                        TITLE 19--CUSTOMS DUTIES
 
                      CHAPTER 4--TARIFF ACT OF 1930
 
                     SUBTITLE II--SPECIAL PROVISIONS
 
                          Part I--Miscellaneous
 
Sec. 1304. Marking of imported articles and containers


(a) Marking of articles

    Except as hereinafter provided, every article of foreign origin (or 
its container, as provided in subsection (b) hereof) imported into the 
United States shall be marked in a conspicuous place as legibly, 
indelibly, and permanently as the nature of the article (or container) 
will permit in such manner as to indicate to an ultimate purchaser in 
the United States the English name of the country of origin of the 
article. The Secretary of the Treasury may by regulations--
        (1) Determine the character of words and phrases or 
    abbreviations thereof which shall be acceptable as indicating the 
    country of origin and prescribe any reasonable method of marking, 
    whether by printing, stenciling, stamping, branding, labeling, or by 
    any other reasonable method, and a conspicuous place on the article 
    (or container) where the marking shall appear;
        (2) Require the addition of any other words or symbols which may 
    be appropriate to prevent deception or mistake as to the origin of 
    the article or as to the origin of any other article with which such 
    imported article is usually combined subsequent to importation but 
    before delivery to an ultimate purchaser; and
        (3) Authorize the exception of any article from the requirements 
    of marking if--
            (A) Such article is incapable of being marked;
            (B) Such article cannot be marked prior to shipment to the 
        United States without injury;
            (C) Such article cannot be marked prior to shipment to the 
        United States, except at an expense economically prohibitive of 
        its importation;
            (D) The marking of a container of such article will 
        reasonably indicate the origin of such article;
            (E) Such article is a crude substance;
            (F) Such article is imported for use by the importer and not 
        intended for sale in its imported or any other form;
            (G) Such article is to be processed in the United States by 
        the importer or for his account otherwise than for the purpose 
        of concealing the origin of such article and in such manner that 
        any mark contemplated by this section would necessarily be 
        obliterated, destroyed, or permanently concealed;
            (H) An ultimate purchaser, by reason of the character of 
        such article or by reason of the circumstances of its 
        importation, must necessarily know the country of origin of such 
        article even though it is not marked to indicate its origin;
            (I) Such article was produced more than twenty years prior 
        to its importation into the United States;
            (J) Such article is of a class or kind with respect to which 
        the Secretary of the Treasury has given notice by publication in 
        the weekly Treasury Decisions within two years after July 1, 
        1937, that articles of such class or kind were imported in 
        substantial quantities during the five-year period immediately 
        preceding January 1, 1937, and were not required during such 
        period to be marked to indicate their origin: Provided, That 
        this subdivision shall not apply after September 1, 1938, to 
        sawed lumber and timbers, telephone, trolley, electric-light, 
        and telegraph poles of wood, and bundles of shingles; but the 
        President is authorized to suspend the effectiveness of this 
        proviso if he finds such action required to carry out any trade 
        agreement entered into under the authority of sections 1351, 
        1352, 1353, 1354 of this title, as extended; or
            (K) Such article cannot be marked after importation except 
        at any expense which is economically prohibitive, and the 
        failure to mark the article before importation was not due to 
        any purpose of the importer, producer, seller, or shipper to 
        avoid compliance with this section.

(b) Marking of containers

    Whenever an article is excepted under subdivision (3) of subsection 
(a) of this section from the requirements of marking, the immediate 
container, if any, of such article, or such other container or 
containers of such article as may be prescribed by the Secretary of the 
Treasury, shall be marked in such manner as to indicate to an ultimate 
purchaser in the United States the English name of the country of origin 
of such article, subject to all provisions of this section, including 
the same exceptions as are applicable to articles under subdivision (3) 
of subsection (a) of this section. If articles are excepted from marking 
requirements under clause (F), (G), or (H) of subdivision (3) of 
subsection (a) of this section, their usual containers shall not be 
subject to the marking requirements of this section. Usual containers in 
use as such at the time of importation shall in no case be required to 
be marked to show the country of their own origin.

(c) Marking of certain pipe and fittings

    (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), no exception may be made 
under subsection (a)(3) of this section with respect to pipes of iron, 
steel, or stainless steel, to pipe fittings of steel, stainless steel, 
chrome-moly steel, or cast and malleable iron each of which shall be 
marked with the English name of the country of origin by means of die 
stamping, cast-in-mold lettering, etching, engraving, or continuous 
paint stenciling.
    (2) If, because of the nature of an article, it is technically or 
commercially infeasible to mark it by one of the five methods specified 
in paragraph (1), the article may be marked by an equally permanent 
method of marking or, in the case of small diameter pipe, tube, and 
fittings, by tagging the containers or bundles.

