§ 2465. — Date of termination.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 19USC2465]
TITLE 19--CUSTOMS DUTIES
CHAPTER 12--TRADE ACT OF 1974
SUBCHAPTER V--GENERALIZED SYSTEM OF PREFERENCES
Sec. 2465. Date of termination
No duty-free treatment provided under this subchapter shall remain
in effect after December 31, 2006.
(Pub. L. 93-618, title V, Sec. 505, as added Pub. L. 104-188, title I,
Sec. 1952(a), Aug. 20, 1996, 110 Stat. 1925; amended Pub. L. 105-34,
title IX, Sec. 981(a), Aug. 5, 1997, 111 Stat. 902; Pub. L. 105-277,
div. J, title I, Sec. 1011(a), Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681-900; Pub.
L. 106-170, title V, Sec. 508(a), Dec. 17, 1999, 113 Stat. 1923; Pub. L.
107-210, div. D, title XLI, Sec. 4101(a), Aug. 6, 2002, 116 Stat. 1040.)
Prior Provisions
A prior section 2465, Pub. L. 93-618, title V, Sec. 505, Jan. 3,
1975, 88 Stat. 2071; Pub. L. 98-573, title V, Sec. 506(a), Oct. 30,
1984, 98 Stat. 3023; Pub. L. 103-66, title XIII, Sec. 13802(b)(1), Aug.
10, 1993, 107 Stat. 667; Pub. L. 103-465, title VI, Sec. 601(a), Dec. 8,
1994, 108 Stat. 4990, related to termination of duty-free treatment and
reports, prior to the general amendment of this subchapter by Pub. L.
104-188.
Amendments
2002--Pub. L. 107-210 substituted ``December 31, 2006'' for
``September 30, 2001''.
1999--Pub. L. 106-170 substituted ``September 30, 2001'' for ``June
30, 1999''.
1998--Pub. L. 105-277 substituted ``June 30, 1999'' for ``June 30,
1998''.
1997--Pub. L. 105-34 substituted ``June 30, 1998'' for ``May 31,
1997''.
Effective Date of 1999 Amendment
Pub. L. 106-170, title V, Sec. 508(b), Dec. 17, 1999, 113 Stat.
1923, provided that:
``(1) In general.--The amendment made by this section [amending this
section] applies to articles entered on or after the date of the
enactment of this Act [Dec. 17, 1999].
``(2) Retroactive application for certain liquidations and
reliquidations.--
``(A) General rule.--Notwithstanding section 514 of the Tariff
Act of 1930 [19 U.S.C. 1514] or any other provision of law, and
subject to paragraph (3), any entry--
``(i) of an article to which duty-free treatment under title
V of the Trade Act of 1974 [19 U.S.C. 2461 et seq.] would have
applied if such entry had been made on July 1, 1999, and such
title had been in effect on July 1, 1999; and
``(ii) that was made--
``(I) after June 30, 1999; and
``(II) before the date of the enactment of this Act
[Dec. 17, 1999],
shall be liquidated or reliquidated as free of duty, and the
Secretary of the Treasury shall refund any duty paid with respect to
such entry.
``(B) Entry.--As used in this paragraph, the term `entry'
includes a withdrawal from warehouse for consumption.
``(3) Requests.--Liquidation or reliquidation may be made under
paragraph (2) with respect to an entry only if a request therefore is
filed with the Customs Service, within 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act [Dec. 17, 1999], that contains sufficient
information to enable the Customs Service--
``(A) to locate the entry; or
``(B) to reconstruct the entry if it cannot be located.''
Effective Date of 1998 Amendment
Pub. L. 105-277, div. J, title I, Sec. 1011(b), Oct. 21, 1998, 112
Stat. 2681-900, provided that:
``(1) In general.--The amendments made by this section [amending
this section] apply to articles entered on or after the date of the
enactment of this Act [Oct. 21, 1998].
