18 USC § 1364 - Interference with foreign commerce by violence

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identifier: "/us/usc/t18/s1364"
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title: "18 USC § 1364 - Interference with foreign commerce by violence"
title_number: 18
title_name: "CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE"
section_number: "1364"
section_name: "Interference with foreign commerce by violence"
chapter_number: 65
chapter_name: "MALICIOUS MISCHIEF"
part_number: "I"
part_name: "CRIMES"
positive_law: true
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-21"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 764; Pub. L. 103–322, title XXXIII, § 330016(1)(L), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2147.)"
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# § 1364. Interference with foreign commerce by violence

Whoever, with intent to prevent, interfere with, or obstruct or attempt to prevent, interfere with, or obstruct the exportation to foreign countries of articles from the United States, injures or destroys, by fire or explosives, such articles or the places where they may be while in such foreign commerce, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than twenty years, or both.

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**Source Credit**: (June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 764; Pub. L. 103–322, title XXXIII, § 330016(1)(L), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2147.)

### Historical and Revision Notes

Based on title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., § 381 (, titles IV, XIII, § 1, , 231; , ).

Mandatory punishment provisions were rephrased in the alternative.

Definition of the term “United States” was omitted and incorporated in .

Minor verbal changes were made.

## Editorial Notes

### Amendments

1994— substituted “fined under this title” for “fined not more than $10,000”.