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Title 19, Customs DutiesRelease 119-110

§3501 Definitions

Title 19 › CHAPTER 22 — URUGUAY ROUND TRADE AGREEMENTS › § 3501

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

Defines important trade terms used in the act. GATT 1947: the original General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade signed October 30, 1947, including later corrections or changes that came into force before the WTO Agreement. GATT 1994: the GATT text attached to the WTO Agreement. HTS: the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States. International Trade Commission: the United States International Trade Commission. Multilateral trade agreement: an agreement listed in section 3511(d), excluding those in paragraphs (17) or (18) of that section. Schedule XX: Schedule XX—United States of America attached to the Marrakesh Protocol to GATT 1994. Trade Representative: the United States Trade Representative. Uruguay Round Agreements: the agreements Congress approved under section 3511(a)(1). World Trade Organization (WTO): the organization created by the WTO Agreement. WTO Agreement: the Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization dated April 15, 1994. WTO member/WTO member country: a state or separate customs territory (as Article XII of the WTO Agreement defines) to which the United States applies the WTO Agreement.

Full Legal Text

Title 19, §3501

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For purposes of this Act:
(1)GATT 1947; GATT 1994
(A)GATT 1947
The term “GATT 1947” means the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, dated October 30, 1947, annexed to the Final Act Adopted at the Conclusion of the Second Session of the Preparatory Committee of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Employment, as subsequently rectified, amended, or modified by the terms of legal instruments which have entered into force before the date of entry into force of the WTO Agreement.
(B)GATT 1994
The term “GATT 1994” means the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade annexed to the WTO Agreement.
(2)HTS
The term “HTS” means the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States.
(3)International Trade Commission
The term “International Trade Commission” means the United States International Trade Commission.
(4)Multilateral trade agreement
The term “multilateral trade agreement” means an agreement described in section 3511(d) of this title (other than an agreement described in paragraph (17) or (18) of such section).
(5)Schedule XX
The term “Schedule XX” means Schedule XX—United States of America annexed to the Marrakesh Protocol to the GATT 1994.
(6)Trade Representative
The term “Trade Representative” means the United States Trade Representative.
(7)Uruguay Round Agreements
The term “Uruguay Round Agreements” means the agreements approved by the Congress under section 3511(a)(1) of this title.
(8)World Trade Organization and WTO
The terms “World Trade Organization” and “WTO” mean the organization established pursuant to the WTO Agreement.
(9)WTO Agreement
The term “WTO Agreement” means the Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization entered into on April 15, 1994.
(10)WTO member and WTO member country
The terms “WTO member” and “WTO member country” mean a state, or separate customs territory (within the meaning of Article XII of the WTO Agreement), with respect to which the United States applies the WTO Agreement.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

This Act, referred to in text, is Pub. L. 103–465, Dec. 8, 1994, 108 Stat. 4809, known as the Uruguay Round Agreements Act. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see

Short Title

note set out below and Tables. The Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, referred to in par. (2), is not set out in the Code. See Publication of Harmonized Tariff Schedule note set out under section 1202 of this title.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Short Title

Pub. L. 103–465, § 1(a), Dec. 8, 1994, 108 Stat. 4809, provided that: “This Act [see Tables for classification] may be cited as the ‘Uruguay Round Agreements Act’.”

Executive Documents

Uruguay Round Agreements: Entry Into ForceThe Uruguay Round Agreements, including the World Trade Organization Agreement and agreements annexed to that Agreement, as referred to in section 3511(d) of this title, entered into force with respect to the United States on Jan. 1, 1995. See note set out under section 3511 of this title.

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Citation

19 U.S.C. § 3501

Title 19, Customs Duties

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110