Coastwise Trade

Coastwise Trade

In Legislation

Coastwise Trade in the U.S. Code: Title 46, Subtitle V, Part D, Chapter 551

The current, permanent, in-force federal laws regulating coastwise trade are compiled in the United States Code under Title 46, Subtitle V, Part D, Chapter 551. It constitutes “prima facie” evidence of statutes relating to Shipping (including coastwise trade) of the United States. The reader can further narrow his/her legal research of the general topic (in this case, Merchant Marine and Programs of the US Code, including coastwise trade) by chapter and subchapter.