ALDF
Aldel Financial II Inc. Class A
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No Tax or Duty shall be laid on Articles exported from any State.
Article 1, Section 9, Clause 5 of the U.S. Constitution prohibits Congress from laying taxes and duties on articles exported from any state.[^(1)](https://constitution.congress.gov/browse/essay/artI-S9-C5-1/ALDE_00013596/#ALDF_00026520) Known as the Export Clause,[^(2)](https://constitution.congress.gov/browse/essay/artI-S9-C5-1/ALDE_00013596/#ALDF_00026521) it applies to taxes and duties, not user fees.[^(3)](https://constitution.congress.gov/browse/essay/artI-S9-C5-1/ALDE_00013596/#ALDF_00026522) The Supreme Court has interpreted the Export Clause to address shipments only to foreign countries, not shipments to unincorporated territories, such as Puerto Rico and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.[^(4)](https://constitution.congress.gov/browse/essay/artI-S9-C5-1/ALDE_00013596/#ALDF_00026523) The Court has also construed the Export Clause as requiring not simply an omission of a tax upon the articles exported, but also a freedom from any tax which directly burdens the process of exporting.[^(5)](https://constitution.congress.gov/browse/essay/artI-S9-C5-1/ALDE_00013596/#ALDF_00026524)
Blatantly unconstitutional. [https://constitution.congress.gov/browse/essay/artI-S9-C5-1/ALDE\_00013596/](https://constitution.congress.gov/browse/essay/artI-S9-C5-1/ALDE_00013596/)

No Tax or Duty shall be laid on Articles exported from any State.
Article 1, Section 9, Clause 5 of the U.S. Constitution prohibits Congress from laying taxes and duties on articles exported from any state.[^(1)](https://constitution.congress.gov/browse/essay/artI-S9-C5-1/ALDE_00013596/#ALDF_00026520) Known as the Export Clause,[^(2)](https://constitution.congress.gov/browse/essay/artI-S9-C5-1/ALDE_00013596/#ALDF_00026521) it applies to taxes and duties, not user fees.[^(3)](https://constitution.congress.gov/browse/essay/artI-S9-C5-1/ALDE_00013596/#ALDF_00026522) The Supreme Court has interpreted the Export Clause to address shipments only to foreign countries, not shipments to unincorporated territories, such as Puerto Rico and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.[^(4)](https://constitution.congress.gov/browse/essay/artI-S9-C5-1/ALDE_00013596/#ALDF_00026523) The Court has also construed the Export Clause as requiring not simply an omission of a tax upon the articles exported, but also a freedom from any tax which directly burdens the process of exporting.[^(5)](https://constitution.congress.gov/browse/essay/artI-S9-C5-1/ALDE_00013596/#ALDF_00026524)
Blatantly unconstitutional. [https://constitution.congress.gov/browse/essay/artI-S9-C5-1/ALDE\_00013596/](https://constitution.congress.gov/browse/essay/artI-S9-C5-1/ALDE_00013596/)