Federal

Title 19 — Customs Duties

1,111 sections, each with the official text and a plain-English explanation of what it means for you.

• § 1560 — Leasing of warehouses
• § 1561 — Public stores
• § 1562 — Manipulation in warehouse
• § 1563 — Allowance for loss; abandonment of warehouse goods
• § 1564 — Liens
• § 1565 — Cartage
• § 1581 — Boarding vessels
• § 1582 — Search of persons and baggage; regulations
• § 1583 — Examination of outbound mail
• § 1583a — Development of technology to detect illicit narcotics
• § 1584 — Falsity or lack of manifest; penalties
• § 1585 — Repealed. Pub. L. 103–182, title VI, § 690(b)(10) , Dec. 8, 1993 , 107 Stat. 2223
• § 1586 — Unlawful unlading or transshipment
• § 1587 — Examination of hovering vessels
• § 1588 — Transportation between American ports via foreign ports
• § 1589 — Repealed. Pub. L. 100–690, title VII, § 7367(c)(5) , Nov. 18, 1988 , 102 Stat. 4480
• § 1589a — Enforcement authority of customs officers
• § 1590 — Aviation smuggling
• § 1591 — Repealed. June 25, 1948, ch. 645, § 21 , 62 Stat. 862 , eff. Sept. 1, 1948
• § 1592 — Penalties for fraud, gross negligence, and negligence
• § 1592a — Special provisions regarding certain violations
• § 1593 — Repealed. June 25, 1948, ch. 645, § 21 , 62 Stat. 862 , eff. Sept. 1, 1948
• § 1593a — Penalties for false drawback claims
• § 1594 — Seizure of conveyances
• § 1595 — Searches and seizures
• § 1595a — Aiding unlawful importation
• § 1596 to 1598 — Repealed. June 25, 1948, ch. 645, § 21 , 62 Stat. 862 , eff. Sept. 1, 1948
• § 1599 — Officers not to be interested in vessels or cargo
• § 160 to 171 — Repealed. Pub. L. 96–39, title I, § 106(a) , July 26, 1979 , 93 Stat. 193
• § 1600 — Application of the customs laws to other seizures by customs officers
• § 1601, 1601a — Repealed. June 25, 1948, ch. 645, § 21 , 62 Stat. 862 , eff. Sept. 1, 1948
• § 1602 — Seizure; report to customs officer
• § 1603 — Seizure; warrants and reports
• § 1604 — Seizure; prosecution 1 1 See Codification note below.
• § 1605 — Seizure; custody; storage
• § 1606 — Seizure; appraisement
• § 1607 — Seizure; value $500,000 or less, prohibited merchandise, transporting conveyances
• § 1608 — Seizure; claims; judicial condemnation
• § 1609 — Seizure; summary forfeiture and sale
• § 1610 — Seizure; judicial forfeiture proceedings
• § 1611 — Seizure; sale unlawful
• § 1612 — Seizure; summary sale
• § 1613 — Disposition of proceeds of forfeited property
• § 1613a — Repealed. Pub. L. 99–514, title XVIII, § 1888(7) , Oct. 22, 1986 , 100 Stat. 2925
• § 1613b — Customs Forfeiture Fund
• § 1614 — Release of seized property
• § 1615 — Burden of proof in forfeiture proceedings
• § 1616 — Repealed. Pub. L. 99–570, title I, § 1863(b) , Oct. 27, 1986 , 100 Stat. 3207–54
• § 1616a — Disposition of forfeited property
• § 1617 — Compromise of Government claims by Secretary of the Treasury
• § 1618 — Remission or mitigation of penalties
• § 1619 — Award of compensation to informers
• § 1620 — Acceptance of money by United States officers 1 1 See Codification note below.
