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19 U.S.C. § 1821

Basic authority for trade agreements

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(a) Determination by President; trade agreements; modification or continuance of existing dutiesWhenever the president determines that any existing duties or other import restrictions of any foreign country or the United States are unduly burdening and restricting the foreign trade of the United States and that any of the purposes stated in section 1801 of this title will be promoted thereby, the President may—(1) after June 30, 1962, and before July 1, 1967, enter into trade agreements with foreign countries or instrumentalities thereof; and(2) proclaim such modification or continuance of any existing duty or other import restriction, such continuance of existing duty-free or excise treatment, or such additional import restrictions, as he determines to be required or appropriate to carry out any such trade agreement.(b) Restrictions on decrease or increase in rate of dutyExcept as otherwise provided in this subchapter, no proclamation pursuant to subsection (a) shall be made—(1) decreasing any rate of duty to a rate below 50 percent of the rate existing on July 1, 1962; or(2) increasing any rate of duty to (or imposing) a rate more than 50 percent above the rate existing on July 1, 1934.(Pub. L. 87–794, title II, § 201, Oct. 11, 1962, 76 Stat. 872.)Statutory Notes and Related SubsidiariesWood-Wind and Parts of Wood-Wind Instruments

Pub. L. 90–234, § 2(b)(2), Dec. 30, 1967, 81 Stat. 752, provided that: “The amendments made by the first section of this Act, insofar as such amendments relate to items 725.24 and 726.70 of the Tariff Schedules of the United States, shall not affect the authority of the President contained in section 201(a)(2) of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 [subsec. (a)(2) of this section].”

Dicyandiamide and Limestone: Duty-Free Entry

Duty-free treatment pursuant to this chapter of dicyandiamide in item 425.40 and limestone when imported for use in manufacture of cement in item 513.34 of the Tariff Schedules of the United States, by provision for non-application of subsec. (b)(1) of this section, see section 1823 of this title.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7 cases, 1974–2020 · leading case: Mast Indus., Inc. v. Regan, 596 F. Supp. 1567 (Ct. Intl. Trade 1984).
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Mast Indus., Inc. v. Regan, 596 F. Supp. 1567 (Ct. Intl. Trade 1984). “, Section 201(a) of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, 19 U.S.C. § 1821 (a), discussed in U.S. Cane Sugar Refiners’ Association.”
Yoshida Int'l, Inc. v. United States, 378 F. Supp. 1155 (Cust. Ct. 1974). · cites it 2× “Section 201 of that Act ( 19 U.S.C. § 1821 ) provides: (a) Whenever the President determines that any existing duties or other import restrictions of any foreign country or the United States are unduly burdening and restricting the foreign trade of the United States and that any…”
Consumers Union of U. S., Inc. v. Kissinger, 506 F.2d 136 (D.C. Cir. 1974). “19 U.S.C. § 1821 . In connection with the first two of these powers, the Tariff Commission was given an advisory function, which included public hearings; and public hearings were also directed to be held, by an agency designated by the President, in connection with any proposed…”
Algonquin SNG, Inc. v. Fed. Energy Admin., 518 F.2d 1051 (D.C. Cir. 1975). “For example, section 201 of the 1962 Act, 19 U.S.C. § 1821 , authorized the President to enter into agreements to ease restrictions which unduly burdened the foreign trade of the United States and modify existing restrictions to effectuate those agreements within specified…”
B. F. Goodrich Co. v. Dir. of the Div. of Emp. Sec., 385 N.E.2d 262 (Mass. App. Ct. 1979). “Generally (omitting various refinements) workers were eligible for trade readjustment allowances under that Act to relieve them from unemployment determined by the United States Tariff Commission to have been caused by increased imports resulting from concessions granted in…”
Am. Inst. for Int'l Steel v. United States (Fed. Cir. 2020). · cites it 3× “I A Section 232 begins with mention of two other statutory provisions, codified at 19 U.S.C. §§ 1821 , 1351, that grant the President certain discretionary authority regarding tariffs on goods from foreign nations with which the Presi- dent might enter into executive agreements.”
The President's Auth. to Adjust Sugar Quotas (OLC 1983). “Trade Expansion Act of 1962 (Act), § 201 (codified at 19 U.S.C. § 1821 ).3 These agreements were to help promote the Act’s listed purposes.”
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