18 U.S.C. § 554

Smuggling goods from the United States

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(a)In General.—Whoever fraudulently or knowingly exports or sends from the United States, or attempts to export or send from the United States, any merchandise, article, or object contrary to any law or regulation of the United States, or receives, conceals, buys, sells, or in any manner facilitates the transportation, concealment, or sale of such merchandise, article or object, prior to exportation, knowing the same to be intended for exportation contrary to any law or regulation of the United States, shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 10 years, or both.(b)Definition.—In this section, the term “United States” has the meaning given that term in section 545.(Added Pub. L. 109–177, title III, § 311(a), Mar. 9, 2006, 120 Stat. 242.)Editorial NotesCodification

Another section 554 was renumbered section 555 of this title.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 110 cases (32 in the last 5 years), 2008–2025 · leading case: United States v. Nihad Al Jaberi, 97 F.4th 1310 (11th Cir. 2024).
United States v. Nihad Al Jaberi, 97 F.4th 1310 (11th Cir. 2024). · cites it 8× “Count One charged Al Jaberi with smuggling in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 554 (a) by willfully and know- ingly attempting to export nine firearms from the United States, contrary to 18 U.”
Donald Franco-Casasola v. Eric Holder, Jr., 773 F.3d 33 (5th Cir. 2014). · cites it 11× “On June 6, 2011, the Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) issued a notice to appear alleging that on April 1, 2011, Franco-Casasola was convicted of the fraudulent purchase of firearms for export in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 554 (a). The notice alleged he was removable under 8…”
United States v. Yuri Izurieta, 710 F.3d 1176 (11th Cir. 2013). · cites it 5× “§ 545 with 18 U.S.C. § 554 . Alghazouli, 517 F.3d at 1187-88 .”
United States v. Gabriel Rivero, 889 F.3d 618 (9th Cir. 2018). · cites it 10× “RIVERO SUMMARY** Criminal Law The panel affirmed a conviction for attempting to smuggle ammunition from the United States, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 554 (a), and the revocation of the defendant’s supervised release from a prior conviction.”
United States v. Chi Tong Kuok, 671 F.3d 931 (9th Cir. 2012). · cites it 5× “” 18 U.S.C. § 554 (a). Count three charged Kuok with attempting to export the encryptor from *935 the United States without the required license.”
United States v. Richter, 796 F.3d 1173 (10th Cir. 2015). · cites it 3× “§ 6928 (d); and one count of smuggling hazardous waste, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 554 and the same RCRA provision.”
United States v. Frazier, 605 F.3d 1271 (11th Cir. 2010). · cites it 3× “§ 922 (a)(6), counts 4 and 6, and exporting firearms in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 554 , count 17, and argues that his convictions were not supported by sufficient evidence.”
United States v. Jose Ochoa, 861 F.3d 1010 (9th Cir. 2017). · cites it 2× “e Iowa burglary statute at issue in Mathis, the Supreme Court explained that, if “one count of an indictment and correlative jury instructions charge a defendant with burgling a ‘building, structure, or vehicle’—thus reiterating all the terms of Iowa’s law,” it would be “as…”
United States v. Bryan Evan Singer, 963 F.3d 1144 (11th Cir. 2020). · cites it 3× “2(a) of the Export Administration Regulations,” in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 554 (a). ECF No. 23 at 4; ECF No.”
United States v. Bradley Matheny, 42 F.4th 837 (8th Cir. 2022). · cites it 3× “Matheny appeals, challenging the sufficiency of the evidence supporting his convictions, the district court’s estimate of the face value of the counterfeit stamps for purposes of calculating his advisory sentencing guidelines range, the amount of restitution ordered, and the…”
United States v. Ying Lin, 270 F. Supp. 3d 631 (E.D.N.Y 2017). · cites it 8× “IRIZARRY, Chief Judge: Ying Lin (“Defendant”) is chained by Superseding Indictment (“S-l”) with: (1) smuggling in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 554 and 2; (2) conspiracy to commit wire fraud in violation of 18 U.”
United States v. Hamza Kolsuz, 890 F.3d 133 (4th Cir. 2018). “§§ 2278 (b) and (c); (ii) attempting to smuggle goods from the United States in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 554 (a) ; and (iii) conspiracy to commit those offenses, in violation of 18 U.”
— 18 U.S.C. § 554(a) — 1 case
United States v. James D. Edouard, 647 F. App'x 984 (11th Cir. 2016).
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