Customs’ Import Rule Plan Stirs Debate

WASHINGTON — A proposed rule change that would force U.S. companies to pay millions of dollars in additional duties on the products they make abroad and import back to the U.S. is aggravating lawmakers and the business community.

Sen. Max Baucus (D., Mont.), chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, said last week that he has problems with a proposed rule change by the U.S. Customs & Border Protection agency.