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19 U.S.C. 1641: Customs brokers
Created in 1958 by Public Law 85-791. Changed by 9 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.
3 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 19 U.S.C. 58c, 19 U.S.C. 1484, 19 U.S.C. 1509.
1 part of federal rules cite it as their authority, written by U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security; Department of the Treasury (1).
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No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.
How it got here
2016
- Pub. L. 114–125, §903(b)(1), substituted "U.S. Customs and Border Protection" for "the Customs Service" wherever appearing. (Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015) Law text
- Pub. L. 114–125, §903(a), added subpar. (G). (Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015) Law text · (d)
- Pub. L. 114–125, §903(b)(2), substituted "U.S. Customs and Border Protection" for "The Customs Service". (Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015) Law text · (d)
- Pub. L. 114–125, §903(b)(3), substituted "notice under subparagraph (A)" for "Secretary's notice". (Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015) Law text · (g)
- Pub. L. 114–125, §116(a), added subsec. (i). (Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015) Law text · (i)
1998
- Pub. L. 105–258 struck out subsec. (i) which prohibited conference or group of two or more ocean common carriers from denying any member the right to take independent action on any level of compensation paid to an ocean freight forwarder who was also a customs broker, and from agreeing… Law text · (i)
1996
- Pub. L. 104–295 substituted "the findings of fact" for "his findings of fact" in penultimate sentence. (Miscellaneous Trade and Technical Corrections Act of 1996) Law text · (d)
1993
- Pub. L. 103–182, §648(1), inserted at end "It also includes the preparation of documents or forms in any format and the electronic transmission of documents, invoices, bills, or parts thereof, intended to be filed with the Customs Service in furtherance of such activities, whether o… · (a)
- Pub. L. 103–182, §648(2), amended par. (1) generally. Prior to amendment, par. (1) read as follows: "Each person granted a customs broker's license under subsection (b) of this section shall— · (c)
- Pub. L. 103–182, §648(3), added par. (4). · (c)
- Pub. L. 103–182, §648(4), in first sentence, substituted "Customs Service" for "appropriate customs officer", in third sentence, substituted "Customs Service" for "appropriate customs officer", "it shall notify" for "he shall notify", and "30" for "15", in sixth sentence, substit… · (d)
- Pub. L. 103–182, §648(5), substituted "Customs Service. The Secretary may not prohibit customs brokers from limiting their liability to other persons in the conduct of customs business. For purposes of this subsection or any other provision of this Act pertaining to recordkeeping, all … · (f)
1986
- Pub. L. 99–514 added subsec. (i). · (i)
1984
- Pub. L. 98–573 amended section generally, substituting provisions relating to customs broker's licenses and permits for provisions relating to licensing of customhouse brokers.
1980
- Pub. L. 96–417, in second par., substituted in second sentence "filing, in the Court of International Trade" for "filing, in the circuit court of appeals of the United States within any circuit wherein such person resides or has his principal place of business, or in the United States … · (b)
1978
- Pub. L. 95–410 added subsec. (e). · (e)
1970
- Pub. L. 91–271 substituted references to appropriate officer of the customs for references to collector or chief officer of customs wherever appearing. · (b)
1958
- Pub. L. 85–791 in third sentence of second par., substituted "transmitted by the clerk of the court to" for "served upon", struck out "upon" before "any officer", "certify and" before "file in the court", "a transcript of" before "the record upon" and inserted "as provided in section 2… · (b)
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.