22 USC § 9241a - Rebuttable presumption applicable to goods made with North Korean labor

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identifier: "/us/usc/t22/s9241a"
source: "usc"
legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "22 USC § 9241a - Rebuttable presumption applicable to goods made with North Korean labor"
title_number: 22
title_name: "FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE"
section_number: "9241a"
section_name: "Rebuttable presumption applicable to goods made with North Korean labor"
chapter_number: 99
chapter_name: "NORTH KOREA SANCTIONS AND POLICY ENHANCEMENT"
subchapter_number: "III"
subchapter_name: "PROMOTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-03-26"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 114–122, title III, § 302A, as added Pub. L. 115–44, title III, § 321(b)(1), Aug. 2, 2017, 131 Stat. 952.)"
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# § 9241a. Rebuttable presumption applicable to goods made with North Korean labor

**(a)** **In general** section 1307 of title 19

Except as provided in subsection (b), any significant goods, wares, articles, and merchandise mined, produced, or manufactured wholly or in part by the labor of North Korean nationals or citizens shall be deemed to be prohibited under  and shall not be entitled to entry at any of the ports of the United States.

**(b)** **Exception** The prohibition described in subsection (a) shall not apply if the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection finds, by clear and convincing evidence, that the goods, wares, articles, or merchandise described in such paragraph were not produced with convict labor, forced labor, or indentured labor under penal sanctions.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 114–122, title III, § 302A, as added Pub. L. 115–44, title III, § 321(b)(1), Aug. 2, 2017, 131 Stat. 952.)