19 U.S.C. § 3301
Section 3301 · Definitions
Amended 1 time on record
Applied in 8 court decisions — leading case Canadian Lumber Trade Alliance v. United States (2008)
Most recently applied in Silfab Solar, Inc. v. United States (March 2018)
How often courts cite this section
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For purposes of this Act:
(1) Agreement
The term “Agreement” means the North American Free Trade Agreement approved by the Congress under section 3311(a) of this title.
(2) HTS
The term “HTS” means the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States.
(3) Mexico
Any reference to Mexico shall be considered to be a reference to the United Mexican States.
(4) NAFTA country
Except as provided in section 3332 of this title, the term “NAFTA country” means—
(A) Canada for such time as the Agreement is in force with respect to, and the United States applies the Agreement to, Canada; and
(B) Mexico for such time as the Agreement is in force with respect to, and the United States applies the Agreement to, Mexico.
(5) International Trade Commission
The term “International Trade Commission” means the United States International Trade Commission.
(6) Trade Representative
The term “Trade Representative” means the United States Trade Representative.
Editorial notes U.S. Code · Office of the Law Revision Counsel
References in Text
This Act, referred to in text, is Pub. L. 103–182, Dec. 8, 1993, 107 Stat. 2057, known as the North American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out below and Tables.
The North American Free Trade Agreement, referred to in par. (1), is not set out in the Code.
The Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, referred to in par. (2), is not set out in the Code. See Publication of Harmonized Tariff Schedule note set out under section 1202 of this title.
Short Title
Section 1(a) of Pub. L. 103–182 provided that: “This Act [see Tables for classification] may be cited as the ‘North American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act’.”