§81a — Title 19 Customs Duties | U.S. Code

Summary

Gives the meanings of important words used in the chapter about foreign-trade zones. "Secretary" means the Secretary of Commerce. "Board" means the board set up to run the chapter; it includes the Secretary of Commerce (who is chair and executive officer) and the Secretary of the Treasury. "State" includes any State, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. "Corporation" refers to either a public or a private corporation as defined here. "Public corporation" covers states, political subdivisions, municipalities, public agencies, or a corporate municipal instrumentality of one or more States. "Private corporation" means a corporation (not public) formed to create and run a foreign-trade zone and chartered under a special state law enacted after June 18, 1934, in the state(s) where it will operate. "Applicant" is a corporation applying for the right to establish and run a foreign-trade zone. "Grantee" is a corporation that has been granted that right. "Zone" means a foreign-trade zone as described in the chapter.

Title 19, §81a

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When used in this chapter—

(a)The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of Commerce;

(b)The term “Board” means the Board which is established to carry out the provisions of this chapter. The Board shall consist of the Secretary of Commerce, who shall be chairman and executive officer of the Board, and the Secretary of the Treasury;

(c)The term “State” includes any State, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico;

(d)The term “corporation” means a public corporation and a private corporation, as defined in this chapter;

(e)The term “public corporation” means a State, political subdivision thereof, a municipality, a public agency of a State, political subdivision thereof, or municipality, or a corporate municipal instrumentality of one or more States;

(f)The term “private corporation” means any corporation (other than a public corporation) which is organized for the purpose of establishing, operating, and maintaining a foreign-trade zone and which is chartered under special Act enacted after June 18, 1934, of the State or States within which it is to operate such zone;

(g)The term “applicant” means a corporation applying for the right to establish, operate, and maintain a foreign-trade zone;

(h)The term “grantee” means a corporation to which the privilege of establishing, operating, and maintaining a foreign-trade zone has been granted;

(i)The term “zone” means a “foreign-trade zone” as provided in this chapter.

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1996—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 104–201, § 910(1), substituted “and the Secretary of the Treasury” for “the Secretary of the Treasury, and the Secretary of War”. Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 104–201, § 910(2), struck out “Alaska, Hawaii,” after “Columbia,”.

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This chapter is popularly known as the “Foreign Trade Zones Act”. Floor Stocks Tax Treatment of Articles in Foreign Trade ZonesNotwithstanding this chapter, articles located in a foreign trade zone on the

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of increases in tax under specific

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by Pub. L. 101–508 subject to floor stocks taxes under certain circumstances, see section 11218 of Pub. L. 101–508, set out as a note under section 5001 of Title 26, Internal Revenue Code.

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