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Title 19 — Customs Duties

Chapter 6 — Trade Fair Program

§ 1754. Marking, packaging, and labeling requirements

Statutory text

(a)

Marking requirements of the customs laws

Articles entered under section 1752 of this title shall not be subject to any marking requirements of the customs laws, except that when any such article is entered for consumption under section 1753 of this title it shall not be released from customs custody until the marking requirements of the customs laws have been complied with.

(b)

Packaging, marking, or labeling requirements of the internal-revenue laws or the Federal Alcohol Administration Act

Articles entered under section 1752 of this title shall not be subject to the packaging, marking, or labeling requirements of the internal-revenue laws or of the Federal Alcohol Administration Act [27 U.S.C. 201 et seq.], except that any such article failing to comply with such requirements—

(1)

shall be conspicuously marked prior to exhibition “Not labeled or packaged as required by law—not for sale”, and

(2)

when entered for consumption under section 1753 of this title, shall not be released from customs custody until such packaging, marking, and labeling requirements have been complied with.

The application of the permit requirements of the Federal Alcohol Administration Act and the occupational taxes prescribed by chapter 51 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 shall be determined without regard to this chapter.

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.

  1. Trade Fair Act of 1959

    Pub. L. 86–14 § 5 · 73 Stat. 18

    Enacted · 19 U.S.C. § 1754

    Pub. L. 86–14, § 5, Apr. 22, 1959, 73 Stat. 19

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    Pub. L. 86–14, § 5, Apr. 22, 1959, 73 Stat. 19

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    SEC. 5. MARKING, PACKAGING, AND LABELING. (a) Customs Laws.— Articles entered under section 3 shall not be subject to any marking requirements of the customs laws, except that when any such article is entered for consumption under section 4 it shall not be released from customs custody until the marking requirements of the customs laws have been complied with. (b) Internal-Revenue Laws, etc.— Articles entered under section 3 shall not be subject to the packaging, marking, or labeling requirements of the internal-revenue laws or of the Federal Alcohol Administration Act, except that any such article failing to comply 49 Stat. 977. 27 USC 201. with such requirements— (1) shall be conspicuously marked prior to exhibition “Not labeled or packaged as required by law—not for sale”, and (2) when entered for consumption under section 4, shall not be released from customs custody until such packaging, marking, and labeling requirements have been complied with. The application of the permit requirements of the Federal Alcohol Administration Act and the occupational taxes prescribed by chapter 51 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 shall be determined 27 USC 201–212. 26 USC 5001–5692. without regard to this Act.

  2. Tax Reform Act of 1986

    Pub. L. 99–514 § 2 · 100 Stat. 2085

    Substituted · 19 U.S.C. § 1754(b)

    Pub. L. 99–514 substituted “Internal Revenue Code of 1986” for “Internal Revenue Code of 1954”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 99–514 substituted “Internal Revenue Code of 1986” for “Internal Revenue Code of 1954”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    SEC. 2. INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986. (a) Redesignation of 1954 Code.— The Internal Revenue Title enacted August 16, 1954, as heretofore, hereby, or hereafter amended, may be cited as the “Internal Revenue Code of 1986”. (b) References in Laws, Etc.— Except when inappropriate, any reference in any law, Executive order, or other document— (1) to the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 shall include a reference to the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and (2) to the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 shall include a reference to the provisions of law formerly known as the Internal Revenue Code of 1954.

2 of 2 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Editorial Notes

References in Text

The Federal Alcohol Administration Act, referred to in subsec. (b), is act Aug. 29, 1935, ch. 814, 49 Stat. 977, which is classified generally to subchapter I (§ 201 et seq.) of chapter 8 of Title 27, Intoxicating Liquors. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see section 201 of Title 27 and Tables.

Chapter 51 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, referred to in subsec. (b), is classified to section 5001 et seq. of Title 26, Internal Revenue Code.

Amendments

1986—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 99–514 substituted “Internal Revenue Code of 1986” for “Internal Revenue Code of 1954”.

Credits

1959–1986 · 2 acts
  1. 1959Pub. L. 86–14, § 5, , 73 Stat. 19
  2. 1986Pub. L. 99–514, § 2, , 100 Stat. 2095.
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(Pub. L. 86–14, § 5, , 73 Stat. 19; Pub. L. 99–514, § 2, , 100 Stat. 2095.)

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