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Title 19 › CHAPTER 4 — TARIFF ACT OF 1930 › SUBTITLE II — SPECIAL PROVISIONS › Part III — Promotion of Foreign Trade › § 1352

Last updated Sep 23, 2026|Official source

Summary

Goods covered by a foreign-trade agreement made under this part, the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, or the Trade Act of 1974 are not subject to the usual import rules. A special rule about wheat flour applies only when the agreement guarantees the United States a duty rate on U.S.-made wheat flour that is preferential compared with the lowest duty that the partner country charges on similar flour from any other country. If such flour is taken from a bonded manufacturing warehouse for export to that country, a duty equal to that guaranteed preference must be paid on the imported wheat used. Any foreign trade agreement made under this part can be ended, with proper notice to the foreign government, at the end of not more than three years from when it starts, and if it is not ended then it can be ended later with not more than six months’ notice. The President’s power to make these agreements ended three years after June 12, 1934.

Full Legal Text

Title 19, §1352

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(a)Application to importation of articles under foreign-trade agreement
The provisions of section 1336 of this title shall not apply to any article with respect to the importation of which into the United States a foreign-trade agreement has been concluded pursuant to this part or the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 [19 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.] or the Trade Act of 1974 [19 U.S.C. 2101 et seq.] or to any provision of any such agreement. The third paragraph of section 1311 of this title shall apply to any agreement concluded pursuant to this part or the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 or the Trade Act of 1974 to the extent only that such agreement assures to the United States a rate of duty on wheat flour produced in the United States which is preferential in respect to the lowest rate of duty imposed by the country with which such agreement has been concluded on like flour produced in any other country; and upon the withdrawal of wheat flour from bonded manufacturing warehouses for exportation to the country with which such agreement has been concluded, there shall be levied, collected, and paid on the imported wheat used, a duty equal to the amount of such assured preference.
(b)Termination of foreign trade agreement
Every foreign trade agreement concluded pursuant to this part shall be subject to termination, upon due notice to the foreign government concerned, at the end of not more than three years from the date on which the agreement comes into force, and, if not then terminated, shall be subject to termination there­after upon not more than six months’ notice.
(c)Termination of authority of President
The authority of the President to enter into foreign trade agreements under section 1351 of this title shall terminate on the expiration of three years from June 12, 1934.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

The Trade Expansion Act of 1962, referred to in subsec. (a), is Pub. L. 87–794, Oct. 11, 1962, 76 Stat. 872, which is classified generally to chapter 7 (§ 1801 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see

Short Title

note set out under section 1801 of this title and Tables. The Trade Act of 1974, referred to in subsec. (a), is Pub. L. 93–618, Jan. 3, 1975, 88 Stat. 1978, which is classified principally to chapter 12 (§ 2101 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see

References in Text

note set out under section 2101 of this title and Tables. section 1351 of this title, referred to in subsec. (c), was in the original “section 1 of this Act”, meaning section 1 of act
June 12, 1934, and was translated as referring to section 350 of act
June 17, 1930, which was enacted by section 1 of act
June 12, 1934, and is classified to section 1351 of this title.

Amendments

1979—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 96–39 amended directory language of Pub. L. 93–618, § 602(a), to correct a typographical error, and did not involve any change in text. See 1975 Amendment note below. 1975—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 93–618, as amended by Pub. L. 96–39, inserted “or the Trade Act of 1974” after “Act of 1962” in two places. 1962—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 87–794 inserted “or the Trade Expansion Act of 1962” after “this part” in two places. 1951—Subsec. (a). Act June 16, 1951, substituted “section 1336 of this title” for “section 1336 and 1516(b) of this title”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Extension of Presidential AuthorityExtensions of authority of the President to enter into foreign trade agreements under section 350 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (section 1351 of this title) were contained in the following: Pub. L. 87–794, title II, § 257(c), Oct. 11, 1962, 76 Stat. 882, from close of
June 30, 1962, until close of Dec. 31, 1962. Pub. L. 85–686, § 2, Aug. 20, 1958, 72 Stat. 673, from close of
June 30, 1958, until close of
June 30, 1962. Act
June 21, 1955, ch. 169, § 2, 69 Stat. 162, from
June 12, 1955, until close of
June 30, 1958. Act
July 1, 1954, ch. 445, § 1, 68 Stat. 360, until one year from
June 12, 1954. Act Aug. 7, 1953, ch. 348, title I, § 101, 67 Stat. 472, until one year from
June 12, 1953. Act
June 16, 1951, ch. 141, § 2, 65 Stat. 72, until two years from
June 12, 1951. Act Sept. 26, 1949, ch. 585, § 3, 63 Stat. 698, until three years from
June 12, 1948. Act
June 26, 1948, ch. 678, § 2, 62 Stat. 1053, until close of
June 30, 1949; repealed by act Sept. 26, 1949, ch. 585, § 2, 63 Stat. 698. Act
July 5, 1945, ch. 269, § 1, 59 Stat. 410, until three years from
June 12, 1945. Act
June 7, 1943, ch. 118, § 1, 57 Stat. 125, until two years from
June 12, 1943. Act Apr. 12, 1940, ch. 96, 54 Stat. 107, until three years from
June 12, 1940. Act Mar. 1, 1937, ch. 22, 50 Stat. 24, until three years from
June 12, 1937.

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Citation

19 U.S.C. § 1352

Title 19, Customs Duties

Last Updated

Sep 23, 2026

Release point: 119-110