[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 19, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2003]
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[CITE: 19CFR134.54]

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                        TITLE 19--CUSTOMS DUTIES
 
  CHAPTER I--UNITED STATES CUSTOMS SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
 
PART 134--COUNTRY OF ORIGIN MARKING--Table of Contents
 
              Subpart F--Articles Found Not Legally Marked
 
Sec. 134.54  Articles released from Customs custody.

    (a) Demand for liquidated damages. If within 30 days from the date 
of the notice of redelivery, or such additional period as the port 
director may allow for good cause shown, the importer does not properly 
mark or redeliver all merchandise previously released to him, the port 
director shall demand payment of liquidated damages incurred under the 
bond in an amount equal to the entered value of the articles not 
properly marked or redelivered.
    (b) Failure to petition for relief. A written petition addressed to 
the Commissioner of Customs for relief from the payment of liquidated 
damages may be filed with the Fines, Penalties, and Forfeitures Officer 
in accord with part 172 of this chapter.
    (c) Relief from full liquidated damages. Any relief from the payment 
of the full liquidated damages incurred will be contingent upon the 
deposit of the marking duty required by 19 U.S.C. 1304(f), and the 
satisfaction of the Fines, Penalties, and Forfeitures Officer that the 
importer was not guilty of bad faith in permitting the illegally marked 
articles to be distributed, has been diligent in attempting to secure 
compliance with the marking requirements, and has attempted by all 
reasonable means to effect redelivery of the merchandise.

[T.D. 72-262, 37 FR 20318, Sept. 29, 1972, as amended by T.D. 79-159, 44 
FR 31969, June 4, 1979; T.D. 83-217, 48 FR 48659, Oct. 20, 1983; T.D. 
90-51, 55 FR 28191, July 10, 1990; T.D. 99-27, 64 FR 13675, Mar. 22, 
1999; T.D. 00-57, 65 FR 53575, Sept. 5, 2000]