§1806 — Title 19 Customs Duties | U.S. Code

Summary

Sets plain meanings for key words used in the chapter. A "duty or other import restriction" means how much a tax on imports is and what shape it takes, and it also covers limits, bans, fees, or other charges placed on goods when they come into the country or used to control imports. A "modification" of a duty or import restriction includes completely removing a duty.

Title 19, §1806

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For purposes of this chapter—

(1)Repealed. Pub. L. 93–618, title VI, § 602(d), Jan. 3, 1975, 88 Stat. 2072.

(2)The term “duty or other import restriction” includes (A) the rate and form of an import duty, and (B) a limitation, prohibition, charge, and exaction other than duty, imposed on importation or imposed for the regulation of imports.

(3)to (5) Repealed. Pub. L. 93–618, title VI, § 602(d), Jan. 3, 1975, 88 Stat. 2072.

(6)The term “modification”, as applied to any duty or other import restriction, includes the elimination of any duty.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original “this Act”, meaning Pub. L. 87–794, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of Pub. L. 87–794 to the Code, see

Short Title

note set out under section 1801 of this title and Tables.

Amendments

1975—Pub. L. 93–618 repealed pars. (1), (3), (4), and (5), which defined “agency”, “firm”, “directly competitive with”, and “product of a country”, respectively. See section 2481 of this title.

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