19 USC § 3621 - Tobacco proclamation authority

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title: "19 USC § 3621 - Tobacco proclamation authority"
title_number: 19
title_name: "CUSTOMS DUTIES"
section_number: "3621"
section_name: "Tobacco proclamation authority"
chapter_number: 22
chapter_name: "URUGUAY ROUND TRADE AGREEMENTS"
subchapter_number: "IV"
subchapter_name: "AGRICULTURE-RELATED PROVISIONS"
part_number: "C"
part_name: "Other Provisions"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 103–465, title IV, § 423, Dec. 8, 1994, 108 Stat. 4965.)"
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# § 3621. Tobacco proclamation authority

**(a)** **In general** The President, after consultation with the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives and with the Committee on Finance of the Senate, may proclaim the reduction or elimination of any duty with respect to cigar binder and filler tobacco, wrapper tobacco, or oriental tobacco set forth in Schedule XX.

**(b)** **Effective date** December 8, 1994

This section shall take effect on .

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 103–465, title IV, § 423, Dec. 8, 1994, 108 Stat. 4965.)

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date

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