[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 19, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2002]
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[CITE: 19CFR11.12]

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                        TITLE 19--CUSTOMS DUTIES
 
  CHAPTER I--UNITED STATES CUSTOMS SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
 
PART 11--PACKING AND STAMPING; MARKING--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 11.12  Labeling of wool products to indicate fiber content.

    (a) Wool products imported into the United States, except those made 
more than 20 years prior to importation, and except carpets, rugs, mats, 
and upholsteries, shall have affixed thereto a stamp, tag, label, or 
other means of identification, as required by the Wool Products Labeling 
Act of 1939 (54 Stat. 1129; 15 U.S.C. 68 et seq.) and the rules and 
regulations promulgated thereunder by the Federal Trade Commission (16 
CFR part 300). The term ``wool product'' means any product, or any 
portion of a product, which contains, purports to contain, or in any way 
is represented as containing wool, reprocessed wool, or reused wool.
    (b) If imported wool products are not correctly labeled and the port 
director is satisfied that the error or omission involved no fraud or 
willful neglect, the importer shall be afforded a reasonable opportunity 
to label the merchandise under Customs supervision to conform with the 
requirements of such act and the rules and regulations of the Federal 
Trade Commission. The compensation and expenses of Customs officers and 
employees assigned to supervise the labeling shall be reimbursed to the 
Government and shall be assessed in the same manner as in the case of 
marking of country of origin, Sec. 134.55 of this chapter.
    (c) Packages of wool products subject to the provisions of this 
section which are not designated for examination may be released pending 
examination of the designated packages, but only if there shall have 
been filed in connection with the entry bonds on Customs Form 301, 
containing the bond conditions set forth in Sec. 113.62 and/or 
Sec. 113.68 of this chapter, as appropriate, in such amount as the port 
director may require.
    (d) The port director shall give written notice to the importer of 
any lack of compliance with the Wool Products Labeling Act of 1939 in 
respect of an importation of wool products, and pursuant to Sec. 141.113 
of this chapter shall demand the immediate return of the involved 
products to Customs custody, unless the lack of compliance is forthwith 
corrected.
    (e) If the products covered by a notice and demand given pursuant to 
paragraph (d) of this section are not promptly returned to Customs 
custody and the port director is not fully satisfied that they have been 
brought into compliance with the Wool Products Labeling Act of 1939, 
appropriate action shall be taken to effect the collection of liquidated 
damages in an amount equal to the entered value of the merchandise not 
redelivered, plus the estimated duty thereon as determined at the time 
of entry, unless the owner or consignee shall file with the appropriate 
Customs officer an application for cancellation of the liability 
incurred under the bond upon the payment as liquidated damages of a 
lesser amount than the full amount of the liquidated damages incurred, 
or upon the basis of such other terms and conditions as the Secretary of 
the Treasury may deem sufficient. The application shall contain a full 
statement of the reasons for the requested cancellation and shall be in 
duplicate.
    (f) If any fraudulent violation of the act with respect to imported 
articles comes to the attention of the port director, the involved 
merchandise shall be placed under seizure, or a demand shall be made for 
the redelivery of the merchandise if it has been released from Customs 
custody, and the case

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shall be reported to the Federal Trade Commission, Washington, D.C.

(Sec. 8, 54 Stat. 1132; 15 U.S.C. 68f; R.S. 251, as amended, secs. 623, 
as amended, 624, 46 Stat. 759, as amended (19 U.S.C. 66, 1623, 1624))

[28 FR 14701, Dec. 31, 1963, as amended by T.D. 72-262, 37 FR 20318, 
Sept. 29, 1972; T.D. 73-175, 38 FR 17446, July 2, 1973; T.D. 84-213, 49 
FR 41167, Oct. 19, 1984]