Title 15, Commerce and TradeRelease 119-102

§61 Export Trade; Definitions

Title 15 › CHAPTER 2 — FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION; PROMOTION OF EXPORT TRADE AND PREVENTION OF UNFAIR METHODS OF COMPETITION › SUBCHAPTER II — PROMOTION OF EXPORT TRADE › § 61

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

Defines three words used in the subchapter. Export trade means only the buying, selling, or shipping of goods that are exported from the United States or a U.S. territory to a foreign country, and it does not cover making or selling those goods inside the United States or a territory for use or resale. Trade within the United States means commerce among the States, the District of Columbia, and U.S. territories in any combination. Association means a corporation or any combination or agreement of two or more people, partnerships, or companies.

Full Legal Text

Title 15, §61

Commerce and Trade, Source: USLM XML via OLRC

The words “export trade” wherever used in this subchapter mean solely trade or commerce in goods, wares, or merchandise exported, or in the course of being exported from the United States or any Territory thereof to any foreign nation; but the words “export trade” shall not be deemed to include the production, manufacture, or selling for consumption or for resale, within the United States or any Territory thereof, of such goods, wares, or merchandise, or any act in the course of such production, manufacture, or selling for consumption or for resale. The words “trade within the United States” wherever used in this subchapter mean trade or commerce among the several States or in any Territory of the United States, or in the District of Columbia, or between any such Territory and another, or between any such Territory or Territories and any State or States or the District of Columbia, or between the District of Columbia and any State or States. The word “association” wherever used in this subchapter means any corporation or combination, by contract or otherwise, of two or more persons, partnerships, or corporations.

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Citation

15 U.S.C. § 61

Title 15, Commerce and Trade

Last Updated

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102