### Question
What does foreign country mean?


### Answer
**Foreign country** has the following meaning in *19 U.S.C. § 1338*:

> any empire, country, dominion, colony or protectorate, or any subdivision or subdivisions thereof (other than the United States and its possessions), within which separate tariff rates or separate regulations of commerce are enforced

#### Citation:
  - *19 U.S.C. § 1338*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 4-TARIFF ACT OF 1930 > SUBTITLE II-SPECIAL PROVISIONS > Part II-United States International Trade Commission**

