Title 19 — Customs DutiesRelease 119-73not60
§2493 Sugar Quota
Title 19 › Chapter 12— TRADE ACT OF 1974 › Subchapter VII— TARIFF TREATMENT OF PRODUCTS OF, AND OTHER SANCTIONS AGAINST, UNCOOPERATIVE MAJOR DRUG PRODUCING OR DRUG-TRANSIT COUNTRIES › § 2493
Summary
The President must not give any part of the limit on how much sugar can be imported to a country whose government is involved in illegal drug trade or is not cooperating with U.S. drug enforcement, even if other laws say otherwise. Those terms are defined in section 2492(b), and the President decides which countries meet them.
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Title 19, §2493
Customs Duties — Source: USLM XML via OLRC
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the President may not allocate any limitation imposed on the quantity of sugar to any country which has a Government involved in the trade of illicit narcotics or is failing to cooperate with the United States in narcotics enforcement activities as defined in section 2492(b) of this title as determined by the President.
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19 U.S.C. § 2493
Title 19 — Customs Duties
Last Updated
Apr 5, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60