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19 U.S.C. § 1441

Exceptions to vessel entry and clearance requirements

United States · Title 19 — CUSTOMS DUTIES · Status: effective

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19 U.S.C. § 1441, Exceptions to vessel entry and clearance requirements, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/450360
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The following vessels shall not be required to make entry under section 1434 of this title or to obtain clearance under section 60105 of title 46: Any vessel carrying passengers on excursion from the United States Virgin Islands to the British Virgin Islands and returning, if— Any United States documented vessel with recreational endorsement or any undocumented United States pleasure vessel not engaged in trade, if—

Legislative history

The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone. The law that originally enacted this section predates the public laws loaded here, so only later amendments are listed.

  • Amended byPub. L. 98-573(H.R. 3398)1984-10-30
    Omnibus Tariff and Trade Act of 1984
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 103-182(H.R. 3450)1993-12-08
    North American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act
    House: 234–200Senate: 61–38
  • Amended byPub. L. 104-295(H.R. 3815)1996-10-11
    Miscellaneous Trade and Technical Corrections Act of 1996
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 106-36(H.R. 435)1999-06-25
    Miscellaneous Trade and Technical Corrections Act of 1999
    House: 414–0Senate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 106-476(H.R. 4868)2000-11-09
    Tariff Suspension and Trade Act of 2000
    House: 411–0Senate: no recorded tally