Editorial Notes
Amendments

1984—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 98–573, § 127(b), substituted “excepted” for “granted the customary exceptions”.

Pub. L. 98–573, § 124(c), inserted “The authority delegated to the Secretary by this subsection shall not extend to communications satellites and components and parts thereof.”

1972—Pub. L. 92–549, § 107(a), inserted “United States-Mexico Boundary Treaty of 1970” in section catchline.

Subsec. (b)(4). Pub. L. 92–549, § 107(b), added cl. (4).

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 1984 Amendment

Pub. L. 98–573, title I, § 195(a), (b), (d), Oct. 30, 1984, 98 Stat. 2972, provided that:

“(a)
Except as provided in section 126 and in subsections (b) and (c), the amendments made by subtitles B, C, and D [amending this section and sections 1202 and 1504 of this title] shall apply with respect to articles entered on or after the 15th day after the date of the enactment of this Act [Oct. 30, 1984].
“(b)
(1)
The amendment made by sections 117 and 124 [amending this section] shall apply with respect to articles entered on or after January 1, 1985.
“(2)
The amendments made by section 127 [amending this section] shall apply with respect to articles entered on or after a date to be proclaimed by the President which shall be consonant with the entering into force for the United States of the Customs Convention on Containers, 1972.
“(d)
For purposes of this section—
“(1)
The term ‘entered’ means entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption in the customs territory of the United States.
“(2)
The term ‘entry’ includes any withdrawal from warehouse.”

Effective Date

Section effective on and after thirtieth day following Aug. 8, 1953, see note set out under section 1304 of this title.