Title 28Judiciary and Judicial ProcedureRelease 119-73not60

§1583 Counterclaims, Cross-claims, and Third-party Actions

Title 28 › Part IV— JURISDICTION AND VENUE › Chapter 95— COURT OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE › § 1583

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

Court of International Trade alone decides any claim about the imported goods at issue or any claim to recover a bond or customs duties.

Full Legal Text

Title 28, §1583

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In any civil action in the Court of International Trade, the court shall have exclusive jurisdiction to render judgment upon any counterclaim, cross-claim, or third-party action of any party, if (1) such claim or action involves the imported merchandise that is the subject matter of such civil action, or (2) such claim or action is to recover upon a bond or customs duties relating to such merchandise.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions

A prior section 1583, act
June 25, 1948, ch. 646, 62 Stat. 943, related to certain cases of exclusive jurisdiction of the Customs Court, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 91–271, title I, § 111,
June 2, 1970, 84 Stat. 278.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

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

Effective Date

of 1980 Amendment note under section 251 of this title.

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Citation

28 U.S.C. § 1583

Title 28Judiciary and Judicial Procedure

Last Updated

Apr 5, 2026

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