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§60503 Reciprocal Suspension of Discriminating Duties
Title 46 › Subtitle Subtitle VI— Clearance, Tonnage Taxes, and Duties › Chapter 605— DISCRIMINATING DUTIES AND RECIPROCAL PRIVILEGES › § 60503
Summary
President can suspend duties for a foreign country's ships or goods when the country proves it partly suspended unfair duties on U.S. vessels or goods; it begins on receipt of proof and ends when it stops.
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Title 46, §60503
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(a)On receiving satisfactory proof from the government of a foreign country that it has suspended, in any part, the imposition of discriminating duties for any class of vessels owned by citizens of the United States or goods imported in those vessels, the President may proclaim a reciprocal suspension of discriminating duties for the same class of vessels owned by citizens of that country or goods imported in those vessels.
(b)A suspension under this section takes effect retroactively from the date the President received the proof from the foreign government, and expires when that government stops granting the reciprocal suspension.
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Historical and Revision Notes
Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 6050346 App.:141.R.S. § 4228; July 24, 1897, ch. 13, 30 Stat. 214. In this section, the word “goods” is substituted for “produce, manufactures, or merchandise”, “merchandise”, and “cargoes” for consistency in the chapter. Other changes are made to eliminate unnecessary words.
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46 U.S.C. § 60503
Title 46 — Shipping
Last Updated
Apr 5, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60