[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 19, Volume 2]
[Revised as of April 1, 2002]
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[CITE: 19CFR145.2]

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                        TITLE 19--CUSTOMS DUTIES
 
  CHAPTER I--UNITED STATES CUSTOMS SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
 
PART 145--MAIL IMPORTATIONS--Table of Contents
 
                      Subpart A--General Provisions
 
Sec. 145.2  Mail subject to Customs examination.

    (a) Restrictions. Customs examination of mail as provided in 
paragraph (b) of this section is subject to the restrictions and 
safeguards relating to the opening of letter class mail set forth in 
Sec. 145.3.
    (b) Generally. All mail arriving from outside the Customs territory 
of the United States which is to be delivered within the Customs 
territory of the United States and all mail arriving from outside the 
U.S. Virgin Islands which is to be delivered within the U.S. Virgin 
Islands, is subject to Customs examination, except:
    (1) Mail known or believed to contain only official documents 
addressed to officials of the U.S. Government;
    (2) Mail addressed to Ambassadors and Ministers (Chiefs of 
Diplomatic Missions) of foreign countries; and
    (3) Letter class mail known or believed to contain only 
correspondence or documents addressed to diplomatic missions, consular 
posts, or the officers thereof, or to international organizations 
designated by the President as public international organizations 
pursuant to the International Organizations Act (see Sec. 148.87(b) of 
this chapter). Mail, other than letter class mail, addressed to the 
designated international organizations is subject to Customs examination 
except where the organization certifies under its official seal that the 
mail contains no dutiable or prohibited articles. Any Customs 
examination made shall, upon request of the addressee international 
organization, take place in the presence of an appropriate 
representative of that organization.

[T.D. 78-102, 43 FR 14454, Apr. 6, 1978]