PUBLIC LAW 96-39—JULY 26, 1979 "(E) the proceeds of any subsequent resale, disposal, or use of the imported merchandise that accrue, directly or indirectly, to the seller. The price actually paid or payable for imported merchandise shall be increased by the amounts attributable to the items (and no others) described in subparagraphs (A) through (E) only to the extent that each such amount (i) is not otherwise included within the price actually paid or payable; and (ii) is based on sufficient information. If sufficient information is not available, for any reason, with respect to any amount referred to in the preceding sentence, the transaction value of the imported merchandise concerned shall be treated, for purposes of this section, as one that cannot be determined. "(2)(A) The transaction value of imported merchandise determined under paragraph (1) shall be the appraised value of that merchandise for the purposes of this Act only if— "(i) there are no restrictions on the disposition or use of the imported merchandise by the buyer other than restrictions that— "(I) are imposed or required by law, "(II) limit the geographical area in which the merchandise may be resold, or "(III) do not substantially affect the value of the merchandise; "(ii) the sale of, or the price actually paid or payable for, the imported merchandise is not subject to any condition or consideration for which a value cannot be determined with respect to the imported merchandise; "(iii) no part of the proceeds of any subsequent resale, disposal, or use of the imported merchandise by the buyer will accrue directly or indirectly to the seller, unless an appropriate adjustment therefor can be made under paragraph (1)(E); and "(iv) the buyer and seller are not related, or the buyer and seller are related but the transaction value is acceptable, for purposes of this subsection, under subparagraph (B). "(B) The transaction value between a related buyer and seller is acceptable for the purposes of this subsection if an examination of the circumstances of the sale of the imported merchandise indicates that the relationship between such buyer and seller did not influence the price actually paid or payable; or if the transaction value of the imported merchandise closely approximates— "(i) the transaction value of identical merchandise, or of similar merchandise, in sales to unrelated buyers in the United States; "(ii) the deductive value or computed value for identical merchandise or similar merchandise; or "(iii) the transaction value determined under this subsection in sales to unrelated buyers of merchandise, for exportation to the United States, that is identical in all respects to the imported merchandise but was not produced in the country in which the imported merchandise was produced; but only if each value referred to in clause (i), (ii) or (iii) that is used for comparison relates to merchandise that was exported to the United States at or about the same time as the imported merchandise. No two sales to unrelated buyers may be used for comparison for purposes of clause (iii) unless the sellers are unrelated. "(C) In applying the values used for comparison purposes under subparagraph (B), there shall be taken into account differences with respect to the sales involved (if such differences are based on
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