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Import-Export Clause

No State shall, without the Consent of the Congress, lay any Imposts or Duties on Imports or Exports, except what may be absolutely necessary for executing its inspection Laws: and the net Produce of all Duties and Imposts, laid by any State on Imports or Exports, shall be for the Use of the Treasury of the United States; and all such Laws shall be subject to the Revision and Controul of the Congress.
article I
Section
10
Clause
6
Related Citations

Brannon P. Denning, Justice Thomas, the Import-Export Clause, and Camps Newfound/Owatonna v. Harrison, 70 Colo. L. Rev. 155 (1999).

Reviewing and critiquing Justice Thomas’s contention that the Import-Export Clause prohibits states from levying discriminatory penalties on out-of-state products.

Arguing that the Import-Export Clause was originally intended to grant more fulsome protection of interstate commerce than was the Commerce Clause.

Arguing, based on its text and history, that the Import-Export Clause applies to interstate and foreign trade, prohibits state tariffs, and permits state subsidies. 

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