46 USC 60501 – Vessels allowed to import
(a)
(1) a vessel of the United States; or
(2) a foreign vessel owned only by citizens or subjects of the country—
(A) in which the goods are grown, produced, or manufactured; or
(B) from which the goods can only be, or most usually are, first shipped for transportation.
Terms Used In 46 USC 60501
- vessel: includes every description of watercraft or other artificial contrivance used, or capable of being used, as a means of transportation on water. See 1 USC 3
(b)
(c)
(1) is owned only by citizens of the United States; and
(2) after entering a port of the United States, becomes documented as a vessel of the United States before leaving that port.
(d)