Title 19 of the United States Code outlines the role of customs and duties in the United States Code

United States Code

The Code of Laws of the United States of America is a compilation and codification of the general and permanent federal laws of the United States...

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—Collection Districts, Ports, And Officers—Foreign Trade Zone

Foreign trade zone

A foreign-trade zone in the United States is a geographical area, in United States Ports of Entry Ports of Entry, where commercial merchandise, both domestic and foreign receives the same Customs treatment it would if it were outside the commerce of the United States...

s—The Tariff Commission

United States International Trade Commission

The United States International Trade Commission is an independent, bi-partisan, quasi-judicial, federal agency of the United States that provides trade expertise to both the legislative and executive branches. Further, the agency determines the impact of imports on U.S...

—The Tariff and Related Provisions—Tariff Act of 1930—Smuggling

Smuggling

Smuggling is the clandestine transportation of goods or persons, such as out of a building, into a prison, or across an international border, in violation of applicable laws or other regulations.There are various motivations to smuggle...

—Trade Fair Program—Trade Expansion Program—Automotive Products—Visual and Auditory Materials of Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Character—Customs Service

United States Customs Service

Until March 2003, the United States Customs Service was an agency of the U.S. federal government that collected import tariffs and performed other selected border security duties.Before it was rolled into form part of the U.S...

—Importation of Pre-Columbian Monumental or Architectural Sculpture or Murals—Trade Act of 1974

Trade Act of 1974

The Trade Act of 1974 was passed to help industry in the United States become more competitive or phase workers into other industries or occupations.-Fast track authority:...

—Trade Agreements Act of 1979

Trade Agreements Act of 1979

The Trade Agreements Act of 1979 , , codified at , is an Act of Congress that governs trade agreements negotiated between the U.S. and other countries under the Trade Act of 1974...

—Convention on Cultural Property

Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict

The Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict is an international treaty that requires its signatories to protect cultural property in war. It was signed at The Hague, Netherlands, on May 14, 1954, and entered into force August 7, 1956...

—Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery—Wine Trade—Negotiation and Implementation of Trade Agreements—Implementation of Harmonized Tariff Schedule—Telecommunications Trade—Andean Trade Preference—North American Free Trade

North American Free Trade Agreement

The North American Free Trade Agreement or NAFTA is an agreement signed by the governments of Canada, Mexico, and the United States, creating a trilateral trade bloc in North America. The agreement came into force on January 1, 1994. It superseded the Canada – United States Free Trade Agreement...

—Uruguay Round Trade Agreements

Uruguay Round Agreements Act

The Uruguay Round Agreements Act was an Act of Congress in the United States that implemented in U.S. law the provisions agreed upon at the Uruguay Round of negotiations of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade .- Legislative history :U.S...

—Extension Of Certain Trade Benefits To Sub-Saharan Africa—Bipartisan Trade Promotion Authority—Clean Diamond Trade

Clean Diamond Trade Act

Clean Diamond Trade Act, established in 2003, is a United States law designed to stop the trade of blood diamonds that fund violent civil conflicts in many African countries. The law enacted U.S. participation in the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme for trade in rough diamonds. The...

External links

• U.S. Code Title 19, via United States Government Printing Office
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• U.S. Code Title 19, via Cornell University
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