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19 U.S.C. 1508: Recordkeeping

Created in 1978 by Public Law 95-410. Changed by 12 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

4 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 19 U.S.C. 1313, 19 U.S.C. 1509, 19 U.S.C. 1514, 19 U.S.C. 1592.

5 parts of federal rules cite it as their authority, written by U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security; Department of the Treasury (4), Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor (1).

This Congress

No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.

    How it got here

    2020

    • Pub. L. 116–113, §206(a)(1), added subsec. (b) and struck out former subsec. (b) which related to exportations to NAFTA countries. (United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act) Law text · (b)
    • Pub. L. 116–260 added subsec. (c). (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021) Law text · (c)
    • Pub. L. 116–113, §206(a)(2), struck out subsec. (c) which related to period of time for keeping required records. (United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act) Law text · (c)
    • Pub. L. 116–113, §206(a)(3), substituted "USMCA" for "NAFTA" in heading. (United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act) Law text · (e)

    2016

    • Pub. L. 114–125 substituted "liquidation" for "payment". (Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015) Law text · (c)

    2011

    • Pub. L. 112–41, §§107(c), 206(2), temporarily added subsec. (i). Former subsec. (i) redesignated (j). See Effective and Termination Dates of 2011 Amendment note below. (United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act) Law text · (i)
    • Pub. L. 112–42, §§107(c), 207(2), temporarily added subsec. (j). Former subsec. (j) redesignated (k). See Effective and Termination Dates of 2011 Amendment note below. (United States- Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act) Law text · (j)
    • Pub. L. 112–41, §§107(c), 206(1), (3), temporarily redesignated subsec. (i) as (j) and, in introductory provisions, substituted "(g), (h), or (i)" for "(g), or (h)". See Effective and Termination Dates of 2011 Amendment note below. (United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act) Law text · (j)
    • Pub. L. 112–43, §§107(c), 207(2), temporarily added subsec. (k). Former subsec. (k) redesignated (l). See Effective and Termination Dates of 2011 Amendment note below. (United States- Panama Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act) Law text · (k)
    • Pub. L. 112–42, §§107(c), 207(1), (3), temporarily redesignated former subsec. (j) as (k) and, in introductory provisions, substituted "(h), (i), or (j)" for "(h), or (i)". See Effective and Termination Dates of 2011 Amendment note below. (United States- Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act) Law text · (k)
    • Pub. L. 112–43, §§107(c), 207(1), (3), temporarily redesignated subsec. (k) as (l), and, in introductory provisions, substituted "(i), (j), or (k)" for "(i), or (j)". See Effective and Termination Dates of 2011 Amendment note below. (United States- Panama Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act) Law text · (l)

    2007

    • Pub. L. 110–138, §§107(c), 207(2), temporarily added subsec. (h). Former subsec. (h) redesignated (i). See Effective and Termination Dates of 2007 Amendment note below. (United States-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act) Law text · (h)
    • Pub. L. 110–138, §§107(c), 207(1), (3), temporarily redesignated subsec. (h) as (i) and, in introductory provisions, substituted "(f), (g), or (h)" for "(f) or (g)" and "any such subsection" for "either such subsection". See Effective and Termination Dates of 2007 Amendment note below. (United States-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act) Law text · (i)

    2005

    • Pub. L. 109–53, §§107(d), 208(2), temporarily added subsec. (g). Former subsec. (g) redesignated (h). See Effective and Termination Dates of 2005 Amendment note below. (Dominican Republic- Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act) Law text · (g)
    • Pub. L. 109–53, §§107(d), 208(1), (3), temporarily redesignated subsec. (g) as (h) and, in introductory provisions, inserted "or (g)" after "(f)" and substituted "either such subsection" for "that subsection". See Effective and Termination Dates of 2005 Amendment note below. (Dominican Republic- Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act) Law text · (h)

    2003

    • Pub. L. 108–77, §§107(c), 207(1), temporarily substituted "Exportations to NAFTA countries" for "Exportations to free trade countries" in heading. See Effective and Termination Dates of 2003 Amendment note below. (United States-Chile Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act) Law text · (b)
    • Pub. L. 108–77, §§107(c), 209, temporarily substituted "the eleventh paragraph of section 1311 of this title" for "the last paragraph of section 1311 of this title" and "the proviso preceding the last proviso to section 81c(a) of this title" for "the last proviso to section… (United States-Chile Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act) Law text · (b)
    • Pub. L. 108–77, §§107(c), 207(2), temporarily added subsecs. (f) and (g). See Effective and Termination Dates of 2003 Amendment note below. (United States-Chile Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act) Law text · (f), (g)

    1996

    • Pub. L. 104–295 inserted ", filing of a reconciliation," after "entry". (Miscellaneous Trade and Technical Corrections Act of 1996) Law text · (c)

    1993

    • Pub. L. 103–182, §614(1), amended subsec. (a) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (a) read as follows: "Any owner, importer, consignee, or agent thereof who imports, or who knowingly causes to be imported, any merchandise into the customs territory of the United States shall make, k… · (a)
    • Pub. L. 103–182, §205(a)(1), amended subsec. (b) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (b) read as follows: "Any person who exports, or who knowingly causes to be exported, any merchandise to Canada shall make, keep, and render for examination and inspection such records (including ce… · (b)
    • Pub. L. 103–182, §205(a)(2), amended generally subsec. (c), as amended by Pub. L. 103–182, §614(2) (see below). Prior to amendment, subsec. (c) read as follows: "The records required by subsections (a) and (b) of this section shall be kept for such period of time, not to exceed 5 years… · (c)
    • Pub. L. 103–182, §614(2), amended subsec. (c) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (c) read as follows: "The records required by subsection (a) and (b) of this section shall be kept for such periods of time, not to exceed 5 years from the date of entry, as the Secretary shall prescribe." See Cons… · (c)
    • Pub. L. 103–182, §205(a)(3), amended subsec. (e) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (e) read as follows: "Any person who fails to retain records required by subsection (b) of this section or the regulations issued to implement that subsection shall be liable to a civil penalty not … · (e)

    1988

    • Pub. L. 100–449 temporarily added subsec. (b), redesignated former subsec. (b) as (c) and inserted "and (b)" after "subsection (a)", redesignated former subsec. (c) as (d), and added subsec. (e). See Effective and Termination Dates of 1988 Amendment note below. · (b), (c), (d), (e)

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