Title 19 — Customs DutiesRelease 119-73

§2502 Purposes

Title 19 › Chapter CHAPTER 13— - TRADE AGREEMENTS ACT OF 1979 › § 2502

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Approves trade agreements made under the Trade Act of 1974 and promotes open world trade, expands U.S. export opportunities, and strengthens and enforces international trade rules.

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Title 19, §2502

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The purposes of this Act are—

(1)to approve and implement the trade agreements negotiated under the Trade Act of 1974 [19 U.S.C. 2101 et seq.];

(2)to foster the growth and maintenance of an open world trading system;

(3)to expand opportunities for the commerce of the United States in international trade; and

(4)to improve the rules of international trade and to provide for the enforcement of such rules, and for other purposes.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

This Act, referred to in provision preceding par. (1), is Pub. L. 96–39, July 26, 1979, 93 Stat. 144, known as the Trade Agreements Act of 1979. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see

References in Text

note set out under section 2501 of this title and Tables. The Trade Act of 1974, referred to in par. (1), is Pub. L. 93–618, Jan. 3, 1975, 88 Stat. 1978, which is classified principally to chapter 12 (§ 2101 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see

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note set out under section 2101 of this title and Tables.

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Citation

19 U.S.C. § 2502

Title 19 — Customs Duties

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73