HR 1653
112th Congress
House
Foreign Trade and International Finance
Tariffs
To amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to increase the dollar amount requirements for articles and merchandise under the administrative exemptions and entry under regulations provisions of that Act.
Introduced: April 15, 2011
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 19, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Apr 15, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Apr 15, 2011
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to increase from $200 to $1,000 the aggregate retail value of articles that may be imported duty-free into the United States by one person on one day.
Changes from a maximum of $2,500 to a minimum of $2,500 the threshold aggregate value of a shipment of merchandise for the declaration and entry of which the Secretary of the Treasury is authorized to prescribe rules and regulations.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Committees of jurisdiction
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