---
kind: "unit"
title: "46"
title_heading: "Shipping"
key: "stIV/ptA/ch401"
level: "chapter"
label: "Chapter 401"
heading: "General"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/46/stIV-ptA-ch401"
sections_count: 4
---

# Chapter 401 — General

Title 46 — Shipping › Subtitle IV — Regulation of Ocean Shipping › Part A — Ocean Shipping

## Sections

- [§40101. Purposes](/usc/46/40101.md)
- [§40102. Definitions](/usc/46/40102.md)
- [§40103. Administrative exemptions](/usc/46/40103.md)
- [§40104. Reports filed with the Commission](/usc/46/40104.md)