(d) Marking of compressed gas cylinders

    No exception may be made under subsection (a)(3) of this section 
with respect to compressed gas cylinders designed to be used for the 
transport and storage of compressed gases whether or not certified prior 
to exportation to have been made in accordance with the safety 
requirements of sections 178.36 through 178.68 of title 49, Code of 
Federal Regulations, each of which shall be marked with the English name 
of the country of origin by means of die stamping, molding, etching, 
raised lettering, or an equally permanent method of marking.

(e) Marking of certain manhole rings or frames, covers, and assemblies 
        thereof

    No exception may be made under subsection (a)(3) of this section 
with respect to manhole rings or frames, covers, and assemblies thereof 
each of which shall be marked on the top surface with the English name 
of the country of origin by means of die stamping, cast-in-mold 
lettering, etching, engraving, or an equally permanent method of 
marking.

(f) Marking of certain coffee and tea products

    The marking requirements of subsections (a) and (b) of this section 
shall not apply to articles described in subheadings 0901.21, 0901.22, 
0902.10, 0902.20, 0902.30, 0902.40, 2101.10, and 2101.20 of the 
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, as in effect on January 
1, 1995.

(g) Marking of spices

    The marking requirements of subsections (a) and (b) of this section 
shall not apply to articles provided for under subheadings 0904.11, 
0904.12, 0904.20, 0905.00, 0906.10, 0906.20, 0907.00, 0908.10, 0908.20, 
0908.30, 0909.10, 0909.20, 0909.30, 0909.40, 0909.50, 0910.10, 0910.20, 
0910.30, 0910.40, 0910.50, 0910.91, 0910.99, 1106.20, 1207.40, 1207.50, 
1207.91, 1404.90, and 3302.10, and items classifiable in categories 
0712.90.60, 0712.90.8080, 1209.91.2000, 1211.90.2000, 1211.90.8040, 
1211.90.8050, 1211.90.8090, 2006.00.3000, 2918.13.2000, 3203.00.8000, 
3301.90.1010, 3301.90.1020, and 3301.90.1050 of the Harmonized Tariff 
Schedule of the United States, as in effect on January 1, 1995.

(h) Marking of certain silk products

    The marking requirements of subsections (a) and (b) of this section 
shall not apply either to--
        (1) articles provided for in subheading 6214.10.10 of the 
    Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, as in effect on 
    January 1, 1997; or
        (2) articles provided for in heading 5007 of the Harmonized 
    Tariff Schedule of the United States as in effect on January 1, 
    1997.

(i) Additional duties for failure to mark

    If at the time of importation any article (or its container, as 
provided in subsection (b) of this section) is not marked in accordance 
with the requirements of this section, and if such article is not 
exported or destroyed or the article (or its container, as provided in 
subsection (b) of this section) marked after importation in accordance 
with the requirements of this section (such exportation, destruction, or 
marking to be accomplished under customs supervision prior to the 
liquidation of the entry covering the article, and to be allowed whether 
or not the article has remained in continuous customs custody), there 
shall be levied, collected, and paid upon such article a duty of 10 per 
centum ad valorem, which shall be deemed to have accrued at the time of 
importation, shall not be construed to be penal, and shall not be 
remitted wholly or in part nor shall payment thereof be avoidable for 
any cause. Such duty shall be levied, collected, and paid in addition to 
any other duty imposed by law and whether or not the article is exempt 
from the payment of ordinary customs duties. The compensation and 
expenses of customs officers and employees assigned to supervise the 
exportation, destruction, or marking to exempt articles from the 
application of the duty provided for in this subsection shall be 
reimbursed to the Government by the importer.

(j) Delivery withheld until marked

    No imported article held in customs custody for inspection, 
examination, or appraisement shall be delivered until such article and 
every other article of the importation (or their containers), whether or 
not released from customs custody, shall have been marked in accordance 
with the requirements of this section or until the amount of duty 
estimated to be payable under subsection (i) of this section has been 
deposited. Nothing in this section shall be construed as excepting any 
article (or its container) from the particular requirements of marking 
provided for in any other provision of law.

