Title 19, Customs DutiesRelease 119-110
§4588 Treatment of Amendments to Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Law
Title 19 › CHAPTER 29 — UNITED STATES–MEXICO–CANADA AGREEMENT IMPLEMENTATION › SUBCHAPTER IV — ANTIDUMPING AND COUNTERVAILING DUTIES › Part A — Dispute Settlement › § 4588
Summary
If a law is changed after the USMCA that alters section 303 or Title VII of the Tariff Act of 1930, or changes a law that lets courts review final antidumping or countervailing duty decisions or tells courts how to review them, that change will affect goods from a USMCA country only if the change itself says it does.
Full Legal Text
Title 19, §4588
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Any amendment enacted after the USMCA that is made to—
(1)section 303 or title VII of the Tariff Act of 1930 [19 U.S.C. 1671 et seq.], or any successor statute, or
(2)any other statute which—
(A)provides for judicial review of final determinations under such section, title, or successor statute, or
(B)indicates the standard of review to be applied,
shall apply to goods from a USMCA country only to the extent specified in the amendment.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
References in Text
The Tariff Act of 1930, referred to in par. (1), is act June 17, 1930, ch. 497, 46 Stat. 590. Title VII of the Act is classified generally to subtitle IV (§ 1671 et seq.) of chapter 4 of this title. section 303 of the Act was classified to section 1303 of this title and was repealed, effective Jan. 1, 1995, by Pub. L. 103–465, title II, § 261(a), Dec. 8, 1994, 108 Stat. 4908. For
Savings Provision
s and treatment of references to section 1303 in other laws, see section 261(b), (d)(1)(C) of Pub. L. 103–465, set out as notes under former section 1303 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see section 1654 of this title and Tables. Codification Section was formerly classified to section 3438 of this title prior to renumbering by Pub. L. 116–113.
Amendments
2020—Pub. L. 116–113, § 504(i)(3), substituted “the USMCA” for “the Agreement enters into force with respect to the United States” in introductory provisions and “USMCA country” for “NAFTA country” in concluding provisions.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
of 2020 AmendmentTransfer to and amendment of this section by Pub. L. 116–113 effective on the date on which the USMCA enters into force (July 1, 2020), but not applicable to certain determinations under section 1516a of this title or binational panel reviews under NAFTA, see section 504(k) of Pub. L. 116–113, set out as a note under section 4581 of this title. Application of
Amendments
by Public Law 114–27 to Goods From Canada and Mexico Pub. L. 114–27, title V, § 507, June 29, 2015, 129 Stat. 387, provided that: “Pursuant to article 1902 of the North American Free Trade Agreement and section 408 of the North American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act ([former] 19 U.S.C. 3438), the
Amendments
made by this title [see
Short Title
of 2015 Amendment note set out under section 1654 of this title] shall apply with respect to goods from Canada and Mexico.” Application of
Amendments
by Public Law 103–465 to Goods From Canada and Mexico Pub. L. 103–465, title II, § 234, Dec. 8, 1994, 108 Stat. 4901, provided that: “Pursuant to article 1902 of the North American Free Trade Agreement and section 408 of the North American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act [former 19 U.S.C. 3438], the
Amendments
made by this title [see Tables for classification] shall apply with respect to goods from Canada and Mexico.”
Reference
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Citation
19 U.S.C. § 4588
Title 19, Customs Duties
Last Updated
Sep 23, 2026
Release point: 119-110