Title 19, Customs DutiesRelease 119-110
§2533 State and Private Standards-related Activities
Title 19 › CHAPTER 13 — TRADE AGREEMENTS ACT OF 1979 › SUBCHAPTER II — TECHNICAL BARRIERS TO TRADE (STANDARDS) › Part A — Obligations of the United States › § 2533
Summary
Congress says State agencies and private people should not do standards work that creates unnecessary barriers to U.S. foreign trade. The President must take reasonable steps to encourage states and private parties to follow rules equivalent to those federal agencies follow under section 2532, and to use procedures that give notice, allow participation, and publish their actions.
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Title 19, §2533
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(a)In general
It is the sense of the Congress that no State agency and no private person should engage in any standards-related activity that creates unnecessary obstacles to the foreign commerce of the United States.
(b)Presidential action
The President shall take such reasonable measures as may be available to promote the observance by State agencies and private persons, in carrying out standards-related activities, of requirements equivalent to those imposed on Federal agencies under section 2532 of this title, and of procedures that provide for notification, participation, and publication with respect to such activities.
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19 U.S.C. § 2533
Title 19, Customs Duties
Last Updated
Sep 22, 2026
Release point: 119-110