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Title 19, Customs DutiesRelease 119-110

§2137 Reservation of Articles for National Security or Other Reasons

Title 19 › CHAPTER 12 — TRADE ACT OF 1974 › SUBCHAPTER I — NEGOTIATING AND OTHER AUTHORITY › Part 2 — Other Authority › § 2137

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

The President must not lower or remove a tariff or other import restriction on any product if the President finds that doing so would hurt national security. If a product is already covered by actions under sections 2253, 1862, or 1981 of this title, the President must keep that product out of trade negotiations and out of any action under section 2132(c) that would cut its tariff or lift its import restrictions. The President must also protect any other products he finds appropriate after reviewing information under sections 2151, 2152, and 2153.

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Title 19, §2137

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(a)National security considerations
No proclamation shall be made pursuant to the provisions of this chapter reducing or eliminating the duty or other import restriction on any article if the President determines that such reduction or elimination would threaten to impair the national security.
(b)Action taken under other laws
While there is in effect with respect to any article any action taken under section 2253 of this title, or section 1862 or 1981 of this title, the President shall reserve such article from negotiations under this subchapter (and from any action under section 2132(c) of this title) contemplating reduction or elimination of— (A)
(B)any import restriction imposed under such section, or
(C)any other import restriction, the removal of which will be likely to undermine the effect of the import restrictions referred to in subparagraph (B).
In addition, the President shall also so reserve any other article which he determines to be appropriate, taking into consideration information and advice available pursuant to and with respect to the matters covered by section 2151, 2152, and 2153 of this title, where applicable.

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This chapter, referred to in subsec. (a), was in the original “this Act”, meaning Pub. L. 93–618, Jan. 3, 1975, 88 Stat. 1978, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see

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note set out under section 2101 of this title and Tables. Codification Section is comprised of subsecs. (a) and (b) of section 127 of act Jan. 3, 1975. Subsec. (c) of such section was classified to section 1863 of this title, prior to its repeal by Pub. L. 100–418, title I, § 1501(b)(2), Aug. 23, 1988, 102 Stat. 1259, and subsec. (d) amended section 1862 of this title.

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19 U.S.C. § 2137

Title 19, Customs Duties

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110