[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 19, Volume 2]
[Revised as of April 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 19CFR145.5]

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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. 145.5  Undeliverable packages.

    Mail articles which are refused or undeliverable, except mail 
articles for which a mail fine entry has been issued in accordance with 
Sec. 145.4(c), will be marked by the postmaster to show why delivery was 
not made, and will be forwarded to the proper exchange post office for 
return to the country of origin. Mail entries will be removed from the 
mail articles and returned to Customs for cancellation. If, for any 
reason, an undeliverable mail article known or

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supposed to be dutiable is not returned to the country of origin or 
forwarded to another country in accordance with the Postal regulations, 
it will be delivered to Customs for disposition under the Customs laws 
and regulations governing seized or unclaimed merchandise.