Imported merchandise may not be appraised, for the purposes of this chapter, on the basis of—
(A)#
the selling price in the United States of merchandise produced in the United States;
(B)#
a system that provides for the appraisement of imported merchandise at the higher of two alternative values;
(C)#
the price of merchandise in the domestic market of the country of exportation;
(D)#
a cost of production, other than a value determined under subsection (e) for merchandise that is identical merchandise or similar merchandise to the merchandise being appraised;
(E)#
the price of merchandise for export to a country other than the United States;
(F)#
minimum values for appraisement; or
(G)#
arbitrary or fictitious values.
This paragraph shall not apply with respect to the ascertainment, determination, or estimation of foreign market value or United States price under subtitle IV of this chapter.