Title 19 — Customs Duties
Part III · Chapter 4 — Tariff Act of 1930
§ 1507. Tare and draft
Statutory text
In general
The Secretary of the Treasury is authorized to prescribe and issue regulations for the ascertainment of tare upon imported merchandise, including the establishment of reasonable and just schedule tares therefor, but (except as otherwise provided in this section) there shall not be any allowance for draft or for impurities, other than excessive moisture and impurities not usually found in or upon such or similar merchandise.
Crude oil and petroleum products
In ascertaining tare on imports of crude oil, and on imports of petroleum products, allowance shall be made for all detectable moisture and impurities present in, or upon, the imported crude oil or petroleum products.
Legislative history
Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.
Pub. L. 71–497 · 46 Stat. 590
Enacted · 19 U.S.C. § 1507
June 17, 1930, ch. 497, title IV, § 507, 46 Stat. 732
Source evidence
Code source credit
June 17, 1930, ch. 497, title IV, § 507, 46 Stat. 732Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988
Pub. L. 100–418 title I § 1902(a) · 102 Stat. 1107
Amended · 19 U.S.C. § 1507
Pub. L. 100–418 designated existing provision as subsec. (a)
Substituted · 19 U.S.C. § 1507
Pub. L. 100–418 substituted “(except as otherwise provided in this section) there shall not be” for “in no case shall there be”
Added · 19 U.S.C. § 1507
Pub. L. 100–418 added subsec. (b)
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Pub. L. 100–418 designated existing provision as subsec. (a), substituted “(except as otherwise provided in this section) there shall not be” for “in no case shall there be”, and added subsec. (b).Enacted provision · exact public law section
(a) In General.— Section 507 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1507) is amended— (1) by striking out “The Secretary” and inserting in lieu thereof “(a) In General.—The Secretary”, (2) by striking out “in no case shall there be” and inserting in lieu thereof “(except as otherwise provided in this section) there shall not be”, and (3) by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: “(b) Crude Oil and Petroleum Products.— In ascertaining tare on imports of crude oil, and on imports of petroleum products, allowance shall be made for all detectable moisture and impurities present in, or upon, the imported crude oil or petroleum products.”.Effective date note
Pub. L. 100–418, title I, § 1902(b), Aug. 23, 1988, 102 Stat. 1313, as amended by Pub. L. 100–647, title IX, § 9001(a)(18), Nov. 10, 1988, 102 Stat. 3808, provided that: “The amendment made by this section [amending this section] shall apply with respect to articles entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, after October 1, 1988.”
3 of 4 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 1 partial
Editorial Notes
Prior Provisions
Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in act Sept. 21, 1922, ch. 356, title IV, § 506, 42 Stat. 968. That section was superseded by section 507 of act , comprising this section, and repealed by section 651(a)(1) of the 1930 act.
A prior provision relative to the allowance of tare, prohibiting any allowance for draught, was contained in R.S. § 2898, prior to repeal by act Sept. 21, 1922, ch. 356, title IV, § 642, 42 Stat. 989.
Amendments
1988—Pub. L. 100–418 designated existing provision as subsec. (a), substituted “(except as otherwise provided in this section) there shall not be” for “in no case shall there be”, and added subsec. (b).
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 1988 Amendment
Pub. L. 100–418, title I, § 1902(b), , 102 Stat. 1313, as amended by Pub. L. 100–647, title IX, § 9001(a)(18), , 102 Stat. 3808, provided that: “The amendment made by this section [amending this section] shall apply with respect to articles entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, after .”
Credits
1930–1988 · 2 acts
- 1930June 17, 1930, ch. 497, title IV, § 507, 46 Stat. 732
- 1988Pub. L. 100–418, title I, § 1902(a), , 102 Stat. 1312.
Show as published
(June 17, 1930, ch. 497, title IV, § 507, 46 Stat. 732; Pub. L. 100–418, title I, § 1902(a), , 102 Stat. 1312.)