15 U.S.C. § 6a — Conduct involving trade or commerce with foreign nations

Sections 1 to 7 of this title shall not apply to conduct involving trade or commerce (other than import trade or import commerce) with foreign nations unless— (1) such conduct has a direct, substantial, and reasonably foreseeable effect— (A) on trade or commerce which is not trade or commerce with foreign nations, or on import trade or import commerce with foreign nations; or (B) on export trade or export commerce with foreign nations, of a person engaged in such trade or commerce in the United States; and (2) such effect gives rise to a claim under the provisions of sections 1 to 7 of this title, other than this section. If sections 1 to 7 of this title apply to such conduct only because of the operation of paragraph (1)(B), then sections 1 to 7 of this title shall apply to such conduct only for injury to export business in the United States. (July 2, 1890, ch. 647, § 7, as added Pub. L. 97–290, title IV, § 402 , Oct. 8, 1982 , 96 Stat. 1246 .) Editorial Notes Prior Provisions A prior section 7 of act July 2, 1890, ch. 647, 26 Stat. 210 , related to suits by persons injured by acts in violation of sections 1 to 7 of this title and was classified as a note under section 15 of this title , prior to repeal by act July 7, 1955, ch. 283, § 3, 69 Stat. 283 , effective six months after July 7, 1955 .

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