§ 3001. — Purposes.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 19USC3001]
TITLE 19--CUSTOMS DUTIES
CHAPTER 18--IMPLEMENTATION OF HARMONIZED TARIFF SCHEDULE
Sec. 3001. Purposes
The purposes of this chapter are--
(1) to approve the International Convention on the Harmonized
Commodity Description and Coding System;
(2) to implement in United States law the nomenclature
established internationally by the Convention; and
(3) to provide that the Convention shall be treated as a trade
agreement obligation of the United States.
(Pub. L. 100-418, title I, Sec. 1201, Aug. 23, 1988, 102 Stat. 1147.)
References in Text
This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original ``this
subtitle'', meaning subtitle B (Secs. 1201 to 1217) of title I of Pub.
L. 100-418, which enacted this chapter, amended sections 58c, 1312,
1315, 1321, 1337, 1466, 1498, 2011, 2138, 2253, 2434, 2437, 2481, 2483,
2581, 2702, and 2703 of this title, sections 511r, 1444, 1783, and 1784
of Title 7, Agriculture, section 374 of Title 10, Armed Forces, section
301 of Title 13, Census, sections 1274, 2064, 2066, 2602, and 2612 of
Title 15, Commerce and Trade, sections 1606a and 3912 of Title 16,
Conservation, sections 41 and 951 of Title 21, Food and Drugs, section
5059 of Title 22, Foreign Relations and Intercourse, sections 7652 and
9504 of Title 26, Internal Revenue Code, section 1295 of Title 28,
Judiciary and Judicial Procedure, and section 98h-4 of Title 50, War and
National Defense, and enacted provisions set out as notes under sections
1202, 3001, and 3005 of this title, and amended provisions set out as
notes preceding section 1202 and under section 2112 of this title. For
complete classification of subtitle B to the Code, see Tables.
Effective Date
Section 1217 of Pub. L. 100-418 provided that:
``(a) Accession to Convention and Provisions Other Than the
Implementation of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule.--Except as provided in
subsection (b), the provisions of this subtitle [subtitle B (Secs. 1201-
1217) of title I of Pub. L. 100-418, see References in Text note above]
take effect on the date of the enactment of the Omnibus Trade and
Competitiveness Act of 1988 [Aug. 23, 1988].
``(b) Implementation of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule.--The
effective date of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule is January 1, 1989. On
such date--
``(1) the amendments made by sections 1204(a), 1213, 1214, and
1215 [amending sections 58c, 1312, 1315, 1321, 1337, 1466, 1498,
2011, 2138, 2253, 2434, 2437, 2481, 2483, 2581, 2702, and 2703 of
this title, sections 511r, 1444, 1783, and 1784 of Title 7,
Agriculture, section 374 of Title 10, Armed Forces, section 301 of
Title 13, Census, sections 1274, 2064, 2066, 2602, and 2612 of Title
15, Commerce and Trade, sections 1606a and 3912 of Title 16,
Conservation, sections 41 and 951 of Title 21, Food and Drugs,
section 5059 of Title 22, Foreign Relations and Intercourse,
sections 7652 and 9504 of Title 26, Internal Revenue Code, section
1295 of Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure, and section 98h-
4 of Title 50, War and National Defense, and amending provisions set
out as notes preceding section 1202 and under section 2112 of this
title] take effect and apply with respect to articles entered on or
after such date; and
``(2) sections 1204(c), 1211, and 1212 [enacting sections
3004(c), 3011, and 3012 of this title] take effect.''
