# § 1683e. Verification
**(a)** **In general** The Secretary of Treasury shall periodically verify the declarations made by a United States importer pursuant to section 1683a(c) of this title, including by determining whether—
**(1)** the export price declared by a United States importer pursuant to section 1683a(b)(1) of this title is the same as the export price provided on the export permit, if any, issued by the country of export; and
**(2)** the estimated export charge declared by a United States importer pursuant to section 1683a(b)(2) of this title is consistent with the determination published by the Under Secretary for International Trade pursuant to section 1683c(b) of this title.
**(b)** **Examination of books and records**
**1** **In general** section 1683a of this title[^1]
Any record relating to the importer declaration program required under shall be treated as a record required to be maintained and produced under title V of this Act.
See References in Text note below.
**(2)** **Examination of records** section 1509 of this titlesection 1683a(c) of this title
The Secretary of the Treasury is authorized to take such action, and examine such records, under , as the Secretary determines necessary to verify the declarations made pursuant to are true and accurate.
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**Source Credit**: (June 17, 1930, ch. 497, title VIII, § 807, as added Pub. L. 110–246, title III, § 3301(a), June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1851.)
## Editorial Notes
### References in Text
Section 1683a, referred to in text, was in the original section “803”, and was translated as meaning the section 803 of act , as added by , to reflect the probable intent of Congress.
This Act, referred to in subsec. (b)(1), is , , known as the Tariff Act of 1930, which is classified generally to this chapter. The Act does not contain a title V. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see and Tables.
## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
### Effective Date
Section effective 60 days after , see , set out as a note under .