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19 U.S.C. 1562: Manipulation in warehouse

Created in 1970 by Public Law 91-271. Changed by 6 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

2 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 19 U.S.C. 1315, 19 U.S.C. 1503.

4 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).

This Congress

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

    How it got here

    2020

    • Pub. L. 116–113, §501(e)(4)(A), added par. (1) and struck out former par. (1) which read as follows: "without payment of duties for exportation to a NAFTA country, as defined in section 3301(4) of this title, if the merchandise is of a kind described in any of paragraphs (1) through (8) o… (United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act) Law text · (1)
    • Pub. L. 116–113, §501(e)(4)(B), substituted "section 4534(a) of this title" for "section 3333(a) of this title", in introductory provisions, and "USMCA" for "NAFTA" wherever appearing. (United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act) Law text · (2)
    • Pub. L. 116–260 substituted "(subject to section 4534(e) of this title)" for "(subject to section 1508(b)(2)(B) of this title)" in introductory provisions. (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021) Law text · (2)
    • Pub. L. 116–113, §501(e)(4)(C), substituted "USMCA" for "NAFTA" in two places. (United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act) Law text · (3), (4)

    2006

    • Pub. L. 109–280, in introductory provisions, substituted "Merchandise shall only be withdrawn from a bonded warehouse in such quantity and in such condition as the Secretary of the Treasury shall by regulation prescribe. Upon permission" for "Unless by special authority of the Secretary of the Trea… (Pension Protection Act of 2006) Law text

    2003

    • Pub. L. 108–77, §§107(c), 203(b)(4)(A), temporarily substituted "to Chile, to a NAFTA country," for "to a NAFTA country". See Effective and Termination Dates of 2003 Amendment note below. (United States-Chile Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act) Law text · (3)
    • Pub. L. 108–77, §§107(c), 203(b)(4)(D), temporarily added par. (6). See Effective and Termination Dates of 2003 Amendment note below. (United States-Chile Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act) Law text · (6)

    1993

    • Pub. L. 103–182 substituted "be withdrawn therefrom—" for "be withdrawn therefrom without payment of duties—" in second sentence, substituted "paragraph (4) of the preceding sentence" for "paragraph (1) of the preceding sentence" in third sentence, added pars. (1) to (5), and struck out former pars…

    1988

    • Pub. L. 100–449 temporarily substituted the except clause and following sentence for proviso at end of second section which read as follows: ": Provided, That upon permission therefor being granted by the Secretary of the Treasury, and under customs supervision, at the expense of the proprietor, me…

    1970

    • Pub. L. 91–271 substituted reference to appropriate customs officer for reference to collector.

    Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.