Noncontiguous Trade Law and Legal Definition
According to 46 USCS § 53501 [Title 46. Shipping; Subtitle V. Merchant Marine; Part C. Financial Assistance Programs; Chapter 535. Capital Construction Funds], noncontiguous trade means--
“(A) trade between--
(i) one of the contiguous 48 States; and
(ii) Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, or an insular territory or possession of the United States; and
(B) trade between--
(i) a place in Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, or an insular territory or possession of the United States; and
(ii) another place in Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, or an insular territory or possession of the United States.”