• § 1621 — Limitation of actions
• § 1622 — Foreign landing certificates
• § 1623 — Bonds and other security
• § 1624 — General regulations
• § 1625 — Interpretive rulings and decisions; public information
• § 1626 — Steel products trade enforcement
• § 1627 — Repealed. Pub. L. 100–690, title VII, § 7367(c)(6) , Nov. 18, 1988 , 102 Stat. 4480
• § 1627a — Unlawful importation or exportation of certain vehicles; inspections
• § 1628 — Exchange of information
• § 1628a — Exchange of information related to trade enforcement
• § 1629 — Inspections and preclearance in foreign countries
• § 1630 — Authority to settle claims
• § 1631 — Use of private collection agencies
• § 1641 — Customs brokers
• § 1642 — Omitted
• § 1643 — Application of customs reorganization act
• § 1644 — Application of the Federal Aviation Act and section 1518(d) of title 33
• § 1644a — Ports of entry
• § 1645 — Transportation and interment of remains of deceased employees in foreign countries; travel or shipping expenses incurred on foreign ships
• § 1646 — Repealed. June 25, 1948, ch. 646, § 39 , 62 Stat. 992 , eff. Sept. 1, 1948
• § 1646a — Supervision by customs officers
• § 1646b — Random customs inspections for stolen automobiles being exported
• § 1646c — Export reporting requirement
• § 1647 — Repealed. June 25, 1948, ch. 646, § 39 , 62 Stat. 992 , eff. Sept. 1, 1948
• § 1648 — Uncertified checks, United States notes, and national bank notes receivable for customs duties
• § 1649 — Change in designation of customs attachés
• § 1650 — Transferred
• § 1651 — Repeals
• § 1652 — Separability
• § 1653 — Effective date of chapter
• § 1653a — Transferred
• § 1654 — Short title
• § 1671 — Countervailing duties imposed
• § 1671a — Procedures for initiating a countervailing duty investigation
• § 1671b — Preliminary determinations
• § 1671c — Termination or suspension of investigation
• § 1671d — Final determinations
• § 1671e — Assessment of duty
• § 1671f — Treatment of difference between deposit of estimated countervailing duty and final assessed duty under countervailing duty order
• § 1671g — Effect of derogation of Export-Import Bank financing
• § 1671h — Conditional payment of countervailing duty
• § 1673 — Antidumping duties imposed
• § 1673a — Procedures for initiating an antidumping duty investigation
• § 1673b — Preliminary determinations
• § 1673c — Termination or suspension of investigation
• § 1673d — Final determinations
• § 1673e — Assessment of duty
• § 1673f — Treatment of difference between deposit of estimated antidumping duty and final assessed duty under antidumping duty order
• § 1673g — Conditional payment of antidumping duty
• § 1673h — Establishment of product categories for short life cycle merchandise
• § 1673i — Repealed. Pub. L. 98–573, title VI, § 622(a)(1) , Oct. 30, 1984 , 98 Stat. 3039
• § 1675 — Administrative review of determinations
• § 1675a — Special rules for section 1675(b) and 1675(c) reviews
• § 1675b — Special rules for injury investigations for certain section 1303 or section 1671(c) countervailing duty orders and investigations
• § 1675c — Repealed. Pub. L. 109–171, title VII, § 7601(a) , Feb. 8, 2006 , 120 Stat. 154
• § 1676 — Required consultations
• § 1676a — Required determinations
• § 1677 — Definitions; special rules
• § 1677–1 — Upstream subsidies
• § 1677–2 — Calculation of countervailable subsidies on certain processed agricultural products
• § 1677a — Export price and constructed export price
• § 1677b — Normal value
• § 1677b–1 — Currency conversion
• § 1677c — Hearings
• § 1677d — Countervailable subsidy practices discovered during a proceeding
• § 1677e — Determinations on basis of facts available
• § 1677f — Access to information
• § 1677f–1 — Sampling and averaging; determination of weighted average dumping margin and countervailable subsidy rate
• § 1677g — Interest on certain overpayments and underpayments
• § 1677h — Drawback treatment
• § 1677i — Downstream product monitoring
• § 1677j — Prevention of circumvention of antidumping and countervailing duty orders
• § 1677k — Third-country dumping
• § 1677l — Repealed. Pub. L. 116–113, title VI, § 601 , Jan. 29, 2020 , 134 Stat. 78
• § 1677m — Conduct of investigations and administrative reviews
• § 1677n — Antidumping petitions by third countries
• § 1681 — Definitions
• § 1681a — Requirements for entry of certain cigarettes and smokeless tobacco products
• § 1681b — Enforcement
• § 1683 — Definitions
