### Question
Can you define what United States duty means?


### Answer
**United States duty** is defined as the following in *22 U.S.C. § 1360*:

> the rate or rates of ordinary customs duty which (at the time and place of entry, or withdrawal from warehouse, in the United States for consumption, of the Philippine article) would be applicable to a like article if imported from that foreign country which is entitled to the lowest rate, or the lowest aggregate of rates, of ordinary customs duty with respect to such like article

#### Citation:
  - *22 U.S.C. § 1360*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 15-THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES > SUBCHAPTER IV-GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO TRADE RELATIONS**