(k) Treatment of goods of NAFTA country

                     (1) Application of section

        In applying this section to an article that qualifies as a good 
    of a NAFTA country (as defined in section 3301(4) of this title) 
    under the regulations issued by the Secretary to implement Annex 311 
    of the North American Free Trade Agreement--
            (A) the exemption under subsection (a)(3)(H) of this section 
        shall be applied by substituting ``reasonably know'' for 
        ``necessarily know'';
            (B) the Secretary shall exempt the good from the 
        requirements for marking under subsection (a) of this section if 
        the good--
                (i) is an original work of art, or
                (ii) is provided for under subheading 6904.10, heading 
            8541, or heading 8542 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of 
            the United States; and

            (C) subsection (b) of this section does not apply to the 
        usual container of any good described in subsection (a)(3)(E) or 
        (I) of this section or subparagraph (B)(i) or (ii) of this 
        paragraph.

        (2) Petition rights of NAFTA exporters and producers 
                      regarding marking determinations

        (A) Definitions

            For purposes of this paragraph:
                (i) The term ``adverse marking decision'' means a 
            determination by the Customs Service which an exporter or 
            producer of merchandise believes to be contrary to Annex 311 
            of the North American Free Trade Agreement.
                (ii) A person may not be treated as the exporter or 
            producer of merchandise regarding which an adverse marking 
            decision was made unless such person--
                    (I) if claiming to be the exporter, is located in a 
                NAFTA country and is required to maintain records in 
                that country regarding exportations to NAFTA countries; 
                or
                    (II) if claiming to be the producer, grows, mines, 
                harvests, fishes, traps, hunts, manufactures, processes, 
                or assembles such merchandise in a NAFTA country.

        (B) Intervention or petition regarding adverse marking decisions

            If the Customs Service makes an adverse marking decision 
        regarding any merchandise, the Customs Service shall, upon 
        written request by the exporter or producer of the merchandise, 
        provide to the exporter or producer a statement of the basis for 
        the decision. If the exporter or producer believes that the 
        decision is not correct, it may intervene in any protest 
        proceeding initiated by the importer of the merchandise. If the 
        importer does not file a protest with regard to the decision, 
        the exporter or producer may file a petition with the Customs 
        Service setting forth--
                (i) a description of the merchandise; and
                (ii) the basis for its claim that the merchandise should 
            be marked as a good of a NAFTA country.

        (C) Effect of determination regarding decision

            If, after receipt and consideration of a petition filed by 
        an exporter or producer under subparagraph (B), the Customs 
        Service determines that the adverse marking decision--
                (i) is not correct, the Customs Service shall notify the 
            petitioner of the determination and all merchandise entered, 
            or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, more than 30 
            days after the date that notice of the determination under 
            this clause is published in the weekly Custom Bulletin shall 
            be marked in conformity with the determination; or
                (ii) is correct, the Customs Service shall notify the 
            petitioner that the petition is denied.

        (D) Judicial review

            For purposes of judicial review, the denial of a petition 
        under subparagraph (C)(ii) shall be treated as if it were a 
        denial of a petition of an interested party under section 1516 
        of this title regarding an issue arising under any of the 
        preceding provisions of this section.

(l) Penalties

    Any person who, with intent to conceal the information given thereby 
or contained therein, defaces, destroys, removes, alters, covers, 
obscures, or obliterates any mark required under the provisions of this 
chapter shall--
        (1) upon conviction for the first violation of this subsection, 
    be fined not more than $100,000, or imprisoned for not more than 1 
    year, or both; and
        (2) upon conviction for the second or any subsequent violation 
    of this subsection, be fined not more than $250,000, or imprisoned 
    for not more than 1 year, or both.

(June 17, 1930, ch. 497, title III, Sec. 304, 46 Stat. 687; June 25, 
1938, ch. 679, Sec. 3, 52 Stat. 1077; Aug. 8, 1953, ch. 397, Sec. 4(c), 
67 Stat. 509; Pub. L. 98-573, title II, Sec. 207, Oct. 30, 1984, 98 
Stat. 2976; Pub. L. 99-514, title XVIII, Sec. 1888(1), Oct. 22, 1986, 
100 Stat. 2924; Pub. L. 100-418, title I, Sec. 1907(a)(1), Aug. 23, 
1988, 102 Stat. 1314; Pub. L. 103-182, title II, Sec. 207(a), Dec. 8, 
1993, 107 Stat. 2096; Pub. L. 104-295, Sec. 14(a), (b), Oct. 11, 1996, 
110 Stat. 3521, 3522; Pub. L. 106-36, title II, Sec. 2423(a), (b), June 
25, 1999, 113 Stat. 180.)