• § 1683a — Establishment of softwood lumber importer declaration program
• § 1683b — Scope of softwood lumber importer declaration program
• § 1683c — Export charge determination and publication
• § 1683d — Reconciliation
• § 1683e — Verification
• § 1683f — Penalties
• § 1683g — Reports
• § 1701 — Customs-enforcement area
• § 1702 — Repealed. June 25, 1948, ch. 645, § 21 , 62 Stat. 862 , eff. Sept. 1, 1948
• § 1703 — Seizure and forfeiture of vessels
• § 1704 — Refusal or revocation of registry, enrollment, license or number on evidence that vessel engaging in smuggling; appeal; immunity from liability
• § 1705 — Destruction of forfeited vessel or vehicle
• § 1706 — Importation in vessels under thirty tons and aircraft; licenses; labels as prima facie evidence of foreign origin of merchandise
• § 1706a — Civil penalties for trading without required certificate of documentation
• § 1707 — Repealed. Pub. L. 104–295, § 3(a)(2) , Oct. 11, 1996 , 110 Stat. 3515
• § 1708 — Repealed. Pub. L. 106–36, title I, § 1001(b)(6) , June 25, 1999 , 113 Stat. 132
• § 1709 — Definitions
• § 1710 — Separability
• § 1711 — Citation of chapter
• § 172 — Omitted
• § 173 — Omitted
• § 174 to 180 — Repealed. June 17, 1930, ch. 497 , title IV, § 651(a)(1), 46 Stat. 762 , eff. June 18, 1930
• § 1751 — Designation of fairs
• § 1752 — Entry of articles for fairs
• § 1753 — Disposition of articles entered for fairs
• § 1754 — Marking, packaging, and labeling requirements
• § 1755 — Responsibilities of fair operator
• § 1756 — Regulations
• § 1801 — Statement of purposes
• § 1802 to 1805 — Repealed. Pub. L. 93–618, title VI, § 602(d) , Jan. 3, 1975 , 88 Stat. 2072
• § 1806 — Definitions
• § 181 — Exclusion of imports from countries making discriminations
• § 182 to 190 — Repealed. June 17, 1930, ch. 497 , title IV, § 651(a)(1), 46 Stat. 762 , eff. June 18, 1930
• § 1821 — Basic authority for trade agreements
• § 1822 — Repealed. Pub. L. 93–618, title VI, § 602(d) , Jan. 3, 1975 , 88 Stat. 2072
• § 1823 — Waiver of limitation on decrease in duty and negotiation and staging requirements for dicyandiamide and limestone
• § 1831 to 1833 — Repealed. Pub. L. 93–618, title VI, § 602(d) , Jan. 3, 1975 , 88 Stat. 2072
• § 1841 to 1846 — Repealed. Pub. L. 93–618, title VI, § 602(d) , Jan. 3, 1975 , 88 Stat. 2072
• § 1861 — Repealed. Pub. L. 93–618, title VI, § 602(d) , Jan. 3, 1975 , 88 Stat. 2072
• § 1862 — Safeguarding national security
• § 1863 — Repealed. Pub. L. 100–418, title I, § 1501(b)(2) , Aug. 23, 1988 , 102 Stat. 1259
• § 1864 — Import sanctions for export violations
• § 1871 — Repealed. Pub. L. 93–618, title VI, § 602(d) , Jan. 3, 1975 , 88 Stat. 2072
• § 1872 — Interagency trade organization
• § 1873 — Repealed. Pub. L. 93–618, title VI, § 602(d) , Jan. 3, 1975 , 88 Stat. 2072
• § 1881 — Normal trade relations
• § 1882 to 1884 — Repealed. Pub. L. 93–618, title VI, § 602(d) , Jan. 3, 1975 , 88 Stat. 2072
• § 1885 — Termination of proclamations
• § 1886 — Repealed. Pub. L. 93–618, title VI, § 602(d) , Jan. 3, 1975 , 88 Stat. 2072
• § 1887 — Limitation on imports under section 624 of title 7
• § 1888 — References in other laws
• § 19, 20 — Repealed. Pub. L. 89–554, § 8(a) , Sept. 6, 1966 , 80 Stat. 646
• § 1901, 1902 — Repealed. Pub. L. 93–618, title VI, § 602(d) , (e), Jan. 3, 1975 , 88 Stat. 2072
• § 191, 192 — Repealed. June 17, 1930, ch. 497 , title IV, § 651(a)(1), (4), 46 Stat. 762 , eff. June 18, 1930
• § 1911 to 1915 — Repealed. Pub. L. 93–618, title VI, § 602(e) , Jan. 3, 1975 , 88 Stat. 2072
• § 1916 — Administration of financial assistance; recording of mortgages
• § 1917 — Repealed. Pub. L. 93–618, title VI, § 602(e) , Jan. 3, 1975 , 88 Stat. 2072
• § 1918 — Protective provisions
• § 1919 — Penalties
• § 1920 — Suits by and against Secretary of Commerce
• § 193 to 195 — Repealed. Pub. L. 87–456, title III, § 303(c) , May 24, 1962 , 76 Stat. 78
• § 1931 — Repealed. Pub. L. 93–618, title VI, § 602(e) , Jan. 3, 1975 , 88 Stat. 2072
• § 1941 to 1944 — Repealed. Pub. L. 93–618, title VI, § 602(e) , Jan. 3, 1975 , 88 Stat. 2072
• § 1951, 1952 — Repealed. Pub. L. 93–618, title VI, § 602(e) , Jan. 3, 1975 , 88 Stat. 2072
• § 196 — Repealed. June 17, 1930, ch. 497 , title IV, § 651(a)(1), 46 Stat. 762 , eff. June 18, 1930
• § 1961 to 1963 — Repealed. Pub. L. 93–618, title VI, § 602(e) , Jan. 3, 1975 , 88 Stat. 2072
• § 196a — Repealed. Pub. L. 87–456, title III, § 303(c) , May 24, 1962 , 76 Stat. 78