§1332a — Title 19 Customs Duties | U.S. Code

Summary

The U.S. International Trade Commission must, after the end of 1939 and every year after, check how many red cedar shingles U.S. producers shipped and how many imported shingles were entered for consumption or taken from warehouse during the three calendar years just before each check. If the Commission finds that in any calendar year after 1938 imports were more than 30% of that year’s combined total, it must tell the President. If the President approves and files a proclamation with the Division of the Federal Register, then while any trade agreement made under section 1351 is in effect for these imports, a duty of 25 cents per square will be charged on imported shingles that exceed 30% of the annual average of the combined totals for the previous three years. The duty counts as customs revenue under section 1001 and won’t apply to shingles entered for consumption before the duty starts. The Commission must also calculate and report to the Secretary of the Treasury how many shingles are exempt from the duty each quota period.

Title 19, §1332a

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(a)The United States International Trade Commission is directed to conduct an investigation as soon as practicable after the close of the calendar year 1939 and each calendar year thereafter, for the purpose of ascertaining the quantities of red cedar shingles shipped by producers in the United States and the quantities of imported red cedar shingles entered for consumption, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, during each of the three calendar years immediately preceding any such investigation.

(b)If the Commission finds, on the basis of an investigation under subdivision (a) of this section, that in any calendar year after 1938 the quantity of imported red cedar shingles entered for consumption, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, was in excess of 30 per centum of the combined total for such year of the respective quantities ascertained in such investigation, it shall so report to the President. If the President approves the report of the Commission, he shall so proclaim, and on and after the day following the filing of such proclamation with the Division of the Federal Register and so long as any trade agreement entered into under the authority of section 1351 of this title, shall be in effect with respect to the importation into the United States of red cedar shingles, there shall be a duty upon imported red cedar shingles entered for consumption, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, in any calendar year in excess of 30 per centum of the annual average for the preceding three calendar years of the combined total of the quantity of such shingles shipped by producers in the United States and of the quantity of such imported shingles entered for consumption, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption. The rate of such duty shall be 25 cents per square. Any duty imposed under this section shall be treated for the purposes of all provisions of law relating to customs revenue as a duty imposed by section 1001 11 See References in Text note below. of this title, and shall not apply to shingles entered for consumption before the duty becomes applicable.

(c)The quantity of red cedar shingles entitled to exemption from any duty imposed pursuant to this section shall be ascertained for each quota period by the Commission and reported to the Secretary of the Treasury.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

section 1001 of this title, referred to in subsec. (b), was struck out by Pub. L. 87–456, title I, § 101(a), May 24, 1962, 76 Stat. 72. Codification Section was not enacted as a part of the Tariff Act of 1930 which comprises this chapter.

Amendments

1975—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 93–618 substituted “United States International Trade Commission” for “United States Tariff Commission”.

§1332a Importation of red cedar shingles