2012 US Code
Title 46 - Shipping
Subtitle V - Merchant Marine (§§ 50101 - 58109)
Part D - Promotional Programs (§§ 55101 - 55605)
Chapter 551 - COASTWISE TRADE (§§ 55101 - 55121)
Section 55120 - Transshipment of imported merchandise intended for immediate exportation

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Publication TitleUnited States Code, 2012 Edition, Title 46 - SHIPPING
CategoryBills and Statutes
CollectionUnited States Code
SuDoc Class NumberY 1.2/5:
Contained WithinTitle 46 - SHIPPING
Subtitle V - Merchant Marine
Part D - Promotional Programs
CHAPTER 551 - COASTWISE TRADE
Sec. 55120 - Transshipment of imported merchandise intended for immediate exportation
Containssection 55120
Date2012
Laws in Effect as of DateJanuary 15, 2013
Positive LawYes
Dispositionstandard
Source CreditPub. L. 109-304, §8(c), Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1641.
Statutes at Large References30 Stat. 248
120 Stat. 1641
Public Law ReferencePublic Law 109-304

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COASTWISE TRADE - 46 U.S.C. § 55120 (2012)
§55120. Transshipment of imported merchandise intended for immediate exportation

The Secretary of Homeland Security may prescribe regulations for the transshipment and transportation of merchandise that is imported into the United States by sea for immediate exportation to a foreign port by sea, or by a river, the right to ascend or descend which for the purposes of commerce is secured by treaty to the citizens of the United States and the subjects of a foreign power.

(Pub. L. 109–304, §8(c), Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1641.)

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Source (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large)
55120 46 App.:291. Feb. 17, 1898, ch. 26, §3, 30 Stat. 248.

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