US Code

Public Law 119-73 (01/23/2026)

19 U.S.C. § 3206

Termination of preferential treatment

(a)

In general

No duty-free treatment or other preferential treatment extended to beneficiary countries under this chapter shall—
(1)
remain in effect—
(A)
with respect to Colombia after ; and
(B)
with respect to Peru after ;
(2)
section 3202 of this title remain in effect with respect to Ecuador after , except that duty-free treatment and other preferential treatment under this chapter shall remain in effect with respect to Ecuador during the period beginning on , and ending on , unless the President reviews the criteria set forth in , and on or before , reports to the Committee on Finance of the Senate and the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives pursuant to subsection (b) that—
(A)
section 3202(c) of this title the President has determined that Ecuador does not satisfy the requirements set forth in for being designated as a beneficiary country; and
(B)
section 3202(d) of this title in making that determination, the President has taken into account each of the factors set forth in ; and
(3)
section 3202 of this title remain in effect with respect to Bolivia after , except that duty-free treatment and other preferential treatment under this chapter shall remain in effect with respect to Bolivia during the period beginning on , and ending on , only if the President reviews the criteria set forth in , and on or before , reports to the Committee on Finance of the Senate and the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives pursuant to subsection (b) that—
(A)
section 3202(c) of this title the President has determined that Bolivia satisfies the requirements set forth in for being designated as a beneficiary country; and
(B)
section 3202(d) of this title in making that determination, the President has taken into account each of the factors set forth in .
(b)

Reports

On or before , the President shall make determinations pursuant to subsections (a)(2)(A) and (a)(3)(A) and report to the Committee on Finance of the Senate and the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives on—
(1)
such determinations; and
(2)
the reasons for such determinations.

Pub. L. 102–182, title II, § 208105 Stat. 1244Pub. L. 107–210, div. C, title XXXI, § 3104(a)116 Stat. 1034Pub. L. 109–432, div. D, title VII, § 7002120 Stat. 3194Pub. L. 110–42, § 1121 Stat. 235Pub. L. 110–191, § 2(a)122 Stat. 646Pub. L. 110–436, § 1(a)122 Stat. 4976Pub. L. 111–124, § 2(a)123 Stat. 3484Pub. L. 111–344, title II, § 201(a)124 Stat. 3616Pub. L. 112–42, title V, § 501(a)125 Stat. 494(, , ; , , ; , , ; , , ; , , ; , , ; , , ; , (b), , ; , , .)

Editorial Notes

Amendments

Pub. L. 112–422011—Subsec. (a)(1)(A), (2). substituted “” for “”.

Pub. L. 111–344, § 201(a)2010—Subsec. (a)(1). , amended par. (1) generally. Prior to amendment, par. (1) read as follows: “remain in effect with respect to Colombia or Peru after ;”.

Pub. L. 111–344, § 201(b)Subsec. (a)(2). , substituted “” for “” in introductory provisions.

Pub. L. 111–1242009—Subsec. (a)(1), (2). substituted “” for “”.

Pub. L. 110–4362008— amended section generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “No duty-free treatment or other preferential treatment extended to beneficiary countries under this chapter shall remain in effect after .”

Pub. L. 110–191 substituted “” for “”.

Pub. L. 110–422007— struck out subsec. (a) designation and heading at beginning of section, substituted “No” for “Subject to subsection (b), no” and “” for “”, and struck out subsec. (b), which provided for certain conditional extensions.

Pub. L. 109–4322006— designated existing provisions as subsec. (a), inserted heading, substituted “Subject to subsection (b), no” for “No” and “” for “”, and added subsec. (b).

Pub. L. 107–2102002— substituted “Termination of preferential treatment” for “Effective date and termination of duty-free treatment” in section catchline and amended text generally, substituting provisions establishing a termination date of , for preferential treatment under this chapter for provisions designated subsecs. (a) and (b) establishing an effective date of , for this chapter and a termination date 10 years later for duty-free treatment under this chapter.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 2011 Amendment

Pub. L. 112–42section 501(c) of Pub. L. 112–42section 3805 of this titleAmendment by applicable to articles entered on or after the 15th day after , with retroactive application for certain liquidations and reliquidations, see , set out in a note under .

Retroactive Application for Certain Liquidations and Reliquidations

Pub. L. 107–210, div. C, title XXXI, § 3104(b)116 Stat. 1034

“(1)

In general .—

19 U.S.C. 1514Notwithstanding section 514 of the Tariff Act of 1930 [] or any other provision of law, and subject to paragraph (3), the entry—
“(A)
19 U.S.C. 3201 of any article to which duty-free treatment (or preferential treatment) under the Andean Trade Preference Act ( et seq.) would have applied if the entry had been made on , and
“(B)
that was made after , and before the date of the enactment of this Act [],
shall be liquidated or reliquidated as if such duty-free treatment (or preferential treatment) applied, and the Secretary of the Treasury shall refund any duty paid with respect to such entry.
“(2)

Entry .—

As used in this subsection, the term ‘entry’ includes a withdrawal from warehouse for consumption.
“(3)

Requests .—

Liquidation or reliquidation may be made under paragraph (1) with respect to an entry only if a request therefor is filed with the Customs Service, within 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, that contains sufficient information to enable the Customs Service—
“(A)
to locate the entry; or
“(B)
to reconstruct the entry if it cannot be located.”
, , , provided that:

section 542 of Title 6Pub. L. 107–296section 211 of Title 6Pub. L. 114–125section 802(b) of Pub. L. 114–125section 211 of Title 6[For transfer of functions, personnel, assets, and liabilities of the United States Customs Service of the Department of the Treasury, including functions of the Secretary of the Treasury relating thereto, to the Secretary of Homeland Security, and for treatment of related references, see sections 203(1), 551(d), 552(d), and 557 of Title 6, Domestic Security, and the Department of Homeland Security Reorganization Plan of , as modified, set out as a note under . For establishment of U.S. Customs and Border Protection in the Department of Homeland Security, treated as if included in as of , see , as amended generally by , and , set out as a note under .]