Title 19 — Customs DutiesRelease 119-73
§2552 Representations
Title 19 › Chapter CHAPTER 13— - TRADE AGREEMENTS ACT OF 1979 › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - TECHNICAL BARRIERS TO TRADE (STANDARDS) › Part Part C— - Administrative and Judicial Proceedings Regarding Standards-Related Activities › Subpart subpart 1— - representations alleging united states violations of obligations › § 2552
Summary
Names which countries count: either a country that signed the Agreement, or a country that did not sign but the U.S. Trade Representative decides gives the United States basically the same rights and benefits as a signer.
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Title 19, §2552
Customs Duties — Source: USLM XML via OLRC
Any—
(1)Party to the Agreement; or
(2)foreign country that is not a Party to the Agreement but is found by the Trade Representative to extend rights and privileges to the United States that are substantially the same as those that would be so extended if that foreign country were a Party to the Agreement;
Legislative History
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Amendments
1996—Pub. L. 104–295 amended directory language of Pub. L. 103–182. See 1993 Amendment note below. 1993—Pub. L. 103–182, as amended by Pub. L. 104–295, substituted “Trade Representative” for “Special Representative” wherever appearing.
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19 U.S.C. § 2552
Title 19 — Customs Duties
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73