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§60309 Passenger vessels making trips between ports of the United States and foreign ports

Title 46 › Subtitle Subtitle VI— - Clearance, Tonnage Taxes, and Duties › Chapter CHAPTER 603— - TONNAGE TAXES AND LIGHT MONEY › § 60309

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Title 46, §60309

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A passenger vessel making at least 3 trips per week between a port of the United States and a foreign port is exempt from tonnage taxes and light money.

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Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 6030946 App.:124.R.S. § 2792; May 28, 1908, ch. 212, § 1, 35 Stat. 424. The words “at least 3 trips per week” are substituted for “triweekly or oftener” for clarity. The words “and light money” are added for clarity and consistency. See 19 C.F.R. § 4.21 (2003). The words “while such service triweekly or oftener is maintained” are omitted as unnecessary.

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46 U.S.C. § 60309

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Apr 6, 2026

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