§2467 — Title 19 Customs Duties | U.S. Code

Summary

Defines key words used in this part of the law. "Beneficiary developing country" means a country the President has named by Executive order or presidential proclamation. "Country" means any foreign country or territory, including overseas dependent territories and the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands; the President may treat all members of a free trade area or customs union as one country except members barred under section 2462(b). "Entered" means brought into the United States customs area or taken out of a warehouse for use. "Internationally recognized worker rights" covers five basics: joining unions, organizing and collective bargaining, no forced labor, child labor limits including bans on the worst forms, and safe, fair pay and hours. "Least-developed beneficiary developing country" is a beneficiary country designated under section 2462(a)(2). "Worst forms of child labor" means slavery-like practices and forced recruitment, using children in prostitution or pornography, using children for illegal activities like drug trafficking, and work likely to harm a child’s health, safety, or morals.

Title 19, §2467

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For purposes of this subchapter:

(1)The term “beneficiary developing country” means any country with respect to which there is in effect an Executive order or Presidential proclamation by the President designating such country as a beneficiary developing country for purposes of this subchapter.

(2)The term “country” means any foreign country or territory, including any overseas dependent territory or possession of a foreign country, or the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands. In the case of an association of countries which is a free trade area or customs union, or which is contributing to comprehensive regional economic integration among its members through appropriate means, including, but not limited to, the reduction of duties, the President may by Executive order or Presidential proclamation provide that all members of such association other than members which are barred from designation under section 2462(b) of this title shall be treated as one country for purposes of this subchapter.

(3)The term “entered” means entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, in the customs territory of the United States.

(4)The term “internationally recognized worker rights” includes—

(A)the right of association;

(B)the right to organize and bargain collectively;

(C)a prohibition on the use of any form of forced or compulsory labor;

(D)a minimum age for the employment of children, and a prohibition on the worst forms of child labor, as defined in paragraph (6); and

(E)acceptable conditions of work with respect to minimum wages, hours of work, and occupational safety and health.

(5)The term “least-developed beneficiary developing country” means a beneficiary developing country that is designated as a least-developed beneficiary developing country under section 2462(a)(2) of this title.

(6)The term “worst forms of child labor” means—

(A)all forms of slavery or practices similar to slavery, such as the sale or trafficking of children, debt bondage and serfdom, or forced or compulsory labor, including forced or compulsory recruitment of children for use in armed conflict;

(B)the use, procuring, or offering of a child for prostitution, for the production of pornography or for pornographic purposes;

(C)the use, procuring, or offering of a child for illicit activities in particular for the production and trafficking of drugs; and

(D)work which, by its nature or the circumstances in which it is carried out, is likely to harm the health, safety, or morals of children.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2002—Par. (4)(D). Pub. L. 107–210 amended subpar. (D) generally. Prior to amendment, subpar. (D) read as follows: “a minimum age for the employment of children; and”. 2000—Par. (6). Pub. L. 106–200 added par. (6).

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

Section applicable to articles entered on or after Oct. 1, 1996, with provisions relating to retroactive application, see section 1953 of Pub. L. 104–188, set out as a note under section 2461 of this title.

Executive Documents

Termination of Trust Territory of the Pacific IslandsFor termination of Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, see note set out preceding section 1681 of Title 48, Territories and Insular Possessions.

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