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U.S. Code, Title 48, Territories and Insular Possessions
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General SummaryThe U.S. Code is a consolidation and codification by subject matter of the general and permanent laws of the United States. While every effort has been made to ensure that this reproduction of the Code is accurate, those using it for legal purposes should verify their results against the printed version of the Code available through the Government Printing Office.
§ 739. Duties on Foreign Imports; Books and Pamphlets in English Language
The same tariffs, customs, and duties shall be levied, collected, and paid upon all articles imported into Puerto Rico from ports other than those of the United States which are required by law to be collected upon articles imported into the United States from foreign countries. All books and pamphlets printed in the English language shall be admitted into Puerto Rico free of duty when imported from the United States.
(Apr. 12, 1900, ch. 191, § 2, 31 Stat. 77; Aug. 5, 1909, ch. 6, § 1, 36 Stat. 71, 74; May 17, 1932, ch. 190, 47 Stat. 158.)
Codification
Section was not enacted as part of the Puerto Rican Federal Relations Act which comprises this chapter.
1909—Act Aug. 5, 1909, placed coffee in the bean or ground, imported into Puerto Rico, formerly subject to a duty of 5 cents, on the duty free list.
Change of Name
"Puerto Rico" substituted in text for "Porto Rico" pursuant to act May 17, 1932, which is classified to section 731a of this title.
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Chicago: "U.S. Congress, Office of the Law Revision Counsel", "§ 739. Duties on Foreign Imports; Books and Pamphlets in English Language," U.S. Code, Title 48, Territories and Insular Possessions in U.S. Code, Title 48, Territories and Insular Possessions (Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 2002), Original Sources, accessed May 10, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=H1PBNQ7Q1AG2UWW.
MLA: "U.S. Congress, Office of the Law Revision Counsel". "§ 739. Duties on Foreign Imports; Books and Pamphlets in English Language." U.S. Code, Title 48, Territories and Insular Possessions, in U.S. Code, Title 48, Territories and Insular Possessions, Washington, D.C., Government Printing Office, 2002, Original Sources. 10 May. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=H1PBNQ7Q1AG2UWW.
Harvard: "U.S. Congress, Office of the Law Revision Counsel", '§ 739. Duties on Foreign Imports; Books and Pamphlets in English Language' in U.S. Code, Title 48, Territories and Insular Possessions. cited in 2002, U.S. Code, Title 48, Territories and Insular Possessions, Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C.. Original Sources, retrieved 10 May 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=H1PBNQ7Q1AG2UWW.
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