Federal · Title 19 — Customs Duties
19 U.S.C. § 2465: Date of termination
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No duty-free treatment provided under this subchapter shall remain in effect after December 31, 2020 . The amendment made by subsection (a) [amending this section] shall apply to articles entered on or after the 30th day after the date of the enactment of this Act [ Mar. 23, 2018 ]. after December 31, 2017 , and before the effective date specified in paragraph (1), to locate the entry; or to reconstruct the entry if it cannot be located. Any amounts owed by the United States pursuant to the liquidation or reliquidation of an entry of a covered article under subparagraph (A) shall be paid, without interest, not later than 90 days after the date of the liquidation or reliquidation (as the case may be). The term ‘covered article’ means an article from a country that is a beneficiary developing country under title V of the Trade Act of 1974 [ Pub. L. 93–618 ] ( 19 U.S.C. 2461 et seq.) as of the effective date specified in paragraph (1). The terms ‘enter’ and ‘entry’ include a withdrawal from warehouse for consumption.” The amendment made by subsection (a) [amending this section] shall apply to articles entered on or after the 30th day after the date of the enactment of this Act [ June 29, 2015 ]. after July 31, 2013 ; and before the effective date specified in paragraph (1), to locate the entry; or to reconstruct the entry if it cannot be located. Any amounts owed by the United States pursuant to the liquidation or reliquidation of an entry of a covered article under subparagraph (A) shall be paid, without interest, not later than 90 days after the date of the liquidation or reliquidation (as the case may be). The term ‘covered article’ means an article from a country that is a beneficiary developing country under title V of the Trade Act of 1974 ( 19 U.S.C. 2461 et seq.) as of the effective date specified in paragraph (1). The terms ‘enter’ and ‘entry’ include a withdrawal from warehouse for consumption.” The amendment made by subsection (a) [amending this section] shall apply to articles entered on or after the 15th day after the date of the enactment of this Act [ Oct. 21, 2011 ]. after December 31, 2010 ; and before the 15th day after the date of the enactment of this Act, to locate the entry; or to reconstruct the entry if it cannot be located. Any amounts owed by the United States pursuant to the liquidation or reliquidation of an entry of an article under subparagraph (A) shall be paid, without interest, not later than 90 days after the date of the liquidation or reliquidation (as the case may be). As used in this subsection, the terms ‘enter’ and ‘entry’ include a withdrawal from warehouse for consumption.” The amendment made by this section [amending this section] applies to articles entered on or after the date of the enactment of this Act [ Dec. 17, 1999 ]. of an article to which duty-free treatment under title V of the Trade Act of 1974 [ 19 U.S.C. 2461 et seq.] would have applied if such entry had been made on July 1, 1999 , and such title had been in effect on July 1, 1999 ; and after June 30, 1999 ; and before the date of the enactment of this Act [ Dec. 17, 1999 ], As used in this paragraph, the term ‘entry’ includes a withdrawal from warehouse for consumption. to locate the entry; or to reconstruct the entry if it cannot be located.” The amendments made by this section [amending this section] apply to articles entered on or after the date of the enactment of this Act [ Oct. 21, 1998 ]. of an article to which duty-free treatment under title V of the Trade Act of 1974 [ 19 U.S.C. 2461 et seq.] would have applied if such entry had been made on July 1, 1998 , and such title had been in effect on July 1, 1998 , and after June 30, 1998 , and before the date of enactment of this Act, As used in this paragraph, the term ‘entry’ includes a withdrawal from warehouse for consumption. to locate the entry; or to reconstruct the entry if it cannot be located.” to which duty-free treatment under title V of the Trade Act of 1974 [ 19 U.S.C. 2461 et seq.] would have applied if the entry had been made on September 30, 2001 , that was made after September 30, 2001 , and before the date of the enactment of this Act [ Aug. 6, 2002 ], and to which duty-free treatment under title V of that Act did not apply, to locate the entry; or to reconstruct the entry if it cannot be located. As used in this subsection, the term ‘entry’ includes a withdrawal from warehouse for consumption.”
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