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19 U.S.C. § 1310 — Free importation of merchandise recovered from sunken and abandoned vessels
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Whenever any vessel laden with merchandise, in whole or in part subject to duty, has been sunk in any river, harbor, bay, or waters subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, and within its limits, for the period of two years and is abandoned by the owner thereof, any person who may raise such vessel shall be permitted to bring any merchandise recovered therefrom into the port nearest to the place where such vessel was so raised free from the payment of any duty thereupon, but under such regulations as the Secretary of the Treasury may prescribe.
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Whenever any vessel laden with merchandise, in whole or in part subject to duty, has been sunk in any river, harbor, bay, or waters subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, and within its limits, for the period of two years and is abandoned by the owner thereof, any person who may raise such vessel shall be permitted to bring any merchandise recovered therefrom into the port nearest to the place where such vessel was so raised free from the payment of any duty thereupon, but under such regulations as the Secretary of the Treasury may prescribe.
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### Statutory Notes
Section 145, acts June 26, 1884, ch. 121, § 16, 23 Stat. 57; June 19, 1886, ch. 421, § 15, 24 Stat. 82; July 24, 1897, ch. 11, § 14, 30 Stat. 207, related to supplies for vessels in foreign trade or trade between Atlantic and Pacific. See [section 1309 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section1309&num=0&edition=prelim).
Section 146, act Sept. 21, 1922, ch. 356, title III, § 309, 42 Stat. 938, related to supplies to war vessels free of duty. See [section 1309 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section1309&num=0&edition=prelim).
Section 147, act Sept. 21, 1922, ch. 356, title III, § 310, 42 Stat. 938, related to admission free of duty of merchandise of sunken and abandoned vessels. See [section 1310 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section1310&num=0&edition=prelim).
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TITLE 19—CUSTOMS DUTIES
§ 1310
this section] shall apply only with respect to articles
withdrawn as provided in section 309(a) of the Tariff
Act of 1930, as amended [subsec. (a) of this section], on
or after the date of the enactment of this Act [July 7,
1960].’’
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1953 AMENDMENT; SAVINGS
PROVISION
Amendment by act Aug. 8, 1953, effective on and after
thirtieth day following Aug. 8, 1953, and savings provi-
sion, see notes set out under section 1304 of this title.
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1938 AMENDMENT
Amendment by act June 25, 1938, effective on thir-
tieth day following June 25, 1938, except as otherwise
specifically provided, see section 37 of act June 25, 1938,
set out as a note under section 1401 of this title.
§ 1310. Free importation of merchandise recov-
ered from sunken and abandoned vessels
Whenever any vessel laden with merchandise,
in whole or in part subject to duty, has been
sunk in any river, harbor, bay, or waters subject
to the jurisdiction of the United States, and
within its limits, for the period of two years and
is abandoned by the owner thereof, any person
who may raise such vessel shall be permitted to
bring any merchandise recovered therefrom into
the port nearest to the place where such vessel
was so raised free from the payment of any duty
thereupon, but under such regulations as the
Secretary of the Treasury may prescribe.
(June 17, 1930, ch. 497, title III, § 310, 46 Stat. 691.)
Editorial Notes
PRIOR PROVISIONS
Provisions similar to those in this section were con-
tained in act Oct. 3, 1913, ch. 16, § IV, L, 38 Stat. 197, su-
perseding similar provisions of previous tariff acts.
That section was superseded by act Sept. 21, 1922, ch.
356, title III, § 310, 42 Stat. 938, and repealed by section
32
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