[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 19, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2003]
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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. The arriving carrier (or other party 
to whom custody of the merchandise was transferred by the carrier under 
a Customs-authorized permit to transfer or in-bond entry) is responsible 
for preparing a Customs Form (CF) 6043 (Delivery Ticket), or other 
similar Customs document as designated by the port director or an 
electronic equivalent as authorized by Customs, to cover the 
proprietor's receipt of the merchandise and its transport to the 
warehouse from the custody of the arriving carrier (or other party to 
whom custody of the merchandise was transferred by the carrier under a 
Customs-authorized permit to transfer or in-bond entry). A joint 
determination will be made by the warehouse proprietor and the bonded 
carrier of the quantity and condition of the goods or articles so 
delivered to the warehouse. Within two working days of the joint 
determination, the warehouse proprietor will report to the port director 
any discrepancy between the quantity and condition of the goods and that 
reported on

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CF 6043, or other similar Customs document as designated by the port 
director or an electronic equivalent as authorized by Customs.
    (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 
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; T.D. 02-65, 67 FR 68032, Nov. 8, 2002]