import
Defined in 18 places across 7 titles — 17 distinct definitions of the United States Code.
The term “import” means to land on, bring into, or introduce into, or attempt to land on, bring into, or introduce into, any place subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, whether or not such landing, bringing, or introduction constitutes an importation within the meaning of the customs laws of the United States.
Same definition in 2 sections
- 1994–present16 U.S.C. § 1532Conservation · Definitions · for the purposes of this chapter
- 1994–present42 U.S.C. § 7671The Public Health and Welfare · Definitions · as used in this subchapter
Each of the terms “import” and “importation” means to land on, bring into, or introduce into, or attempt to land on, bring into, or introduce into, any place subject to the jurisdiction of the United States.
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- 1994–present16 U.S.C. § 4903Conservation · Definitions · in this chapter
Except as provided in regulations, the term “import” means the entering, or withdrawal from warehouse, for consumption.
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- 1994–present26 U.S.C. § 1059AInternal Revenue Code · Limitation on taxpayers basis or inventory cost in property imported from related persons · for purposes of this section
“import” means to import into the customs territory of the United States.
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- 1994–present49 U.S.C. § 32901Transportation · Definitions · in this chapter
“Import” means to land on, bring into, or introduce into, or attempt to land on, bring into, or introduce into, any place subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, whether or not such landing, bringing, or introduction constitutes an importation within the meaning of the customs laws of the United States.
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- 1994–present16 U.S.C. § 1151Conservation · Definitions · in this section
The term “import”—
(A) means to land on, bring into, or introduce into, or attempt to land on, bring into, or introduce into, any place subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, whether or not such landing, bringing, or introduction constitutes an importation within the meaning of the customs laws of the United States; but
(B) does not include any activity described in subparagraph (A) with respect to fish caught in the exclusive economic zone or by a vessel of the United States.
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- 2006–present16 U.S.C. § 1802Conservation · Definitions · as used in this chapter
The term “import” means any such entry.
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- 1995–present7 U.S.C. § 2116Agriculture · Definitions · as used in this chapter
The term “import” means to land on, bring into, or introduce into, any place subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, whether or not such landing, bringing, or introduction constitutes an importation within the meaning of the customs laws of the United States.
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- 1994–present16 U.S.C. § 3371Conservation · Definitions · for the purposes of this chapter
the term “import” means to land on, bring into, or introduce into, or attempt to land on, bring into or introduce into, any place subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, including the 12-mile territorial sea of the United States, whether or not such act constitutes an importation within the meaning of the customs laws of the United States;
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- 1996–present16 U.S.C. § 2402Conservation · Definitions · for purposes of this chapter
The term “import” means to land on, bring into, or introduce into, or attempt to land on, bring into, or introduce into, any place subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, whether or not such landing constitutes an importation within the meaning of the customs laws of the United States.
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- 1994–present16 U.S.C. § 2432Conservation · Definitions · for purposes of this chapter
The term “import” means to land on, bring into, or introduce into, or attempt to land on, bring into, or introduce into, any place subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, without regard to whether the landing, bringing, or introduction constitutes an importation within the meaning of the customs laws of the United States.
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- 2006–present16 U.S.C. § 1423Conservation · Definitions · in this subchapter
The term “import” means to move from a place outside the territorial limits of the United States to a place within the territorial limits of the United States.
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- 2002–present7 U.S.C. § 8302Agriculture · Definitions · in this chapter
The term “import” means, with respect to any article, any bringing in or introduction of such article into any area (whether or not such bringing in or introduction constitutes an importation within the meaning of the tariff laws of the United States).
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- 1994–present21 U.S.C. § 951Food and Drugs · Definitions · for purposes of this subchapter
the terms “import” and “importation” have the meanings such terms have in the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.);
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- 1994–present16 U.S.C. § 4244Conservation · Definitions · in this chapter
The terms “import” and “importation” include reimporting a consumer product manufactured or processed, in whole or in part, in the United States.
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- 1994–present15 U.S.C. § 2052Commerce and Trade · Definitions · in this chapter
The terms “import” and “importation” mean to import into the customs territory of the United States.
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- 1994–present42 U.S.C. § 6291The Public Health and Welfare · Definitions · for purposes of this part
The terms “import” and “importation” mean to move into, or the act of movement into, the territorial limits of the United States.
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- 2000–present7 U.S.C. § 7702Agriculture · Definitions · in this chapter