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LegalText 19 U.S.C. § 1681b Enforcement us united_states_code code_section 19 CUSTOMS DUTIES 4 TARIFF ACT OF 1930 1681b 19 U.S.C. § 1681b current 119-100 2026-06-26 official https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/100/xml_usc19@119-100.zip /us/usc/t19/s1681b data/legal/raw/us/code/title-19/usc19.xml 4a9ba250516027917afbbdd4b59ae2a4271489d047eeb15ccbbcbff969586890 c90da65eeb9b6895d254e48af923eedc3b1275c7e88d986eb56f934bfcdfdf5c 7270868915c3ba4a35b729eea92dd7fd7d96ee4fa62b8a596b78107321527314 2026-07-04 official
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19 U.S.C. § 1681b - Enforcement

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(a) Civil penalty Any person who violates a provision of section 1681a of this title shall, in addition to the tax and any other penalty provided by law, be liable for a civil penalty for each violation equal to the greater of $1,000 or 5 times the amount of the tax imposed by chapter 52 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 on all cigarettes or smokeless tobacco products that are the subject of such violation.

(b) Forfeitures Any tobacco product, cigarette papers, or tube, or any smokeless tobacco product, that was imported into the United States or is sought to be imported into the United States in violation of, or without meeting the requirements of, section 1681a of this title shall be forfeited to the United States, or to any State in which such tobacco product, cigarette papers, or tube is found. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any product forfeited to the United States, or to any State, pursuant to this subtitle shall be destroyed.

(June 17, 1930, ch. 497, title VIII, § 803, as added Pub. L. 106476, title IV, § 4004(a), Nov. 9, 2000, 114 Stat. 2180; amended Pub. L. 109432, div. C, title IV, § 401(d), (e)(1), (3), Dec. 20, 2006, 120 Stat. 3048, 3049.)

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Editorial Notes

References in TextChapter 52 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, referred to in subsec. (a), is classified to section 5701 et seq. of Title 26, Internal Revenue Code.

Codification Another section 803 of act June 17, 1930, is classified to section 1683a of this title.

Amendments2006—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 109432, § 401(e)(1), inserted “or smokeless tobacco products” after “cigarettes”. Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 109432, § 401(d), (e)(3), in first sentence, inserted “, or any smokeless tobacco product,” before “that was imported” and “, or to any State in which such tobacco product, cigarette papers, or tube is found” before period at end and, in second sentence, inserted “, or to any State,” after “United States”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 2006 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 109432 applicable with respect to goods entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after the 15th day after Dec. 20, 2006, see section 401(g) of Pub. L. 109432, set out as a note under section 1681 of this title.

Effective DateSection effective 30 days after Nov. 9, 2000, see section 4004(b) of Pub. L. 106476, set out as a note under section 1681 of this title.