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Code · U.S. Code · Title 19 - CUSTOMS DUTIES · CHAPTER 4— TARIFF ACT OF 1930 · Part III— Ascertainment, Collection, and Recovery of Duties · § 1507

§ 1507. Tare and draft

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(a)In general The Secretary of the Treasury is authorized to prescribe and issue regulations for the ascertainment of tare upon imported merchandise, including the establishment of reasonable and just schedule tares therefor, but (except as otherwise provided in this section) there shall not be any allowance for draft or for impurities, other than excessive moisture and impurities not usually found in or upon such or similar merchandise.
(b)Crude oil and petroleum products In ascertaining tare on imports of crude oil, and on imports of petroleum products, allowance shall be made for all detectable moisture and impurities present in, or upon, the imported crude oil or petroleum products.
(June 17, 1930, ch. 497, title IV, § 507, 46 Stat. 732; Pub. L. 100–418, title I, § 1902(a), Aug. 23, 1988, 102 Stat. 1312.)
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  • June 17, 1930, ch. 497
  • 46 Stat. 732
  • Pub. L. 100–418, title I, § 1902(a)
  • 102 Stat. 1312
  • act Sept. 21, 1922, ch. 356, title IV, § 506
  • 42 Stat. 968
  • act Sept. 21, 1922, ch. 356, title IV, § 642
  • 42 Stat. 989
  • Pub. L. 100–418
  • Pub. L. 100–418, title I, § 1902(b)
  • 102 Stat. 1313
  • Pub. L. 100–647, title IX, § 9001(a)(18)
  • 102 Stat. 3808
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ActJune 17, 1930, ch. 497
Stat.46 Stat. 732
Pub. L.Pub. L. 100–418, title I, § 1902(a)
Stat.102 Stat. 1312
Actact Sept. 21, 1922, ch. 356, title IV, § 506
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