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Title 15 — Commerce and TradeRelease 119-73

§69d Fur products imported into United States

Title 15 › Chapter CHAPTER 2— - FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION; PROMOTION OF EXPORT TRADE AND PREVENTION OF UNFAIR METHODS OF COMPETITION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER IV— - LABELING OF FUR PRODUCTS › § 69d

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Imported fur must have truthful labels, and the import invoices must show the specific information required by the rules before customs certifies them. The invoices must include that information in addition to the normal invoice details. Lying on or leaving out that information on the invoices or on the consignee’s signed declaration is an unfair and deceptive business practice under the Federal Trade Commission Act. The FTC can bar a person from importing or taking part in importing any fur unless they post a bond equal to double the value of the fur and any duties. The Secretary of the Treasury may also require a sworn statement from the manufacturer, producer, or dealer showing the needed information.

Full Legal Text

Title 15, §69d

Commerce and Trade — Source: USLM XML via OLRC

(a)Fur products imported into the United States shall be labeled so as not to be misbranded within the meaning of section 69b of this title; and all invoices of fur products and furs required under title IV of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended [19 U.S.C. 1401 et seq.], shall set forth, in addition to the matters therein specified, information conforming with the requirements of section 69c(b) of this title, which information shall be included in the invoices prior to their certification under the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended [19 U.S.C. 1202 et seq.].
(b)The falsification of, or failure to set forth, said information in said invoices, or the falsification or perjury of the consignee’s declaration provided for in the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended [19 U.S.C. 1202 et seq.], insofar as it relates to said information, shall be an unfair method of competition, and an unfair and deceptive act or practice, in commerce under the Federal Trade Commission Act [15 U.S.C. 41 et seq.]; and any person who falsifies, or fails to set forth, said information in said invoices, or who falsifies or perjures said consignee’s declaration insofar as it relates to said information, may thenceforth be prohibited by the Commission from importing, or participating in the importation of, any fur products or furs into the United States except upon filing bond with the Secretary of the Treasury in a sum double the value of said fur products and furs, and any duty thereon, conditioned upon compliance with the provisions of this section.
(c)A verified statement from the manufacturer, producer of, or dealer in, imported fur products and furs showing information required under the provisions of this subchapter may be required under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury.

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References in Text

The Tariff Act of 1930, referred to in subsecs. (a) and (b), is act June 17, 1930, ch. 497, 46 Stat. 590, which is classified generally to chapter 4 (§ 1202 et seq.) of Title 19, Customs Duties. Title IV of the Tariff Act of 1930 is classified generally to subtitle III (§ 1401 et seq.) of chapter 4 of Title 19. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see section 1654 of Title 19 and Tables. The Federal Trade Commission Act, referred to in subsec. (b), is defined in section 69 of this title.

Executive Documents

Transfer of Functions

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Transfer of Functions

of Federal Trade Commission, with certain exceptions, to Chairman of such Commission, see Reorg. Plan No. 8 of 1950, § 1, eff. May 24, 1950, 15 F.R. 3175, 64 Stat. 1264, set out under section 41 of this title.

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Citation

15 U.S.C. § 69d

Title 15 — Commerce and Trade

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73