``(2) Retroactive application for certain liquidations and
reliquidations.--
``(A) General rule.--Notwithstanding section 514 of the Tariff
Act of 1930 [19 U.S.C. 1514] or any other provision of law, and
subject to paragraph (3), any entry--
``(i) of an article to which duty-free treatment under title
V of the Trade Act of 1974 [19 U.S.C. 2461 et seq.] would have
applied if such entry had been made on July 1, 1998, and such
title had been in effect on July 1, 1998, and
``(ii) that was made--
``(I) after June 30, 1998, and
``(II) before the date of enactment of this Act,
shall be liquidated or reliquidated as free of duty, and the
Secretary of the Treasury shall refund any duty paid with respect to
such entry.
``(B) Entry.--As used in this paragraph, the term `entry'
includes a withdrawal from warehouse for consumption.
``(3) Requests.--Liquidation or reliquidation may be made under
paragraph (2) with respect to an entry only if a request therefor is
filed with the Customs Service, within 180 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, that contains sufficient information to enable
the Customs Service--
``(A) to locate the entry; or
``(B) to reconstruct the entry if it cannot be located.''
Retroactive Application for Certain Liquidations and Reliquidations
Pub. L. 107-210, div. D, title XLI, Sec. 4101(b), Aug. 6, 2002, 116
Stat. 1040, provided that:
``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding section 514 of the Tariff Act of
1930 [19 U.S.C. 1514] or any other provision of law, and subject to
paragraph (2), the entry--
``(A) of any article to which duty-free treatment under title V
of the Trade Act of 1974 [19 U.S.C. 2461 et seq.] would have applied
if the entry had been made on September 30, 2001,
``(B) that was made after September 30, 2001, and before the
date of the enactment of this Act [Aug. 6, 2002], and
``(C) to which duty-free treatment under title V of that Act did
not apply,
shall be liquidated or reliquidated as free of duty, and the Secretary
of the Treasury shall refund any duty paid with respect to such entry.
``(2) Requests.--Liquidation or reliquidation may be made under
paragraph (1) with respect to an entry only if a request therefor is
filed with the Customs Service, within 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, that contains sufficient information to
enable the Customs Service--
``(A) to locate the entry; or
``(B) to reconstruct the entry if it cannot be located.
``(3) Definition.--As used in this subsection, the term `entry'
includes a withdrawal from warehouse for consumption.''
[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 November 25, 2002, as modified, set out as a note
under section 542 of Title 6.]
Pub. L. 105-34, title IX, Sec. 981(b), Aug. 5, 1997, 111 Stat. 902,
provided that the entry of any article to which duty-free treatment
under this subchapter would have applied if the entry had been made on
May 31, 1997, and that was made after May 31, 1997, and before Aug. 5,
1997, would be liquidated or reliquidated as free of duty, and the
Secretary of the Treasury would refund any duty paid with respect to
such entry, only if a request therefor was filed with the Customs
Service, within 180 days after Aug. 5, 1997, that contained sufficient
information to enable the Customs Service to locate the entry, or to
reconstruct the entry if it could not be located.
Pub. L. 103-465, title VI, Sec. 601(b), Dec. 8, 1994, 108 Stat.
4991, as amended by Pub. L. 104-295, Sec. 20(f)(2), Oct. 11, 1996, 110
Stat. 3529, provided that the entry of any article to which duty-free
treatment under this subchapter would have applied if the entry had been
made on Sept. 30, 1994, and that was made after Sept. 30, 1994, and
before Dec. 8, 1994, would be liquidated or reliquidated as free of
duty, and the Secretary of the Treasury would refund any duty paid with
respect to such entry, only if a request therefor was filed with the
Customs Service, within 180 days after Dec. 8, 1994, that contained
sufficient information to enable the Customs Service to locate the
entry, or to reconstruct the entry if it could not be located.
Pub. L. 103-66, title XIII, Sec. 13802(b)(2), Aug. 10, 1993, 107
Stat. 667, provided that, upon proper request filed with the appropriate
customs officer within 180 days after Aug. 10, 1993, the entry of any
article to which duty-free treatment under this subchapter would have
applied if the entry had been made on July 4, 1993, and that was made
after July 4, 1993, and before Aug. 10, 1993, would be liquidated or
reliquidated as free of duty, and the Secretary of the Treasury would
refund any duty paid with respect to such entry.
