### Question
How is the term United States defined?


### Answer
The term **United States** is defined in *19 U.S.C. § 1683* as the following:

> the customs territory of the United States, as defined in General Note 2 of the HTS

#### Citation:
  - *19 U.S.C. § 1683*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 4-TARIFF ACT OF 1930 > SUBTITLE VI-SOFTWOOD LUMBER**

