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19 U.S.C. § 1315 — Effective date of rates of duty

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19 U.S.C. § 1315 — Effective date of rates of duty

**(a) Articles entered or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption** Except as otherwise specially provided for, the rate or rates of duty imposed by or pursuant to this chapter or any other law on any article entered for consumption or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption shall be the rate or rates in effect when the documents comprising the entry for consumption or withdrawal from warehouse for consumption and any estimated or liquidated duties then required to be paid have been deposited with the Customs Service by written, electronic or such other means as the Secretary by regulation shall prescribe, except that— (1) any article released under an informal mail entry shall be subject to duty at the rate or rates in effect when the preparation of the entry is completed; (2) any article which is not subject to a quantitative or tariff-rate quota and which is covered by an entry for immediate transportation made at the port of original importation under [section 1552 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section1552&num=0&edition=prelim), if entered for consumption at the port designated by the consignee, or his agent, in such transportation entry without having been taken into the custody of the appropriate customs officer under [section 1490 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section1490&num=0&edition=prelim), shall be subject to the rate or rates in effect when the transportation entry was accepted at the port of original importation; and (3) any article for which duties may, under [section 1505 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section1505&num=0&edition=prelim), be paid at a time later than the time of making entry s

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**(a) Articles entered or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption** Except as otherwise specially provided for, the rate or rates of duty imposed by or pursuant to this chapter or any other law on any article entered for consumption or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption shall be the rate or rates in effect when the documents comprising the entry for consumption or withdrawal from warehouse for consumption and any estimated or liquidated duties then required to be paid have been deposited with the Customs Service by written, electronic or such other means as the Secretary by regulation shall prescribe, except that— (1) any article released under an informal mail entry shall be subject to duty at the rate or rates in effect when the preparation of the entry is completed; (2) any article which is not subject to a quantitative or tariff-rate quota and which is covered by an entry for immediate transportation made at the port of original importation under [section 1552 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section1552&num=0&edition=prelim), if entered for consumption at the port designated by the consignee, or his agent, in such transportation entry without having been taken into the custody of the appropriate customs officer under [section 1490 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section1490&num=0&edition=prelim), shall be subject to the rate or rates in effect when the transportation entry was accepted at the port of original importation; and (3) any article for which duties may, under [section 1505 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section1505&num=0&edition=prelim), be paid at a time later than the time of making entry shall be subject to the rate or rates in effect at the time of entry. **(b) Articles removed from intended place of release** Any article which has been entered for consumption but which, before release from custody of the Customs Service, is removed from the port or other place of intended release because of inaccessibility, overcarriage, strike, act of God, or unforeseen contingency, shall be subject to duty at the rate or rates in effect when the entry for consumption and any required duties were deposited in accordance with subsection (a) of this section, but only if the article is returned to such port or place within ninety days after the date of removal and the identity of the article as that covered by the entry is established in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury. **(c) Quantity of merchandise at time of importation** Insofar as duties are based upon the quantity of any merchandise, such duties shall, except as provided in chapter 98 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States and [section 1562 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section1562&num=0&edition=prelim) (relating respectively to certain beverages and to manipulating warehouses), be levied and collected upon the quantity of such merchandise at the time of its importation. **(d) Effective date of administrative rulings resulting in higher rates** No administrative ruling resulting in the imposition of a higher rate of duty or charge than the Secretary of the Treasury shall find to have been applicable to imported merchandise under an established and uniform practice shall be effective with respect to articles entered for consumption or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption prior to the expiration of thirty days after the date of publication in the Federal Register of notice of such ruling; but this provision shall not apply with respect to the imposition of antidumping duties, or the imposition of countervailing duties under [section 1303 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section1303&num=0&edition=prelim) (as in effect on the day before the effective date of title II of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act) or [section 1671 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section1671&num=0&edition=prelim). This subsection shall not apply with respect to increases in rates of duty resulting from the enactment of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to replace the Tariff Schedules of the United States.

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19 U.S.C. § 1303 — Repealed. Pub. L. 103–465, title II, § 261(a), Dec. 8, 1994, 108 Stat. 4908

### Statutory Notes Section, acts June 17, 1930, ch. 497, title III, § 303, 46 Stat. 687; Jan. 3, 1975, Pub. L. 93–618, title III, § 331(a), 88 Stat. 2049; Apr. 3, 1979, Pub. L. 96–6, § 1, 93 Stat. 10; July 26, 1979, Pub. L. 96–39, title I, §§ 103, 105(a), 93 Stat. 190, 193, provided for the levy of countervailing duties. #### Effective Date of Repeal Pub. L. 103–465, title II, § 261(a), Dec. 8, 1994, 108 Stat. 4908, provided that this section is repealed “effective on the effective date of this title [Jan. 1, 1995, see Effective Date of 1994 Amendment note set out under [section 1671 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section1671&num=0&edition=prelim)]”. #### Savings Provision Pub. L. 103–465, title II, § 261(b), (c), Dec. 8, 1994, 108 Stat. 4908, 4909, provided that: “(b) Savings Provisions.—“(1) Continuing effect of legal documents.—All orders, determinations, and other administrative actions—“(A) which have been issued pursuant to an investigation conducted under section 303 of the Tariff Act of 1930 [[19 U.S.C. 1303](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section1303&num=0&edition=prelim)], and “(B) which are in effect on the effective date of this title [Jan. 1, 1995, see Effective Date of 1994 Amendment note set out under [section 1671 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section1671&num=0&edition=prelim)], or were final before such date and are to become effective on or after such date, shall continue in effect according to their terms until modified, terminated, superseded, set aside, or revoked in accordance with law by the administering authority, the International Trade Commission, or a court of competent jurisdiction, or by operat

