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Code · U.S. Code · Title 26 - INTERNAL REVENUE CODE · CHAPTER 36— CERTAIN OTHER EXCISE TAXES · Subchapter A— Harbor Maintenance Tax · § 4461

§ 4461. Imposition of tax

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(a)General rule There is hereby imposed a tax on any port use.
(b)Amount of tax The amount of the tax imposed by subsection
(a)on any port use shall be an amount equal to 0.125 percent of the value of the commercial cargo involved.
(c)Liability and time of imposition of tax
(1)Liability The tax imposed by subsection
(a)shall be paid by—
(A)in the case of cargo entering the United States, the importer, or
(B)in any other case, the shipper.
(2)Time of imposition Except as provided by regulations, the tax imposed by subsection
(a)shall be imposed at the time of unloading.
(Added Pub. L. 99–662, title XIV, § 1402(a), Nov. 17, 1986, 100 Stat. 4266; amended Pub. L. 101–508, title XI, § 11214(a), Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1388–436; Pub. L. 109–59, title XI, § 11116(b), Aug. 10, 2005, 119 Stat. 1951.)
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  • Pub. L. 99–662, title XIV, § 1402(a)
  • 100 Stat. 4266
  • Pub. L. 101–508, title XI, § 11214(a)
  • 104 Stat. 1388–436
  • Pub. L. 109–59, title XI, § 11116(b)
  • 119 Stat. 1951
  • Pub. L. 109–59, § 11116(b)(1)
  • Pub. L. 109–59, § 11116(b)(2)
  • Pub. L. 101–508
  • Pub. L. 109–59, title XI, § 11116(c)
  • Pub. L. 101–508, title XI, § 11214(b)
  • Pub. L. 99–662, title XIV, § 1402(c)
  • 100 Stat. 4269
  • Pub. L. 99–662, title XIV, § 1403(b)
  • 100 Stat. 4270
  • Pub. L. 103–182, title VI, § 690(c)(8)
  • 107 Stat. 2223
  • Pub. L. 99–662, title XIV, § 1407
  • 100 Stat. 4272
  • Pub. L. 100–647, title II, § 2002(c)
  • 102 Stat. 3597
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Pub. L.Pub. L. 99–662, title XIV, § 1402(a)
Stat.100 Stat. 4266
Pub. L.Pub. L. 101–508, title XI, § 11214(a)
Stat.104 Stat. 1388–436
Pub. L.Pub. L. 109–59, title XI, § 11116(b)
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