Title 19, Customs DutiesRelease 119-110
§4064 Termination of Relief Authority
Title 19 › CHAPTER 26 — DOMINICAN REPUBLIC-CENTRAL AMERICA FREE TRADE › SUBCHAPTER III — RELIEF FROM IMPORTS › Part A — Relief From Imports Benefiting From the Agreement › § 4064
Summary
Import relief under this part stops 10 years after the Agreement takes effect. If a product’s tariff elimination period in the U.S. Schedule to Annex 3.3 of the Agreement is longer than 10 years, relief for that product stops when that longer period ends.
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Title 19, §4064
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(a)General rule
Subject to subsection (b), no import relief may be provided under this part after the date that is 10 years after the date on which the Agreement enters into force.
(b)Exception
If an article for which relief is provided under this part is an article for which the period for tariff elimination, set out in the Schedule of the United States to Annex 3.3 of the Agreement, is greater than 10 years, no relief under this part may be provided for that article after the date on which that period ends.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Termination of SectionFor termination of section by section 107(d) of Pub. L. 109–53, see Effective and Termination Dates note below.
Editorial Notes
References in Text
This part, referred to in text, was in the original “this subtitle”, meaning subtitle A (§§ 311–316) of title III of Pub. L. 109–53, Aug. 2, 2005, 119 Stat. 488, which enacted this part and amended section 2252 of this title. For complete classification of subtitle A to the Code, see Tables.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective and Termination Dates Section effective on the date the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement enters into force (Mar. 1, 2006) and to cease to have effect on the date the Agreement ceases to be in force with respect to the United States, and, during any period in which a country ceases to be a CAFTA–DR country, to cease to have effect with respect to such country, see section 107 of Pub. L. 109–53, set out as a note under section 4001 of this title.
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Citation
19 U.S.C. § 4064
Title 19, Customs Duties
Last Updated
Sep 22, 2026
Release point: 119-110