Title 46, ShippingRelease 119-102
§60310 Vessels Making Daily Trips on Interior Waters
Title 46 › Subtitle VI — Clearance, Tonnage Taxes, and Duties › CHAPTER 603 — TONNAGE TAXES AND LIGHT MONEY › § 60310
Summary
If a ship runs daily between a U.S. port and a Canadian port on inland waters that do not reach the ocean, the owner does not have to pay tonnage taxes or light money. The owner must pay those charges on the ship's first clearing each year.
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Title 46, §60310
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A vessel making regular daily trips between a port of the United States and a port of Canada only on interior waters not navigable to the ocean is exempt from tonnage taxes and light money, except on its first clearing each year.
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Historical and Revision Notes
Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 6031046 App.:125.R.S. § 4221. The words “is exempt from tonnage taxes” are substituted for “no tonnage fees shall be charged” for consistency in the revised chapter. The words “and light money” are added for clarity and consistency. See 19 C.F.R. § 4.21 (2003). The words “by the officers of the United States” are omitted as unnecessary.
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46 U.S.C. § 60310
Title 46, Shipping
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102