§ 1340. — Cigarettes for export.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 15USC1340]
TITLE 15--COMMERCE AND TRADE
CHAPTER 36--CIGARETTE LABELING AND ADVERTISING
Sec. 1340. Cigarettes for export
Packages of cigarettes manufactured, imported, or packaged (1) for
export from the United States or (2) for delivery to a vessel or
aircraft, as supplies, for consumption beyond the jurisdiction of the
internal revenue laws of the United States shall be exempt from the
requirements of this chapter, but such exemptions shall not apply to
cigarettes manufactured, imported, or packaged for sale or distribution
to members or units of the Armed Forces of the United States located
outside of the United States.
(Pub. L. 89-92, Sec. 12, formerly Sec. 11, as added Pub. L. 91-222,
Sec. 2, Apr. 1, 1970, 84 Stat. 89; renumbered Sec. 12, Pub. L. 98-474,
Sec. 5(a), Oct. 12, 1984, 98 Stat. 2203.)
Codification
Another section 12 of Pub. L. 89-92, July 27, 1965, 79 Stat. 284, is
set out as an Effective Date note under section 1331 of this title.
Prior Provisions
A prior section 12 of Pub. L. 89-92 was renumbered section 13 and is
set out as a Separability note under section 1331 of this title.
Effective Date
Section effective Jan. 1, 1970, see section 3 of Pub. L. 91-222, set
out in part as a note under section 1331 of this title.
