Title 21, Food and DrugsRelease 119-110
§2371 Exception Relating to Importation of Goods
Title 21 › CHAPTER 28A — FENTANYL ERADICATION AND NARCOTICS DETERRENCE OFF FENTANYL › SUBCHAPTER III — EXCEPTION RELATING TO IMPORTATION OF GOODS › § 2371
Summary
The power to block or ban every transaction in property under this law does not let officials put sanctions on the importation of goods. A "good" is any article, natural or manmade — like substances, materials, supplies, or manufactured products (including tools used for inspection or testing) — but it does not include technical data.
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Title 21, §2371
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(a)In general
The authority or a requirement to block and prohibit all transactions in all property and interests in property under this chapter shall not include the authority or a requirement to impose sanctions on the importation of goods.
(b)Good defined
In this section, the term “good” means any article, natural or manmade substance, material, supply or manufactured product, including inspection and test equipment, and excluding technical data.
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This chapter, referred to in subsec. (a), was in the original “this division”, meaning div. E of Pub. L. 118–50, Apr. 24, 2024, 138 Stat. 934, known as the Fentanyl Eradication and Narcotics Deterrence Off Fentanyl or the FEND Off Fentanyl Act, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see
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note set out under section 2341 of this title and Tables.
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21 U.S.C. § 2371
Title 21, Food and Drugs
Last Updated
Sep 22, 2026
Release point: 119-110