                       References in Text

    The Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, referred to in 
subsecs. (f) to (h) and (k)(1)(B)(ii), is not set out in the Code. See 
Publication of Harmonized Tariff Schedule note set out under section 
1202 of this title.


                            Prior Provisions

    Provisions dealing with the subject matter of this section and 
former section 133 of this title were contained in act Oct. 3, 1913, ch. 
16, Sec. IV, F, subsecs. 1 and 2, 38 Stat. 194, superseding similar 
provisions of previous tariff acts. Those subsections were superseded by 
act Sept. 21, 1922, ch. 356, title III, Sec. 304(a), 42 Stat. 947, and 
repealed by Sec. 321 of that act. Section 304(a) of the act of 1922 was 
superseded by section 304 of act June 17, 1930, comprising this section, 
and repealed by section 651(a)(1) of the 1930 act.


                               Amendments

    1999--Subsecs. (h), (i). Pub. L. 106-36, Sec. 2423(a), added subsec. 
(h) and redesignated former subsec. (h) as (i). Former subsec. (i) 
redesignated (j).
    Subsec. (j). Pub. L. 106-36, Sec. 2423(a)(1), (b), redesignated 
subsec. (i) as (j) and substituted ``subsection (i)'' for ``subsection 
(h)''. Former subsec. (j) redesignated (k).
    Subsecs. (k), (l). Pub. L. 106-36, Sec. 2423(a)(1), redesignated 
subsecs. (j) and (k) as (k) and (l), respectively.
    1996--Subsecs. (f) to (h). Pub. L. 104-295, Sec. 14(a), added 
subsecs. (f) and (g) and redesignated former subsec. (f) as (h). Former 
subsecs. (g) and (h) redesignated (i) and (j), respectively.
    Subsec. (i). Pub. L. 104-295, Sec. 14(a)(1), (b), redesignated 
subsec. (g) as (i) and substituted ``subsection (h) of this section'' 
for ``subsection (f) of this section''.
    Subsecs. (j), (k). Pub. L. 104-295, Sec. 14(a)(1), redesignated 
subsecs. (h) and (i) as (j) and (k), respectively.
    1993--Subsec. (c)(1). Pub. L. 103-182, Sec. 207(a)(1), substituted 
``engraving, or continuous paint stenciling'' for ``or engraving''.
    Subsec. (c)(2). Pub. L. 103-182, Sec. 207(a)(2), substituted ``five 
methods'' for ``four methods'' and struck out ``such as paint 
stenciling'' after ``method of marking''.
    Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 103-182, Sec. 207(a)(3), substituted 
``engraving, or an equally permanent method of marking'' for ``or 
engraving''.
    Subsecs. (h), (i). Pub. L. 103-182, Sec. 207(a)(4), (5), added 
subsec. (h) and redesignated former subsec. (h) as (i).
    1988--Subsec. (h). Pub. L. 100-418 amended subsec. (h) generally. 
Prior to amendment, subsec. (h) read as follows: ``If any person shall, 
with intent to conceal the information given thereby or contained 
therein, deface, destroy, remove, alter, cover, obscure, or obliterate 
any mark required under the provisions of this chapter, he shall, upon 
conviction, be fined not more than $5,000 or imprisoned not more than 
one year, or both.''
    1986--Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 99-514 substituted ``(1) Except as 
provided in paragraph (2), no'' for ``No'' and added par. (2).
    1984--Subsecs. (c) to (h). Pub. L. 98-573 added subsecs. (c) to (e), 
redesignated former subsecs. (c) to (e) as (f) to (h), respectively, and 
in subsec. (g), as redesignated, substituted ``subsection (f) of this 
section'' for ``subsection (c) of this section''.
    1953--Subsec. (a)(3)(K). Act Aug. 8, 1953, added cl. (K).
    1938--Act June 25, 1938, amended section generally.


                    Effective Date of 1999 Amendment

    Pub. L. 106-36, title II, Sec. 2423(c), June 25, 1999, 113 Stat. 
180, provided that: ``The amendments made by this section [amending this 
section] apply to goods entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for 
consumption, on or after the date of the enactment of this Act [June 25, 
1999].''


