[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 19, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2003]
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[CITE: 19CFR127.13]

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                        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 B--Unclaimed and Abandoned Merchandise
 
Sec. 127.13  Storage of unclaimed and abandoned merchandise.

    (a) Place of storage. A class 11 bonded warehouse or warehouse of 
class 3, 4, or 5, certified by the port director as qualified to receive 
general order merchandise, will be responsible for the transportation 
and storage of unclaimed and abandoned merchandise, upon due 
notification to the proprietor of the warehouse by the arriving carrier 
(or other party to whom the carrier has transferred the merchandise 
under a Customs-authorized permit to transfer or in-bond entry), as 
provided in Secs. 4.37(c), 122.50(c), and 123.10(c) of this chapter. If 
no warehouse of these classes is available to receive general order 
merchandise, or if the merchandise requires specialized storage 
facilities which are unavailable in a bonded facility, the port 
director, after having received notice of the presence of unentered 
merchandise or baggage in accordance with the provisions of this 
section, will direct the storage of the merchandise by the carrier or by 
any other appropriate means.
    (b) Payment of storage and expenses. Storage at the ordinary rates 
and all other expenses shall be paid by the owner or consignee of the 
merchandise upon entry thereof. If the goods are sold, such charges 
shall be paid from the proceeds of the sale to the extent that proceeds 
are available.

[T.D. 74-114, 39 FR 12092, Apr. 3, 1974, as amended by T.D. 02-65, 67 FR 
68034, Nov. 8, 2002]