Title 19 — Customs DutiesRelease 119-73
§4350 Information for travelers regarding violations of intellectual property rights
Title 19 › Chapter CHAPTER 28— - TRADE FACILITATION AND TRADE ENFORCEMENT › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER III— - IMPORT-RELATED PROTECTION OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS › § 4350
Summary
Homeland Security must run a campaign warning travelers about risks of buying and importing counterfeit or pirated goods. Form 6059B (and electronic or successor forms) printed or displayed on or after 30 days after February 24, 2016 must warn that importing such goods may bring civil or criminal penalties and health or safety risks.
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Title 19, §4350
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(a)The Secretary of Homeland Security shall develop and carry out an educational campaign to inform travelers entering or leaving the United States about the legal, economic, and public health and safety implications of acquiring merchandise that infringes intellectual property rights outside the United States and importing such merchandise into the United States in violation of United States law.
(b)The Commissioner shall ensure that all versions of Declaration Form 6059B of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, or a successor form, including any electronic equivalent of Declaration Form 6059B or a successor form, printed or displayed on or after the date that is 30 days after February 24, 2016, include a written warning to inform travelers arriving in the United States that importation of merchandise into the United States that infringes intellectual property rights may subject travelers to civil or criminal penalties and may pose serious risks to safety or health.
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19 U.S.C. § 4350
Title 19 — Customs Duties
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73