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19 U.S.C. § 1304 — Marking of imported articles and containers

**(a) Marking of articles** Except as hereinafter provided, every article of foreign origin (or its container, as provided in subsection (b) hereof) imported into the United States shall be marked in a conspicuous place as legibly, indelibly, and permanently as the nature of the article (or container) will permit in such manner as to indicate to an ultimate purchaser in the United States the English name of the country of origin of the article. The Secretary of the Treasury may by regulations— (1) Determine the character of words and phrases or abbreviations thereof which shall be acceptable as indicating the country of origin and prescribe any reasonable method of marking, whether by printing, stenciling, stamping, branding, labeling, or by any other reasonable method, and a conspicuous place on the article (or container) where the marking shall appear; (2) Require the addition of any other words or symbols which may be appropriate to prevent deception or mistake as to the origin of the article or as to the origin of any other article with which such imported article is usually combined subsequent to importation but before delivery to an ultimate purchaser; and (3) Authorize the exception of any article from the requirements of marking if— (A) Such article is incapable of being marked; (B) Such article cannot be marked prior to shipment to the United States without injury; (C) Such article cannot be marked prior to shipment to the United States, except at an expense economically prohibitive of its importation; (D) The marking of a container of such article will reasonably indicate the origin of such article; (E) Such article is a crude substance; (F) Such article is imported for use by the importer and not intended for sale in its imported or any o

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19 U.S.C. § 1505 — Payment of duties and fees

**(a) Deposit of estimated duties and fees** Unless the entry is subject to a periodic payment referred to in this subsection or the merchandise is entered for warehouse or transportation, or under bond, the importer of record shall deposit with the Customs Service at the time of entry, or at such later time as the Secretary may prescribe by regulation (but not later than 12 working days after entry or release) the amount of duties and fees estimated to be payable on such merchandise. As soon as a periodic payment module of the Automated Commercial Environment is developed, but no later than October 1, 2004, the Secretary shall promulgate regulations, after testing the module, permitting a participating importer of record to deposit estimated duties and fees for entries of merchandise, other than merchandise entered for warehouse, transportation, or under bond, no later than the 15 working days following the month in which the merchandise is entered or released, whichever comes first. **(b) Collection or refund of duties, fees, and interest due upon liquidation or reliquidation** The Customs Service shall collect any increased or additional duties and fees due, together with interest thereon, or refund any excess moneys deposited, together with interest thereon, as determined on a liquidation or reliquidation. Duties, fees, and interest determined to be due upon liquidation or reliquidation are due 30 days after issuance of the bill for such payment. Refunds of excess moneys deposited, together with interest thereon, shall be paid within 30 days of liquidation or reliquidation. **(c) Interest** Interest assessed due to an underpayment of duties, fees, or interest shall accrue, at a rate determined by the Secretary, from the date the importer of record is required to d

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19 U.S.C. § 1671 — Countervailing duties imposed

**(a) General rule** If— (1) the administering authority determines that the government of a country or any public entity within the territory of a country is providing, directly or indirectly, a countervailable subsidy with respect to the manufacture, production, or export of a class or kind of merchandise imported, or sold (or likely to be sold) for importation, into the United States, and (2) in the case of merchandise imported from a Subsidies Agreement country, the Commission determines that— (A) an industry in the United States— (i) is materially injured, or (ii) is threatened with material injury, or (B) the establishment of an industry in the United States is materially retarded, by reason of imports of that merchandise or by reason of sales (or the likelihood of sales) of that merchandise for importation, then there shall be imposed upon such merchandise a countervailing duty, in addition to any other duty imposed, equal to the amount of the net countervailable subsidy. For purposes of this subsection and [section 1671d(b)(1) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section1671d/b/1&num=0&edition=prelim), a reference to the sale of merchandise includes the entering into of any leasing arrangement regarding the merchandise that is equivalent to the sale of the merchandise. **(b) Subsidies Agreement country** For purposes of this subtitle, the term “Subsidies Agreement country” means— (1) a WTO member country, (2) a country which the President has determined has assumed obligations with respect to the United States which are substantially equivalent to the obligations under the Subsidies Agreement, or (3) a country with respect to which the President determines that— (A) there is an agreement i

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6 U.S.C. § 542 — Federal air marshal program

(1) **Sense of Congress** — It is the sense of Congress that the Federal air marshal program is critical to aviation security. (2) **Limitation on statutory construction** — Nothing in this chapter, including any amendment made by this chapter, shall be construed as preventing the Under Secretary of Transportation for Security from implementing and training Federal air marshals.

