# 19 U.S.C. § 81n: Operation of zone as public utility; cost of customs service

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t19_s81n

## Section

- **Citation:** 19 U.S.C. § 81n
- **Heading:** Operation of zone as public utility; cost of customs service
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 9, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 19—CUSTOMS DUTIES > CHAPTER 1A—FOREIGN TRADE ZONES

## Text

Each zone shall be operated as a public utility, and all rates and charges for all services or privileges within the zone shall be fair and reasonable, and the grantee shall afford to all who may apply for the use of the zone and its facilities and appurtenances uniform treatment under like conditions, subject to such treaties or commercial conventions as are now in force or may hereafter be made from time to time by the United States with foreign governments and the cost of maintaining the additional customs service required under this chapter shall be paid by the operator of the zone.

( June 18, 1934, ch. 590, § 14 , 48 Stat. 1001 .)

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