28 USC § 2642 - Analysis of imported merchandise

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title: "28 USC § 2642 - Analysis of imported merchandise"
title_number: 28
title_name: "JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE"
section_number: "2642"
section_name: "Analysis of imported merchandise"
chapter_number: 169
chapter_name: "COURT OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE PROCEDURE"
part_number: "VI"
part_name: "PARTICULAR PROCEEDINGS"
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source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 96–417, title III, § 301, Oct. 10, 1980, 94 Stat. 1737; amended Pub. L. 103–182, title VI, § 684(a)(5), Dec. 8, 1993, 107 Stat. 2219.)"
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# § 2642. Analysis of imported merchandise

The Court of International Trade may order an analysis of imported merchandise and reports thereon by laboratories or agencies of the United States or laboratories accredited by the Customs Service under section 499(b) of the Tariff Act of 1930.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 96–417, title III, § 301, Oct. 10, 1980, 94 Stat. 1737; amended Pub. L. 103–182, title VI, § 684(a)(5), Dec. 8, 1993, 107 Stat. 2219.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

Section 499(b) of the Tariff Act of 1930, referred to in text, is classified to , Customs Duties.

### Prior Provisions

A prior section 2642, , , authorized the Customs Court under its rules and in its discretion to permit the amendment of protests, appeals and pleadings, prior to repeal by , , . See .

### Amendments

1993— inserted before period at end “or laboratories accredited by the Customs Service under section 499(b) of the Tariff Act of 1930”.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Application of 1993 Amendment

For purposes of applying amendment by , any decision or order of Customs Service denying, suspending, or revoking accreditation of a private laboratory on or after , and before regulations to implement  are issued to be treated as having been denied, suspended, or revoked under such section 1499(b), see , formerly set out as a note under .

### Transfer of Functions

For transfer of functions, personnel, assets, and liabilities of the United States Customs Service of the Department of the Treasury, including functions of the Secretary of the Treasury relating thereto, to the Secretary of Homeland Security, and for treatment of related references, see sections 203(1), 551(d), 552(d), and 557 of Title 6, Domestic Security, and the Department of Homeland Security Reorganization Plan of , as modified, set out as a note under . For establishment of U.S. Customs and Border Protection in the Department of Homeland Security, treated as if included in  as of , see , as amended generally by , and , set out as a note under .