                    Effective Date of 1996 Amendment

    Section 14(c) of Pub. L. 104-295 provided that: ``The amendments 
made by this section [amending this section] apply to goods entered, or 
withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after the date of the 
enactment of this Act [Oct. 11, 1996].''


                    Effective Date of 1993 Amendment

    Amendment by Pub. L. 103-182 effective on the date the North 
American Free Trade Agreement enters into force with respect to the 
United States [Jan. 1, 1994], see section 213(b) of Pub. L. 103-182, set 
out as an Effective Date note under section 3331 of this title.


                    Effective Date of 1988 Amendment

    Section 1907(a)(2) of Pub. L. 100-418 provided that:
    ``(A) The amendment made by paragraph (1) [amending this section] 
applies with respect to acts committed on or after the date of the 
enactment of this Act [Aug. 23, 1988].
    ``(B) The conviction of a person under section 304(h) of the Tariff 
Act of 1930 [19 U.S.C. 1304(h)] for an act committed before the date of 
the enactment of this Act shall be disregarded for purposes of applying 
paragraph (2) of such subsection (as added by the amendment made by 
paragraph (1) of this subsection[)].''


                    Effective Date of 1984 Amendment

    Section 214 of title II of Pub. L. 98-573 provided that:
    ``(a) For purposes of this section, the term `15th day' means the 
15th day after the date of the enactment of this Act [Oct. 30, 1984].
    ``(b) Except as provided in subsections (c), (d), and (e), the 
amendments made by this title [enacting sections 58b, 1339, and 1627a of 
this title, amending sections 81c, 81o, 1313, 1330, 1431, 1498, 1555, 
2192, 2251, 2253, and 2703 of this title, section 925 of Title 18, 
Crimes and Criminal Procedure, and section 162 of Title 26, Internal 
Revenue Code, and enacting provisions set out as notes under sections 2, 
81c, 81o, and 1339 of this title, and section 162 of Title 26] shall 
take effect on the 15th day.
    ``(c)(1) The amendment made by section 204 [amending section 1441 of 
this title] shall apply with respect to vessels returning from the 
British Virgin Islands on or after the 15th day.
    ``(2) The amendments made by section 207 [amending this section] 
shall apply with respect to articles entered, or withdrawn from 
warehouse for consumption, on or after the 15th day; except for such of 
those articles that, on or before the 15th day, had been taken on board 
for transit to the customs territory of the United States.
    ``(3)(A) The amendment made by section 208 [amending section 1466 of 
this title] shall apply with respect to entries made in connection with 
arrivals of vessels on or after the 15th day.
    ``(B) Upon request therefor filed with the customs officer concerned 
on or before the 90th day after the date of the enactment of this Act 
[Oct. 30, 1984], any entry in connection with the arrival of a vessel 
used primarily for transporting passengers or property--
        ``(i) made before the 15th day but not liquidated as of January 
    1, 1983, or
        ``(ii) made before the 15th day but which is the subject of an 
    action in a court of competent jurisdiction on September 19, 1983, 
    and
        ``(iii) with respect to which there would have been no duty if 
    the amendment made by section 208 applied to such entry,
shall, notwithstanding the provisions of section 514 of the Tariff Act 
of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1514) or any other provision of law, be liquidated or 
reliquidated as though such entry had been made on the 15th day.
    ``(4) The amendments made by section 209 [enacting section 1484a of 
this title and amending section 1202 of this title] shall apply with 
respect to articles launched into space from the customs territory of 
the United States on or after January 1, 1985.
    ``(5)(A) The amendment made by section 210(a) [amending section 1505 
of this title] shall take effect on the 30th day after the date of the 
enactment of this Act [Oct. 30, 1984].
    ``(B) The amendment made by section 210(b) [amending section 1520 of 
this title] shall apply with respect to determinations made or ordered 
on or after the date of the enactment of this Act [Oct. 30, 1984].
    ``(d)(1) The amendments made by section 212 [amending sections 1520, 
1564, and 1641 of this title and sections 1581, 1582, 2631, 2636, 2640, 
and 2643 of Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure] shall take 
effect upon the close of the 180th day following the date of the 
enactment of this Act [Oct. 30, 1984] with the following exceptions:
        ``(A) Section 641(c)(1)(B) and section 641(c)(2) of the Tariff 
    Act of 1930, as added by such section [19 U.S.C. 1641(c)(1)(B), 
    (2)], shall take effect three years after the date of the enactment 
    of this Act [Oct. 30, 1984].
        ``(B) The amendments made to the Tariff Act of 1930 by 
    subsection (c) of section 212 [no subsec. (c) of section 212 was 
    enacted] shall take effect on such date of enactment [Oct. 30, 
    1984].
    ``(2) A license in effect on the date of enactment of this Act [Oct. 
30, 1984] under section 641 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (as in effect 
before such date of enactment) shall continue in force as a license to 
transact customs business as a customs broker, subject to all the 
provisions of section 212 and such licenses shall be accepted as permits 
for the district or districts covered by that license.
    ``(3) Any proceeding for revocation or suspension of a license 
instituted under section 641 of the Tariff Act of 1930 before the date 
of the enactment of this Act [Oct. 30, 1984] shall continue and be 
governed by the law in effect at the time the proceeding was instituted.
    ``(4) If any provision of section 212 or its application to any 
person or circumstances is held invalid, it shall not affect the 
validity of the remaining provisions or their application to any other 
person or circumstances.
    ``(e) The amendments made by section 213 [enacting sections 1589a, 
1613b, and 1616a of this title, amending sections 1602, 1605, 1606, 
1607, 1608, 1609, 1610, 1611, 1612, 1613, 1614, 1615, 1618, and 1619 of 
this title and repealing section 7607 of Title 26, Internal Revenue 
Code] shall take effect October 15, 1984.''


