Title 19 — Customs DutiesRelease 119-73
§4345 Joint strategic plan for the enforcement of intellectual property rights
Title 19 › Chapter CHAPTER 28— - TRADE FACILITATION AND TRADE ENFORCEMENT › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER III— - IMPORT-RELATED PROTECTION OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS › § 4345
Summary
The Commissioner and ICE Director must include in their joint plan: DHS's IP enforcement efforts; the 10 U.S. ports with the largest seizures of infringing goods by volume and by value in the most recent available 2‑year period; and a recommendation on allocating staff, resources, and technology to ensure enforcement.
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Title 19, §4345
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The Commissioner and the Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement shall include in the joint strategic plan required by section 4314 of this title—
(1)a description of the efforts of the Department of Homeland Security to enforce intellectual property rights;
(2)a list of the 10 United States ports of entry at which U.S. Customs and Border Protection has seized the most merchandise, both by volume and by value, that infringes intellectual property rights during the most recent 2-year period for which data are available; and
(3)a recommendation for the optimal allocation of personnel, resources, and technology to ensure that U.S. Customs and Border Protection and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement are adequately enforcing intellectual property rights.
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19 U.S.C. § 4345
Title 19 — Customs Duties
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73