Title 19, Customs DutiesRelease 119-110
§2013 Effective Date of Proclamations
Title 19 › CHAPTER 8 — AUTOMOTIVE PRODUCTS › SUBCHAPTER II — BASIC AUTHORITIES › § 2013
Summary
President may make a proclamation take effect as of the earliest practicable date after January 17, 1965, even if other laws would otherwise prevent that; for liquidated customs entries, the backdate applies only if a request is filed with the customs officer within 90 days.
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Title 19, §2013
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(a)Retroactive effect; authority of President
Subject to subsection (b), the President is authorized, notwithstanding section 1514 of this title or any other provision of law, to give retroactive effect to any proclamation issued pursuant to section 2011 of this title as of the earliest date after January 17, 1965, which he determines to be practicable.
(b)Filing of request with customs officer
In the case of liquidated customs entries, the retroactive effect pursuant to subsection (a) of any proclamation shall apply only upon request therefor filed with the customs officer concerned on or before the 90th day after the date of such proclamation and subject to such other conditions as the President may specify.
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19 U.S.C. § 2013
Title 19, Customs Duties
Last Updated
Sep 22, 2026
Release point: 119-110