PUBLIC LAW 95-410—OCT. 3, 1978
92 STAT. 899
(4) The prefatory note to item 813.10 is amended by inserting 19 USC 1202 the following before the colon at the end of such note: "(including note. American citizens who are residents of American Samoa, Guam, or the Virgin Islands of the United States)". (5) Subpart A of part 2 is amended by striking out items 813.30 and 813.31 and by inserting in lieu thereof the following new items: other articles, including not more than 100 cigars, acquired abroad as an incident of the journey from which the person Is returning if such person arrives from the Virgin Islands of the United States or from a contiguous country which maintains a free zone or free port, or arrives from any other country after having remained beyond the United States for a period of not less than 48 hours, for his personal or household use, but not imported for the account of any other person nor intended for sale, if declared in accordance with regulations of the Secretary of the Treasiuy and if such person has not claimed an exemption under item 813.30 or 813.31 within 30 days preceding his arrival, and does not claim an exemption under the other item on his arrival: Articles, accompanying a person, not over $300 in aggregate fair retail value in the country of acquisition, including (but only in the case of an individual who has attained the age of 21) not more than 1 quart of alcoholic beverages Free Articles, whether or not accompanying a person, not over $600 in aggregate fair market value in the country of acquisition, including (but only in the case of an individual who has attained the age of 21) not more than 1 wine gallon of alcoholic beverages, not more than 1 quart of which shall have been sicquired elsewhere than in American Samoa, Guam, or the Virgin Islands of the United States, if such person arrives directly or indirectly from such insular possessions, not more than $300 of which shall have been acquired elsewhere than in such insular possessions (but this item does not permit the entry of articles not accompanying a person which were acquired elsewhere than in such insular possessions)
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(6) The item description appearing immediately before item 813.30 (as amended by paragraph (5)) is amended by inserting "200 cigarettes and" before "100 cigars". (7) Item 813.30 (as amended by paragraph (5)) is amended by striking out "1 quart" and inserting in lieu thereof "1 liter". (8) Item 813.31 (as amended by paragraph (5)) is amended by striking out "1 wine gallon" and inserting in lieu thereof "4 liters", and by striking out "1 quart" and inserting in lieu thereof "1 liter". (9) Item 814.00 is amended by striking out "3 pounds" and inserting in lieu thereof "2 kilograms" and by striking out "1 quart" and inserting in lieu thereof "1 liter". (10) Item 860.10 is amended by striking out "8 ounces" and inserting in lieu thereof "300 milliliters", by striking out "4 ounces" and inserting in lieu thereof "150 milliliters", and by striking out "2 ounces" and inserting in lieu thereof "100 milliliters". (11) Item 860.20 is amended by striking out "i/^ ounce" each place that it appears and inserting in lieu thereof "3.5 grams". (b)(1) The amendments made by this section with respect to metric conversion apply to merchandise entered on or after January 1, 1980. (2) The amendments made by this section (other than those referred 19 USC 1202 to in paragraph (1)) shall apply with respect to persons arriving in note. the United States on or after the 30th day after the date of the enactment of this Act. For purposes of this subsection, the amendment made by paragraph (3) of subsection (a) shall not be considered an amendment with respect to metric conversion.
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