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title: "Flag goods that the opened statutes treat as prohibited or restricted"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/international-trade-customs-and-sanctions/check-whether-a-permission-is-held-for-prohibited-or-restricted-goods/united-states"
type: "task_jurisdiction_version"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A65-RO20261022-16-US"
practice_area: "International Trade, Customs & Sanctions"
tier: "yellow"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["US"]
last_reviewed: "2026-10-22"
---

# Flag goods that the opened statutes treat as prohibited or restricted

> Record any permission document already stored on the file. Then flag two separate questions for the lawyer: whether 19 U.S.C.…

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Last reviewed: 2026-10-22

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## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Practice area | [International Trade, Customs & Sanctions](https://ailawframework.com/practice/international-trade-customs-and-sanctions.md) |
| Human involvement | Yellow: Lawyer and AI draft together |
| How AI is used | Record any permission document already stored on the file. Then flag two separate questions for the lawyer: whether 19 U.S.C. 1592 describes seizure as essential to prevent introduction of prohibited or restricted merchandise, and, if the goods are fish, wildlife, or plants, whether 16 U.S.C. 3372(a) describes the import, export, transport, sale, receipt, acquisition, or purchase. Do not state that a permission exists. |
| What the lawyer must review | 19 U.S.C. 1592 permits seizure when the Secretary has reasonable cause to believe a person has violated subsection (a) and seizure is otherwise essential to protect the revenue or to prevent the introduction of prohibited or restricted merchandise into the customs territory. 16 U.S.C. 3372(a)(1) makes it unlawful to import, export, transport, sell, receive, acquire, or purchase fish, wildlife, or a plant taken, possessed, transported, or sold in violation of United States, treaty, or Indian tribal law. Subsection (a)(2) reaches interstate or foreign commerce in fish or wildlife taken, possessed, transported, or sold in violation of state or foreign law. The lawyer decides whether either section applies and whether any permission covers the shipment. |
| Written for | United States |
| Applies to | [Check whether a permission is held for prohibited or restricted goods](https://ailawframework.com/practice/international-trade-customs-and-sanctions/check-whether-a-permission-is-held-for-prohibited-or-restricted-goods.md) |

## Checking plan

- What the AI does: Record any permission document already stored on the file. Then flag two separate questions for the lawyer: whether 19 U.S.C. 1592 describes seizure as essential to prevent introduction of prohibited or restricted merchandise, and, if the goods are fish, wildlife, or plants, whether 16 U.S.C. 3372(a) describes the import, export, transport, sale, receipt, acquisition, or purchase. Do not state that a permission exists.
- Basis: Checked against the linked sources on 22 October 2026. Confirm the current instrument before reliance.

## Notes

- No permission form was opened. A stored permission is reported only when the file already contains it.
- A penalty amount under 16 U.S.C. 3373 was not opened and is not stated here.

## Sources

- [19 U.S.C. 1592, Penalties for fraud, gross negligence, and negligence](https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/19/1592) (checked 2026-10-22)
- [16 U.S.C. 3372, Prohibited acts](https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/16/3372) (checked 2026-10-22)

*Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*