[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 19, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2002]
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[CITE: 19CFR19.9]

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                        TITLE 19--CUSTOMS DUTIES
 
  CHAPTER I--UNITED STATES CUSTOMS SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
 
PART 19--CUSTOMS WAREHOUSES, CONTAINER STATIONS AND CONTROL OF MERCHANDISE THEREIN--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 19.9  General order, abandoned, and seized merchandise.

    (a) Acceptance of merchandise. A proprietor of a general order 
warehouse shall accept general order, abandoned, or seized goods and 
articles into the warehouse only upon order of the port director on 
Customs Form 6043 (Delivery Ticket), as presented by the cartman or 
lighterman. A joint determination shall be made by the warehouse 
proprietor and the cartman or lighterman of the quantity and condition 
of the goods or articles so delivered to the warehouse. Any discrepancy 
between the quantity and condition of the goods and that reported on 
Customs Form 6043 shall be reported to the port director within two 
business days of agreement.
    (b) Recording and storing. General order, abandoned, and seized 
goods and articles shall be recorded and stored in the warehouse as 
prescribed by Sec. 19.12.
    (c) Release of merchandise. Merchandise in general order may be 
released by the warehouse proprietor, after Customs inspection or 
examination as ordered by the port director, to the person named in a 
release order under Sec. 141.11 of this chapter. The release may only be 
made by the proprietor upon presentation of a permit to release or 
delivery authorization signed by the appropriate Customs officer on 
Customs Form 3461, 7501, 368 or 368A or other Customs form as designated 
by the port director. General order goods which have been unclaimed 
under Sec. 127.11 of this chapter, voluntarily abandoned, or seized and 
forfeited may be released for transfer to the place of sale upon 
presentation to the warehouse proprietor of an approved copy of Customs 
Form 5251 (Order to Transfer Merchandise for Public Auction (Sale)), and 
an approved copy of Customs Form 6043 (Delivery Ticket). The quantity 
and condition of the goods so transferred shall be determined jointly by

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the proprietor and the cartman or lighterman picking up the goods for 
delivery to the place of sale. Any discrepancies shall be noted on the 
delivery ticket, a copy of which shall be sent to the port director 
within two business days of agreement. Seized goods that are released 
for a purpose other than sale may be released from warehouse only upon 
such written terms and conditions as directed by the port director.

[T.D. 82-204, 47 FR 49371, Nov. 1, 1982, as amended by T.D. 92-56, 57 FR 
24944, June 12, 1992]