### Question
How does TRADE AGREEMENTS ACT OF 1979 define import license?


### Answer
Under *19 U.S.C. § 2581*, **import license** is defined as:

> any documentation used to administer a quantitative restriction imposed or modified after July 26, 1979 under—


(1) section 125, 203, 301, or 406 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2135, 2253, 2411, or 2436),


(2) the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701–1706),


(3) authority under the notes of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, but not including any quantitative restriction imposed under section 22 of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1934 (7 U.S.C. 624),


(4) the Trading With the Enemy Act (50 U.S.C. App

#### Citation:
  - *19 U.S.C. § 2581*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 13-TRADE AGREEMENTS ACT OF 1979 > SUBCHAPTER III-MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS**

