[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 19, Volume 1] [Revised as of April 1, 2002] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 19CFR127.21] [Page 605] TITLE 19--CUSTOMS DUTIES CHAPTER I--UNITED STATES CUSTOMS SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY PART 127--GENERAL ORDER, UNCLAIMED, AND ABANDONED MERCHANDISE--Table of Contents Subpart C--Sale of Unclaimed and Abandoned Merchandise Sec. 127.21 Time of sale. All unclaimed and abandoned merchandise shall be sold at the first regular sale held after the merchandise becomes subject to sale, unless a deferment of its sale is authorized by the Commissioner of Customs. Regular sales shall be made once every year or more often at the discretion of the port director. (Secs. 491, 559, 46 Stat. 726, as amended, 744, as amended, sec. 4, 73 Stat. 18; (19 U.S.C. 1491, 1559, 1753))