Title 48, Territories and Insular PossessionsRelease 119-102
§744 Coasting Trade Laws
Title 48 › CHAPTER 4 — PUERTO RICO › SUBCHAPTER I — GENERAL PROVISIONS › § 744
Summary
Shipping between Puerto Rico and the United States must follow the same laws that govern coastwise trade between any two major U.S. coastal districts.
Full Legal Text
Title 48, §744
Territories and Insular Possessions, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
The coasting trade between Puerto Rico and the United States shall be regulated in accordance with the provisions of law applicable to such trade between any two great coasting districts of the United States.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Codification Additional provisions of section 9 of act Apr. 12, 1900, authorizing the making of
Regulations
for the nationalization of all vessels owned by inhabitants of Puerto Rico on April 11, 1889, and which continued to be so owned up to the date of that nationalization and for the admission of the same to all the benefits of the coasting trade of the United States, have been omitted. Section was not enacted as part of the Puerto Rican Federal Relations Act which comprises this chapter.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Change of Name
“Puerto Rico” substituted in text for “Porto Rico” pursuant to act May 17, 1932, which is classified to section 731a of this title.
Reference
Citations & Metadata
Citation
48 U.S.C. § 744
Title 48, Territories and Insular Possessions
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102