18 U.S.C. § 544 Relanding of Goods

• Library: United States Statutes
• Edition: 2023
• Currency: Current through P.L. 118-34 (published on www.congress.gov on 12/26/2023), except for [P. L. 118-31]
• Year: 2023
• Citation: 18 U.S.C. § 544

If any merchandise entered or withdrawn for exportation without payment of the duties thereon, or with intent to obtain a drawback of the duties paid, or of any other allowances given by law on the exportation thereof, is relanded at any place in the United States without entry having been made, such merchandise shall be considered as having been imported into the United States contrary to law, and each person concerned shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than two years, or both; and such merchandise shall be forfeited.

The term "any place in the United States", as used in this section, shall not include the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Wake Island, Midway Islands, Kingman Reef, Johnston Island, or Guam.

Cite as 18 U.S.C. § 544

Source: June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 716; June 30, 1955, ch. 258, §2(c), 69 Stat. 242; Pub. L. 103-322, title XXXIII, §§330004(18), Sept. 13, 1994, 330016, Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2142, 2147; Pub. L. 104-294, title VI, §604(b)(23), Oct. 11, 1996, 110 Stat. 3508.

Notes from the Office of Law Revision Counsel

current through 5/22/2023