Title 26 — Internal Revenue CodeRelease 119-73
§7510 Exemption From Tax of Domestic Goods Purchased for the United States
Title 26 › Subtitle Subtitle F— Procedure and Administration › Chapter 77— MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › § 7510
Summary
The government's long-standing privilege of buying imported goods for its own use without paying duty also extends to American-made goods that are subject to federal tax. Domestic products purchased for the use of the United States can be bought free of those taxes, under rules the Treasury sets.
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Title 26, §7510
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The privilege existing by provision of law on December 1, 1873, or thereafter of purchasing supplies of goods imported from foreign countries for the use of the United States, duty free, shall be extended, under such regulations as the Secretary may prescribe, to all articles of domestic production which are subject to tax by the provisions of this title.
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1976—Pub. L. 94–455 struck out “or his delegate” after “Secretary” wherever appearing.
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26 U.S.C. § 7510
Title 26 — Internal Revenue Code
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73