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If any merchandise entered or withdrawn for exportation without payment of the duties thereon, or with intent to obtain a drawback of the duties paid, or of any other allowances given by law on the exportation thereof, is relanded at any place in the United States without entry having been made, such merchandise shall be considered as having been imported into the United States contrary to law, and each person concerned shall be or imprisoned not more than two years, or both; and such merchandise shall be .
The term "any place in the United States", as used in this section, shall not include the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Wake Island, Midway Islands, Kingman Reef, Johnston Island, or Guam.
History: (June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 716 (PDF, 39 MB); June 30, 1955, ch. 258, §2(c), 69 Stat. 242; Pub. L. 103–322, title XXXIII, §§330004(18), 330016(1)(K), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2142 (PDF, 52 MB), 2147; Pub. L. 104–294, title VI, §604(b)(23), Oct. 11, 1996, 110 Stat. 3508.)
Simplified explanation
It is a federal crime to bring back and land in the United States, without properly declaring them, goods that were sent out for export without paying import taxes or to get a tax refund. Each person involved can be charged.