19 USC § 1622 - Foreign landing certificates

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identifier: "/us/usc/t19/s1622"
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title: "19 USC § 1622 - Foreign landing certificates"
title_number: 19
title_name: "CUSTOMS DUTIES"
section_number: "1622"
section_name: "Foreign landing certificates"
chapter_number: 4
chapter_name: "TARIFF ACT OF 1930"
part_number: "V"
part_name: "Enforcement Provisions"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(June 17, 1930, ch. 497, title IV, § 622, 46 Stat. 759; Pub. L. 99–570, title III, § 3126, Oct. 27, 1986, 100 Stat. 3207–89.)"
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# § 1622. Foreign landing certificates

The Secretary of the Treasury may by regulations require the production of landing certificates in respect of merchandise exported from the United States, or in respect of residue cargo, in cases in which he deems it necessary for the protection of the revenue, or to comply with international obligations.

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**Source Credit**: (June 17, 1930, ch. 497, title IV, § 622, 46 Stat. 759; Pub. L. 99–570, title III, § 3126, Oct. 27, 1986, 100 Stat. 3207–89.)

## Editorial Notes

### Amendments

1986— inserted “, or to comply with international obligations” before period at end.