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  "title": "United States Tariff Act of 1930 (Title 19 USC Chapter 4): Harmonized Tariff Schedule, Marking of Imports, Entry of Merchandise, Examination, and Penalties for Fraud, Gross Negligence, and Negligence",
  "domain": "Trade Compliance & Export Controls",
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  "last_updated": "2026-05-28",
  "bluf": "The Tariff Act of 1930, codified at Title 19 of the United States Code, Chapter 4, is the foundational federal statute governing the assessment and collection of customs duties and the regulation of imported merchandise into the United States and is administered by United States Customs and Border Protection. Subtitle I sets out the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States in Tariff Act 1930, 19 U.S.C. 1202, which is maintained and published periodically by the United States International Trade Commission and is not published in the Code. Subtitle II contains special provisions including Tariff Act 1930, 19 U.S.C. 1304, which requires that every article of foreign origin or its container shall be marked in a conspicuous place as legibly, indelibly, and permanently as the nature of the article permits, to indicate to an ultimate purchaser in the United States the English name of the country of origin, and Tariff Act 1930, 19 U.S.C. 1337, which addresses unfair practices in import trade enforceable through the United States International Trade Commission. Subtitle III contains administrative provisions including Tariff Act 1930, 19 U.S.C. 1481, on the contents of invoices, Tariff Act 1930, 19 U.S.C. 1484, on the entry of merchandise by the importer of record, Tariff Act 1930, 19 U.S.C. 1499, on the examination of merchandise by Customs, and Tariff Act 1930, 19 U.S.C. 1592, which imposes civil penalties on persons who enter, introduce, or attempt to enter or introduce merchandise into the commerce of the United States by means of fraud, gross negligence, or negligence. Subtitle IV addresses countervailing and antidumping duties under Tariff Act 1930, 19 U.S.C. 1671 through 19 U.S.C. 1677. The Act is the controlling federal instrument for the entry, marking, examination, valuation, and lawful importation of merchandise into the United States.",
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