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19 U.S.C. § 1500 — Appraisement, classification, and liquidation procedure

The Customs Service shall, under rules and regulations prescribed by the Secretary— **(a)** fix the final appraisement of merchandise by ascertaining or estimating the value thereof, under [section 1401a of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section1401a&num=0&edition=prelim), by all reasonable ways and means in his power, any statement of cost or costs of production in any invoice, affidavit, declaration, other document to the contrary notwithstanding; **(b)** fix the final classification and rate of duty applicable to such merchandise; **(c)** fix the final amount of duty to be paid on such merchandise and determine any increased or additional duties, taxes, and fees due or any excess of duties, taxes, and fees deposited; **(d)** liquidate the entry and reconciliation, if any, of such merchandise; and **(e)** give or transmit, pursuant to an electronic data interchange system, notice of such liquidation to the importer, his consignee, or agent in such form and manner as the Secretary shall by regulation prescribe.

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19 U.S.C. § 1202 — Harmonized Tariff Schedule

### Statutory Notes #### Publication of Harmonized Tariff Schedule The Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is not published in the Code. A current version of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule is maintained and published periodically by the United States International Trade Commission and is available at their website and for sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Publishing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402. #### Reference to Tariff Schedules To Be Treated as Reference to Harmonized Tariff Schedule Reference in any law to “Tariff Schedules of the United States”, “the Tariff Schedules”, “such Schedules”, and any other general reference to the old Schedules to be treated as reference to Harmonized Tariff Schedule, see [section 3012 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section3012&num=0&edition=prelim).

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19 U.S.C. § 1562 — Manipulation in warehouse

Merchandise shall only be withdrawn from a bonded warehouse in such quantity and in such condition as the Secretary of the Treasury shall by regulation prescribe. Upon permission being granted by the Secretary of the Treasury, and under customs supervision, at the expense of the proprietor, merchandise may be cleaned, sorted, repacked, or otherwise changed in condition, but not manufactured, in bonded warehouses established for that purpose and be withdrawn therefrom— (1) without payment of duties for exportation to a USMCA country, as defined in [section 4502 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section4502&num=0&edition=prelim), if the merchandise is of a kind described in any of paragraphs (1) through (8) of [section 4534(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section4534/a&num=0&edition=prelim); (2) for exportation to a USMCA country if the merchandise consists of goods subject to USMCA drawback, as defined in [section 4534(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section4534/a&num=0&edition=prelim), except that— (A) the merchandise may not be withdrawn from warehouse without assessment of a duty on the merchandise in its condition and quantity, and at its weight, at the time of withdrawal from the warehouse with such additions to or deductions from the final appraised value as may be necessary by reason of change in condition, and (B) duty shall be paid on the merchandise before the 61st day after the date of exportation, but upon the presentation, before such 61st day, of satisfactory evidence of the amount of any customs duties paid to the USMCA country on the merchandise, the customs duty may be waived or reduced (s

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19 U.S.C. § 1490 — General orders

**(a) Incomplete entry** (1) Whenever— (A) the entry of any imported merchandise is not made within the time provided by law or by regulation prescribed by the Secretary; (B) the entry of imported merchandise is incomplete because of failure to pay the estimated duties, fees, or interest; (C) in the opinion of the Customs Service, the entry of imported merchandise cannot be made for want of proper documents or other cause; or (D) the Customs Service believes that any merchandise is not correctly and legally invoiced; the carrier (unless subject to subsection (c)) shall notify the bonded warehouse of such unentered merchandise. (2) After notification under paragraph (1), the bonded warehouse shall arrange for the transportation and storage of the merchandise at the risk and expense of the consignee. The merchandise shall remain in the bonded warehouse until— (A) entry is made or completed and the proper documents are produced; (B) the information and data necessary for entry are transmitted to the Customs Service pursuant to an authorized electronic data interchange system; or (C) a bond is given for the production of documents or the transmittal of data. **(b) Request for possession by Customs** At the request of the consignee of any merchandise, or of the owner or master of the vessel or the person in charge of the vehicle in which the same is imported, any merchandise may be taken possession of by the Customs Service after the expiration of one day after the entry of the vessel or report of the vehicle and may be unladen and held at the risk and expense of the consignee until entry thereof is made. **(c) Government merchandise** Any imported merchandise that— (1) is described in any of subparagraphs (A) through (D) of subsection (a)(1); and

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19 U.S.C. § 1552 — Entry for immediate transportation

Any merchandise, other than explosives and merchandise the importation of which is prohibited, arriving at a port of entry in the United States may be entered, under such rules and regulations as the Secretary of the Treasury may prescribe, for transportation in bond without appraisement to any other port of entry designated by the consignee, or his agent, and by such bonded carrier as he designates, there to be entered in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.

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