Tap any paragraph to write a margin note. Your notes collect in the Desk below the text and file under cases with @. The side-by-side margin rail opens on a larger screen.

Code · U.S. Code · Title 46 - SHIPPING · CHAPTER 603— TONNAGE TAXES AND LIGHT MONEY · § 60302

§ 60302. Special tonnage taxes

532 words·~2 min read·/usc/title-46/section-60302

A research copy — for the controlling text, always check the official state or federal source. Not legal advice.

(a)Entry From Foreign Port or Place.— Regardless of whether a tax is imposed under section 60301 of this title, a tax is imposed on a vessel at each entry in a port of the United States from a foreign port or place at the following rates:
(1)30 cents per ton on a vessel built in the United States but owned in any part by a subject of a foreign country.
(2)50 cents per ton on other vessels not of the United States.
(3)50 cents per ton on a vessel of the United States having an officer who is not a citizen of the United States.
(4)$2 per ton on a foreign vessel entering from a foreign port or place at which vessels of the United States are not ordinarily allowed to enter and trade.
(b)Vessels Not of the United States Transporting Property Between Districts.— Regardless of whether a tax is imposed under section 60301 of this title, a tax of 50 cents per ton is imposed on a vessel not of the United States at each entry in one customs district from another district when transporting goods loaded in one district to be delivered in another district.
(c)Exception for Vessels Becoming Documented.— The tax of 50 cents per ton under this section does not apply to a vessel that—
(1)is owned only by citizens of the United States; and
(2)after entering a port of the United States, becomes documented as a vessel of the United States before leaving that port.
(Pub. L. 109–304, § 9(b), Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1677.)
In subsections
(a)and (b), the words “Regardless of whether a tax is imposed under section 60301 of this title” are added for clarity. See 19 C.F.R. § 4.20(c) (2003).
In subsection (a)(1), the word “owned” is substituted for “belonging” for consistency in the revised title.
In subsection (a)(3), the words “vessel of the United States” are substituted for “vessel” for clarity.
In subsection (c), the words “The tax of 50 cents per ton” are substituted for “no such duty” in 46 App. U.S.C. 121 to conform more closely to the language in section 1 of the Act of March 4, 1915 (ch. 171, 38 Stat. 1193). The word “documented” is substituted for “registered” for consistency in the revised title.
The words “In addition to the tonnage-duty above imposed, there shall be paid a tax, at the rate of thirty cents per ton, on vessels which shall be entered at any custom-house within the United States from any foreign port or place” in R.S. § 4219 were omitted from the original codification of R.S. § 4219 in 46 U.S.C. 121 (1926 edition, 44 Stat. 1467). A codification note which first appeared in the 1958 edition of the United States Code for 46 U.S.C. 121 says that the words apparently were omitted as superseded and repealed by section 14 of the Act of June 26, 1884 (ch. 121, 23 Stat. 57), as amended by section 11 of the Act of June 19, 1886 (ch. 421, 24 Stat. 81), and section 1 of the Act of April 4, 1888 (ch. 61, 25 Stat. 80).
Connectionstraces to 1
Traces to 1 document
12 references not yet in our index
  • Pub. L. 109–304, § 9(b)
  • 120 Stat. 1677
  • section 1 of the Act of March 4, 1915
  • 38 Stat. 1193
  • 46 U.S.C. 121
  • 44 Stat. 1467
  • section 14 of the Act of June 26, 1884
  • 23 Stat. 57
  • section 11 of the Act of June 19, 1886
  • 24 Stat. 81
  • section 1 of the Act of April 4, 1888
  • 25 Stat. 80
Citation graph
cites case law
§ 60302
Special tonnage taxes
Pub. L.Pub. L. 109–304, § 9(b)
Stat.120 Stat. 1677
Actsection 1 of the Act of March 4, 1915
Stat.38 Stat. 1193
Cite46 U.S.C. 121
Cites 13 · showing 6Cited by 0 across 0 sources
★   the supreme law of the land   ★
Don't Tread on Me
E Pluribus Unum — out of many, one

"If you don't know your rights, you don't have any."

Marginalia · a citizen's law index
A research desk, not legal advice. Always read the cited source before relying on a summary.
Questions or an issue? support@self-law.org
disclaimerMarginalia is a research index, not a law firm. Nothing on this site is legal, tax, or financial advice and no attorney–client relationship is formed by using it. Statutes, regulations, and case law change; summaries, search results, AI output, and member posts may be incomplete, out of date, or wrong. Any interpretation drawn from material on this site should be validated by a licensed attorney in your jurisdiction before you act on it.