Title 28 — Judiciary and Judicial ProcedureRelease 119-73not60
§1582 Civil Actions Commenced by the United States
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Summary
Only the Court of International Trade can hear civil cases the United States brings that come from import transactions. Those cases are to recover civil penalties under sections 592, 593A, 641(b)(6), 641(d)(2)(A), 704(i)(2), or 734(i)(2) of the Tariff Act of 1930; to recover on a bond required for importing merchandise by U.S. law or by the Secretary of the Treasury; or to recover customs duties.
Full Legal Text
Title 28, §1582
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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
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Citation
28 U.S.C. § 1582
Title 28 — Judiciary and Judicial Procedure
Last Updated
Apr 5, 2026
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