Title 19, Customs DutiesRelease 119-102
§574 Exemption From Taking Other Oaths
Title 19 › CHAPTER 3 — THE TARIFF AND RELATED PROVISIONS › SUBTITLE IV — CUSTOMS ADMINISTRATION › part 6 — general provisions › § 574
Summary
Ship masters and owners must still take any U.S. oaths that are not directly about collecting import duties.
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Title 19, §574
Customs Duties, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
Nothing contained in title 34 of the Revised Statutes shall be construed to exempt the masters or owners of vessels from making and subscribing any oaths required by any laws of the United States not immediately relating to the collection of the duties on the importation of merchandise into the United States.
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Title 34 of the Revised Statutes, referred to in text, was in the original “this Title”, meaning title 34 of the Revised Statutes, consisting of R.S. §§ 2517 to 3129. For complete classification of R.S. §§ 2517 to 3129 to the Code, see Tables. Codification R.S. § 3094 derived from act Mar. 2, 1799, ch. 22, § 110, 1 Stat. 703.
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19 U.S.C. § 574
Title 19, Customs Duties
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102