       Effective Date of 1953 Amendments, Enactments, and Repeals

    Section 1 of act Aug. 8, 1953, provided that such act [see Short 
Title of 1953 Amendment note set out under section 1654 of this title] 
is effective, except as otherwise specifically provided for, on and 
after the thirtieth day following the date of its enactment [Aug. 8, 
1953].
    The exception ``except as otherwise specifically provided for'' 
apparently refers to the amendments made to the provisions preceding 
subd. (1) of section 1308 of this title, and to section 1557(b) of this 
title, for which separate effective dates were provided as explained in 
notes under such sections.


                    Effective Date of 1938 Amendment

    Amendment by act June 25, 1938, effective on thirtieth day following 
June 25, 1938, except as otherwise specifically provided, see section 37 
of act June 25, 1938, set out as a note under section 1401 of this 
title.


                            Savings Provision

    Section 23 of act Aug. 8, 1953, provided: ``Except as may be 
otherwise provided for in this Act [see Short Title of 1953 Amendment 
note set out under section 1654 of this title], the repeal of existing 
law or modifications thereof embraced in this Act shall not affect any 
act done, or any right accruing or accrued, or any suit or proceeding 
had or commenced in any civil or criminal case prior to such repeal or 
modification, but all liabilities under such laws shall continue, except 
as otherwise specifically provided in this Act, and may be enforced in 
the same manner as if such repeal or modification had not been made.''

                          Transfer of Functions

    Functions of all other officers of Department of the Treasury and 
functions of all agencies and employees of such Department transferred, 
with certain exceptions, to Secretary of the Treasury, with power vested 
in him to authorize their performance or performance of any of his 
functions, by any of such officers, agencies, and employees, by Reorg. 
Plan No. 26 of 1950, Secs. 1, 2, eff. July 31, 1950, 15 F.R. 4935, 64 
Stat. 1280, 1281, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government 
Organization and Employees. Customs officers and employees, referred to 
in text, are under Department of the Treasury.


 Marking Requirements for Articles Qualifying as Goods of NAFTA Country

    Section 207(b) of Pub. L. 103-182 provided that: ``Articles that 
qualify as goods of a NAFTA country under regulations issued by the 
Secretary in accordance with Annex 311 of the Agreement [North American 
Free Trade Agreement] are exempt from the marking requirements 
promulgated by the Secretary of the Treasury under section 1907(c) of 
the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 (Public Law 100-418 
[102 Stat. 1315]), but are subject to the requirements of section 304 of 
the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1304).''


           Plan Amendments Not Required Until January 1, 1989

    For provisions directing that if any amendments made by subtitle A 
or subtitle C of title XI [Secs. 1101-1147 and 1171-1177] or title XVIII 
[Secs. 1801-1899A] of Pub. L. 99-514 require an amendment to any plan, 
such plan amendment shall not be required to be made before the first 
plan year beginning on or after Jan. 1, 1989, see section 1140 of Pub. 
L. 99-514, as amended, set out as a note under section 401 of Title 26, 
Internal Revenue Code.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in sections 1558, 1595a of this title.
