[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 19, Volume 1] [Revised as of April 1, 2005] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 19CFR12.1] [Page 261-263] TITLE 19--CUSTOMS DUTIES CHAPTER I--BUREAU OF CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY; DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY PART 12_SPECIAL CLASSES OF MERCHANDISE--Table of Contents Sec. 12.1 Cooperation with certain agencies; joint regulations. Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics, Economic Poisons, Hazardous Substances, and Dangerous Caustic or Corrosive Substances Sec. 12.1 Cooperation with certain agencies; joint regulations. 12.3 Release under bond; liquidated damages. 12.4 Exportation. 12.5 Shipment to other ports. Importation of Certain Cheeses 12.6 Affidavits required to accompany entry. Milk and Cream 12.7 Permits required for importation. Meat and Meat-Food Products 12.8 Inspection; bond; release. 12.9 Release for final delivery to consignee. Plants and Plant Products 12.10 Regulations and orders of the Department of Agriculture. 12.11 Requirements for entry and release. 12.12 Release under bond. 12.13 Unclaimed shipments. 12.14 Detention. 12.15 Disposition; refund of duty. Agricultural and Vegetable Seeds 12.16 Joint regulations of the Secretary of the Treasury and the Secretary of Agriculture. Viruses, Serums, and Toxins for Treatment of Domestic Animals 12.17 Importation restricted. 12.18 Labels. 12.19 Detention; samples. 12.20 Disposition. Viruses, Serums, Toxins, Antitoxins, and Analogous Products for the Treatment of Man 12.21 Licensed establishments. 12.22 Labels; samples. 12.23 Detention; examination; disposition. Domestic Animals, Animal Products, and Animal Feeding Materials 12.24 Regulations of the Department of Agriculture. Wild Animals, Birds, and Insects 12.26 Importations of wild animals, fish, amphibians, reptiles, mollusks, and crustaceans; prohibited and endangered and threatened species; designated ports of entry; permits required. 12.27 Importation or exportation of wild animals or birds, or the dead bodies thereof illegally captured or killed, etc. 12.28 Importation of wild mammals and birds in violation of foreign law. 12.29 Plumage and eggs of wild birds. 12.30 Whaling. 12.31 Plant pests. 12.32 Honeybees and honeybee semen. Tea 12.33 Importation of tea; entry; examination for customs purposes. White Phosphorus Matches 12.34 Importation prohibited; certificate of inspection; importer's declaration. 12.35 [Reserved] Narcotic Drugs 12.36 Regulations of Bureau of Narcotics. Liquors 12.37 Restricted importations. 12.38 Labeling requirements; shipments. Unfair Competition 12.39 Imported articles involving unfair methods of competition or practices. Immoral Articles 12.40 Seizure; disposition of seized articles; reports to United States attorney. 12.41 Prohibited films. [[Page 262]] Merchandise Produced by Convict, