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Title 19 - Customs Duties
Chapter 4 - TARIFF ACT OF 1930 (§§ 1202 - 1683g)
Subtitle III - ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS (§§ 1401 - 1654)
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Publication Title | United States Code, 2006 Edition, Supplement 5, Title 19 - CUSTOMS DUTIES |
Category | Bills and Statutes |
Collection | United States Code |
SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
Contained Within | Title 19 - CUSTOMS DUTIES CHAPTER 4 - TARIFF ACT OF 1930 SUBTITLE III - ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS |
Contains | sections 1401 to 1654 |
Date | 2011 |
Laws in Effect as of Date | January 3, 2012 |
Positive Law | No |
Disposition | standard |
- Part I - Definitions and National Customs Automation Program (§§ 1401 - 1414)
- Part II - Report, Entry, and Unlading of Vessels and Vehicles (§§ 1431 - 1467)
- Section 1431 - Manifests
- Section 1431a - Documentation of waterborne cargo
- Section 1432, 1432a - Repealed. Pub. L. 103-182, title VI, §690(b)(1), (c)(5), Dec. 8, 1993, 107 Stat. 2223
- Section 1433 - Report of arrival of vessels, vehicles, and aircraft
- Section 1434 - Entry; vessels
- Section 1435 - Repealed. Pub. L. 103-182, title VI, §690(b)(2), Dec. 8, 1993, 107 Stat. 2223
- Section 1435a - Transferred
- Section 1435b - Repealed. Pub. L. 103-182, title VI, §690(c)(6), Dec. 8, 1993, 107 Stat. 2223
- Section 1436 - Penalties for violations of arrival, reporting, entry, and clearance requirements
- Section 1437 - Repealed. Pub. L. 103-182, title VI, §690(b)(3), Dec. 8, 1993, 107 Stat. 2223
- Section 1438 - Unlawful return of foreign vessel's papers
- Section 1439, 1440 - Repealed. Pub. L. 103-182, title VI, §690(b)(4), (5), Dec. 8, 1993, 107 Stat. 2223
- Section 1441 - Exceptions to vessel entry and clearance requirements
- Section 1442 - Residue cargo
- Section 1443 to 1445 - Repealed. Pub. L. 103-182, title VI, §690(b)(6), Dec. 8, 1993, 107 Stat. 2223
- Section 1446 - Supplies and stores retained on board
- Section 1447 - Place of entry and unlading
- Section 1448 - Unlading
- Section 1449 - Unlading at port of entry
- Section 1450 - Unlading on Sundays, holidays, or during overtime hours
- Section 1451 - Extra compensation
- Section 1451a - Repealed. Pub. L. 103-66, title XIII, §13811(b)(1), Aug. 10, 1993, 107 Stat. 670
- Section 1452 - Lading on Sundays, holidays, or at night
- Section 1453 - Lading and unlading of merchandise or baggage; penalties
- Section 1454 - Unlading of passengers; penalty
- Section 1455 - Boarding and discharging inspectors
- Section 1456 - Compensation and expenses of inspectors between ports; reimbursement
- Section 1457 - Time for unlading
- Section 1458 - Bulk cargo, time for unlading
- Section 1459 - Reporting requirements for individuals
- Section 1460 - Repealed. Pub. L. 99-570, title III, §3115(b), Oct. 27, 1986, 100 Stat. 3207-83
- Section 1461 - Inspection of merchandise and baggage
- Section 1462 - Forfeiture
- Section 1463 - Sealed vessels and vehicles
- Section 1464 - Penalties in connection with sealed vessels and vehicles
- Section 1465 - Repealed. Pub. L. 103-182, title VI, §690(b)(7), Dec. 8, 1993, 107 Stat. 2223
- Section 1466 - Equipment and repairs of vessels
- Section 1467 - Special inspection, examination, and search
- Part III - Ascertainment, Collection, and Recovery of Duties (§§ 1481 - 1529)
- Section 1481 - Invoice; contents
- Section 1482 - Repealed. Pub. L. 103-182, title VI, §690(b)(8), Dec. 8, 1993, 107 Stat. 2223
- Section 1483 - Repealed. Pub. L. 97-446, title II, §201(c), Jan. 12, 1983, 96 Stat. 2349
- Section 1484 - Entry of merchandise
- Section 1484a - Articles returned from space not to be construed as importation
- Section 1484b - Deferral of duty on large yachts imported for sale at United States boat shows
- Section 1485 - Declaration
- Section 1486 - Administration of oaths
- Section 1487 - Value in entry; amendment
- Section 1488 - Repealed. Pub. L. 91-271, title II, §204(b), June 2, 1970, 84 Stat. 283
- Section 1489 - Repealed. Pub. L. 87-456, title III, §301(a), May 24, 1962, 76 Stat. 75
- Section 1490 - General orders
- Section 1491 - Unclaimed merchandise; disposition of forfeited distilled spirits, wines and malt liquor
- Section 1492 - Destruction of abandoned or forfeited merchandise
- Section 1493 - Proceeds of sale
- Section 1494 - Expense of weighing and measuring
- Section 1495 - Partnership bond
- Section 1496 - Examination of baggage
- Section 1496a - Clearance restrictions of individuals returning from abroad; special circumstances; “baggage and...
- Section 1497 - Penalties for failure to declare
- Section 1498 - Entry under regulations
- Section 1499 - Examination of merchandise
- Section 1500 - Appraisement, classification, and liquidation procedure
- Section 1501 - Voluntary reliquidations by Customs Service
- Section 1502 - Regulations for appraisement and classification
- Section 1503 - Dutiable value
- Section 1503a - Repealed. Aug. 8, 1953, ch. 397, §18(e), 67 Stat. 518
- Section 1504 - Limitation on liquidation
- Section 1505 - Payment of duties and fees
- Section 1506 - Allowance for abandonment and damage
- Section 1507 - Tare and draft
- Section 1508 - Recordkeeping
- Section 1509 - Examination of books and witnesses
- Section 1510 - Judicial enforcement
- Section 1511 - Repealed. Pub. L. 95-410, title I, §107, Oct. 3, 1978, 92 Stat. 892
- Section 1512 - Deposit of duty receipts
- Section 1513 - Customs officer's immunity
- Section 1514 - Protest against decisions of Customs Service
- Section 1515 - Review of protests
- Section 1516 - Petitions by domestic interested parties
- Section 1516a - Judicial review in countervailing duty and antidumping duty proceedings
- Section 1517 to 1519 - Repealed. June 25, 1948, ch. 646, §39, 62 Stat. 992, eff. Sept. 1, 1948
- Section 1520 - Refunds and errors
- Section 1521 - Repealed. Pub. L. 103-182, title VI, §618, Dec. 8, 1993, 107 Stat. 2180
- Section 1522 - Omitted
- Section 1523 - Examination of accounts
- Section 1524 - Deposit of reimbursable charges
- Section 1525 - Repealed. Pub. L. 89-762, §2, Nov. 5, 1966, 80 Stat. 1312
- Section 1526 - Merchandise bearing American trade-mark
- Section 1527 - Importation of wild mammals and birds in violation of foreign law
- Section 1528 - Taxes not to be construed as duties
- Section 1529 - Collection of fees on behalf of other agencies
- Part IV - Transportation in Bond and Warehousing of Merchandise (§§ 1551 - 1565)
- Section 1551 - Designation as carrier of bonded merchandise
- Section 1551a - Bonded cartmen or lightermen
- Section 1552 - Entry for immediate transportation
- Section 1553 - Entry for transportation and exportation; lottery material from Canada
- Section 1553-1 - Report on in-bond cargo
- Section 1553a - Recordkeeping for merchandise transported by pipeline
- Section 1554 - Transportation through contiguous countries
- Section 1555 - Bonded warehouses
- Section 1556 - Bonded warehouses; regulations for establishing
- Section 1557 - Entry for warehouse
- Section 1558 - No remission or refund after release of merchandise
- Section 1559 - Warehouse goods deemed abandoned after 5 years
- Section 1560 - Leasing of warehouses
- Section 1561 - Public stores
- Section 1562 - Manipulation in warehouse
- Section 1563 - Allowance for loss, abandonment of warehouse goods
- Section 1564 - Liens
- Section 1565 - Cartage
- Part V - Enforcement Provisions (§§ 1581 - 1631)
- Section 1581 - Boarding vessels
- Section 1582 - Search of persons and baggage; regulations
- Section 1583 - Examination of outbound mail
- Section 1584 - Falsity or lack of manifest; penalties
- Section 1585 - Repealed. Pub. L. 103-182, title VI, §690(b)(10), Dec. 8, 1993, 107 Stat. 2223
- Section 1586 - Unlawful unlading or transshipment
- Section 1587 - Examination of hovering vessels
- Section 1588 - Transportation between American ports via foreign ports
- Section 1589 - Repealed. Pub. L. 100-690, title VII, §7367(c)(5), Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4480
- Section 1589a - Enforcement authority of customs officers
- Section 1590 - Aviation smuggling
- Section 1591 - Repealed. June 25, 1948, ch. 645, §21, 62 Stat. 862, eff. Sept. 1, 1948
- Section 1592 - Penalties for fraud, gross negligence, and negligence
- Section 1592a - Special provisions regarding certain violations
- Section 1593 - Repealed. June 25, 1948, ch. 645, §21, 62 Stat. 862, eff. Sept. 1, 1948
- Section 1593a - Penalties for false drawback claims
- Section 1594 - Seizure of conveyances
- Section 1595 - Searches and seizures
- Section 1595a - Forfeitures and other penalties
- Section 1596 to 1598 - Repealed. June 25, 1948, ch. 645, §21, 62 Stat. 862, eff. Sept. 1, 1948
- Section 1599 - Officers not to be interested in vessels or cargo
- Section 1600 - Application of the customs laws to other seizures by customs officers
- Section 1601, 1601a - Repealed. June 25, 1948, ch. 645, §21, 62 Stat. 862, eff. Sept. 1, 1948
- Section 1602 - Seizure; report to customs officer
- Section 1603 - Seizure; warrants and reports
- Section 1604 - Seizure; prosecution
- Section 1605 - Seizure; custody; storage
- Section 1606 - Seizure; appraisement
- Section 1607 - Seizure; value $500,000 or less, prohibited articles, transporting conveyances
- Section 1608 - Seizure; claims; judicial condemnation
- Section 1609 - Seizure; summary forfeiture and sale
- Section 1610 - Seizure; judicial forfeiture proceedings
- Section 1611 - Seizure; sale unlawful
- Section 1612 - Seizure; summary sale
- Section 1613 - Disposition of proceeds of forfeited property
- Section 1613a - Repealed. Pub. L. 99-514, title XVIII, §1888(7), Oct. 22, 1986, 100 Stat. 2925
- Section 1613b - Customs Forfeiture Fund
- Section 1614 - Release of seized property
- Section 1615 - Burden of proof in forfeiture proceedings
- Section 1616 - Repealed. Pub. L. 99-570, title I, §1863(b), Oct. 27, 1986, 100 Stat. 3207-54
- Section 1616a - Disposition of forfeited property
- Section 1617 - Compromise of Government claims by Secretary of the Treasury
- Section 1618 - Remission or mitigation of penalties
- Section 1619 - Award of compensation to informers
- Section 1620 - Acceptance of money by United States officers
- Section 1621 - Limitation of actions
- Section 1622 - Foreign landing certificates
- Section 1623 - Bonds and other security
- Section 1624 - General regulations
- Section 1625 - Interpretive rulings and decisions; public information
- Section 1626 - Steel products trade enforcement
- Section 1627 - Repealed. Pub. L. 100-690, title VII, §7367(c)(6), Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4480
- Section 1627a - Unlawful importation or exportation of certain vehicles; inspections
- Section 1628 - Exchange of information
- Section 1629 - Inspections and preclearance in foreign countries
- Section 1630 - Authority to settle claims
- Section 1631 - Use of private collection agencies
- Part VI - Miscellaneous Provisions (§§ 1641 - 1654)
- Section 1641 - Customs brokers
- Section 1642 - Omitted
- Section 1643 - Application of customs reorganization act
- Section 1644 - Application of section 1644a(b)(1) of this title and section 1518(d) of title 33
- Section 1644a - Ports of entry
- Section 1645 - Transportation and interment of remains of deceased employees in foreign countries; travel or...
- Section 1646 - Repealed. June 25, 1948, ch. 646, §39, 62 Stat. 992, eff. Sept. 1, 1948
- Section 1646a - Supervision by customs officers
- Section 1646b - Random customs inspections for stolen automobiles being exported
- Section 1646c - Export reporting requirement
- Section 1647 - Repealed. June 25, 1948, ch. 646, §39, 62 Stat. 992, eff. Sept. 1, 1948
- Section 1648 - Uncertified checks, United States notes, and national bank notes receivable for customs duties
- Section 1649 - Change in designation of customs attache�AE1s
- Section 1650 - Transferred
- Section 1651 - Repeals
- Section 1652 - Separability
- Section 1653 - Effective date of chapter
- Section 1653a - Transferred
- Section 1654 - Short title
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