§73 Agreements Involving Restrictions in Favor of Imported Goods

Summary

If goods are brought into the United States under a deal that stops the importer or anyone here from using, buying, or selling competing products, an extra duty must be paid. That extra duty is equal to twice the regular import duty and is charged on top of the normal duty. A foreign producer may appoint an exclusive U.S. sales agent, and that agent may agree not to sell rivals’ goods. But if the agent is required by the foreign producer, or agrees with the producer to impose those same limits on U.S. buyers, the extra duty still applies to the imported goods.