2016 US Code
Title 46 - Shipping
Subtitle V - Merchant Marine
Part D - Promotional Programs
Chapter 551 - Coastwise Trade
Sec. 55120 - Transshipment of imported merchandise intended for immediate exportation

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Citation 46 U.S.C. § 55120 (2016)
Section Name §55120. Transshipment of imported merchandise intended for immediate exportation
Section Text

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.

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(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.
Publication Title United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 4, Title 46 - SHIPPING
Category Bills and Statutes
Collection United States Code
SuDoc Class Number Y 1.2/5:
Contained Within Title 46 - SHIPPING
Subtitle V - Merchant Marine
Part D - Promotional Programs
CHAPTER 551 - COASTWISE TRADE
Sec. 55120 - Transshipment of imported merchandise intended for immediate exportation
Contains section 55120
Date 2016
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 6, 2017
Positive Law Yes
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large References 30 Stat. 248
120 Stat. 1641
Public Law References Public Law 109-304
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