, **qualified article** is defined as:

> an article—


(i) described in—


(I) headings 2707, 2708, 2709.00, 2710, 2711, 2712, 2713, 2714, 2715, 2901, and 2902, and subheadings 2903.21.00, 2909.19.14, 2917.36, 2917.39.04, 2917.39.15, 2926.10.00, 3811.21.00, and 3811.90.00 of the HTS, or


(II) headings 3901 through 3914 of such Schedule (as such headings apply to the primary forms provided under Note 6 to chapter 39 of the HTS), and


  

(ii) which is—


(I) manufactured or produced as described in subsection (a) or (b) from crude petroleum or a petroleum derivative,


(II) imported duty-paid, or


(III) an article of the same kind and quality as described in subparagraph (B), or any combination thereof, that is transferred in a quantity not greater than the quantity of articles purchased or exchanged

#### Citation:
  - *19 U.S.C. § 1313*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 4-TARIFF ACT OF 1930 > SUBTITLE II-SPECIAL PROVISIONS > Part I-Miscellaneous**

