[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 19, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2002]
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[CITE: 19CFR132.23]

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                        TITLE 19--CUSTOMS DUTIES
 
  CHAPTER I--UNITED STATES CUSTOMS SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
 
PART 132--QUOTAS--Table of Contents
 
        Subpart C--Mail Importation of Absolute Quota Merchandise
 
Sec. 132.23  Partial release procedure.

    (a) Notification of quota restrictions. If because of quota 
restrictions, a mail importation cannot be released, the director of the 
port of destination shall notify the addressee on Customs Form 3509 of 
the procedure required by paragraph (b) of this section, and shall 
inform the addressee that upon return of the Acknowledgement of Delivery 
by Postal Service, the packages admissible under the absolute quota will 
be forwarded to him and the restricted packages will be returned to the 
sender as inadmissible. The port director may at his discretion hold 
packages if it appears that the absolute quota will reopen in less than 
30 days.
    (b) Acknowledgement of delivery. An Acknowledgement of Delivery by 
Postal Service shall be sent to the addressee. He shall be advised that 
if he

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desires to secure release of less than the total number of packages of 
the merchandise, the Acknowledgement of Delivery by Postal Service must 
be signed by him and returned to the port director. Such Acknowledgment 
of Delivery by Postal Service shall be in the following form:

              Acknowledgment of Delivery by Postal Service

In consideration of the fact that certain articles in a mail importation 
consisting of___________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
(state number) packages mailed to me by ------------------------ (name 
of sender) of ---------------------------- (address) on ---------------- 
(date of mailing), are subject to quota restrictions under which only a 
portion of such articles may be admitted to entry at one time, and the 
Postal Service permits no division of the importation before delivery 
thereof, and since I am desirous of receiving the packages of such 
importation which are admissible to entry under the quota administered 
by the United States Customs, I hereby agree and acknowledge that 
delivery of the package or packages to the United States Customs shall 
be regarded as delivery by the Postal Service to me.

________________________________________________________________________
                                                (Signature of addressee)

    (c) Agreement to less than full delivery. If, in any case, the 
sender of a mail package has indicated his agreement to the delivery of 
less than the entire importation at one time, an Acknowledgment of 
Delivery by Postal Service need not be secured from the addressee.
    (d) Deposit required. If a portion of a mail shipment may be 
released, the port director may require a deposit of an amount 
sufficient to defray the expenses of repacking merchandise for shipment 
by mail to the addressee. The shipment shall be under Government frank 
without new postage.