---
kind: "section"
citation: "18 U.S.C. § 1364"
title: "18"
title_heading: "Crimes and Criminal Procedure"
number: "1364"
heading: "Interference with foreign commerce by violence"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/18/1364"
units:
  - "Part I — Crimes"
  - "Chapter 65 — Malicious Mischief"
---

# §1364. Interference with foreign commerce by violence


[Whoever](/usc/18/921.md?p=a-1), with intent to prevent, interfere with, or obstruct or attempt to prevent, interfere with, or obstruct the exportation to foreign countries of articles from the [United States](/usc/18/229F.md?p=9), injures or destroys, by fire or [explosives](/usc/18/841.md?p=d), such articles or the places where they may be while in such foreign [commerce](/usc/18/232.md?p=2), shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than twenty years, or both.


## Source credit

(June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 764; Pub. L. 103–322, title XXXIII, § 330016(1)(L), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2147.)

## Notes

### Historical and Revision Notes

Based on title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., § 381 (June 15, 1917, ch. 30, titles IV, XIII, § 1, 40 Stat. 221, 231; Mar. 28, 1940, ch. 72, § 4, 54 Stat. 79).

Mandatory punishment provisions were rephrased in the alternative.

Definition of the term “United States” was omitted and incorporated in section 5 of this title.

Minor verbal changes were made.

### Editorial Notes

### Amendments

1994—Pub. L. 103–322 substituted “fined under this title” for “fined not more than $10,000”.