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Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial ProcedureRelease 119-102

§1582 Civil Actions Commenced by the United States

Title 28 › PART IV — JURISDICTION AND VENUE › CHAPTER 95 — COURT OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE › § 1582

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

Only the Court of International Trade can hear civil cases the United States starts that come from import transactions in three kinds of situations. Those situations are when the U.S. wants to collect civil fines listed in sections 592, 593A, 641(b)(6), 641(d)(2)(A), 704(i)(2), or 734(i)(2) of the Tariff Act of 1930, when it wants to collect on a bond required for importing goods by U.S. law or by the Secretary of the Treasury, or when it wants to collect customs duties.

Full Legal Text

Title 28, §1582

Judiciary and Judicial Procedure, Source: USLM XML via OLRC

The Court of International Trade shall have exclusive jurisdiction of any civil action which arises out of an import transaction and which is commenced by the United States—
(1)to recover a civil penalty under section 592, 593A, 641(b)(6), 641(d)(2)(A), 704(i)(2), or 734(i)(2) of the Tariff Act of 1930;
(2)to recover upon a bond relating to the importation of merchandise required by the laws of the United States or by the Secretary of the Treasury; or
(3)to recover customs duties.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

section 592, 593A, 641(b)(6), 641(d)(2)(A), 704(i)(2), and 734(i)(2) of the Tariff Act of 1930, referred to in par. (1), are classified to section 1592, 1593a, 1641(b)(6), 1641(d)(2)(A), 1671c(i)(2), and 1673c(i)(2), respectively, of Title 19, Customs Duties.

Prior Provisions

A prior section 1582, acts
June 25, 1948, ch. 646, 62 Stat. 943;
June 2, 1970; Pub. L. 91–271, title I, § 110, 84 Stat. 278;
July 26, 1979, Pub. L. 96–39, title X, § 1001(b)(4)(B), 93 Stat. 305, related to the jurisdiction of the Customs Court, prior to the general revision of this chapter by Pub. L. 96–417.

Amendments

1993—Par. (1). Pub. L. 103–182 inserted “593A,” after “592,”. 1986—Par. (1). Pub. L. 99–514 substituted “641(b)(6)” for “641(a)(1)(C)”. 1984—Par. (1). Pub. L. 98–573 inserted references to section 641(a)(1)(C) and 641(d)(2)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

of 1984 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 98–573 effective on close of 180th day after Oct. 30, 1984, see section 214(d) of Pub. L. 98–573, set out as a note under section 1304 of Title 19, Customs Duties.

Effective Date

Section applicable with respect to civil actions commenced on or after the 90th day after Nov. 1, 1980, see section 701(c)(1)(A) of Pub. L. 96–417, set out as an

Effective Date

of 1980 Amendment note under section 251 of this title.

Reference

Citations & Metadata

Citation

28 U.S.C. § 1582

Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure

Last Updated

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102