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19 U.S.C. § 1628a

Exchange of information related to trade enforcement

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

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19 U.S.C. § 1628a, Exchange of information related to trade enforcement, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/450515
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Subject to subsections (c) and (d), if the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection suspects that merchandise is being imported into the United States in violation of section 1526 of this title or section 602, 1201(a)(2), or 1201(b)(1) of title 17 and determines that the examination or testing of the merchandise by a person described in subsection (b) would assist the Commissioner in determining if the merchandise is being imported in violation of that section, the Commissioner, to permit the person to conduct the examination and testing— A person described in this subsection is— Subsection (a) applies only with respect to merchandise suspected of infringing a trademark or copyright that is recorded with U.S. Customs and Border Protection. The Commissioner may not provide under subsection (a) information, photographs, or samples to a person described in subsection (b) if providing such information, photographs, or samples would compromise an ongoing law enforcement investigation or national security.

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