Title 19, Customs DutiesRelease 119-110

§4322 Priority Trade Issues

Title 19 › CHAPTER 28 — TRADE FACILITATION AND TRADE ENFORCEMENT › SUBCHAPTER I — TRADE FACILITATION AND TRADE ENFORCEMENT › § 4322

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Commissioner must set these as priority trade issues: agriculture programs; antidumping and countervailing duties; import safety; intellectual property rights; revenue; textiles and wearing apparel; and trade agreements and preference programs. The Commissioner can add, remove, combine, or change these priorities when needed. For any new priority, the Commissioner must send a summary to the appropriate congressional committees within 30 days after it takes effect. For changes to existing priorities, the Commissioner must send a summary at least 60 days before the change takes effect.

Full Legal Text

Title 19, §4322

Customs Duties, Source: USLM XML via OLRC

(a)In general

The Commissioner shall establish the following as priority trade issues:

(1)Agriculture programs.

(2)Antidumping and countervailing duties.

(3)Import safety.

(4)Intellectual property rights.

(5)Revenue.

(6)Textiles and wearing apparel.

(7)Trade agreements and preference programs.

(b)Modification

The Commissioner is authorized to establish new priority trade issues and eliminate, consolidate, or otherwise modify the priority trade issues described in subsection (a) if the Commissioner—

(1)determines it necessary and appropriate to do so; and

(2)(A)in the case of new priority trade issues, submits to the appropriate congressional committees a summary of proposals to establish such new priority trade issues not later than 30 days after such new priority trade issues are to take effect; and

(B)in the case of existing priority trade issues, submits to the appropriate congressional committees a summary of proposals to eliminate, consolidate, or otherwise modify such existing priority trade issues not later than 60 days before such changes are to take effect.

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Citation

19 U.S.C. § 4322

Title 19, Customs Duties

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110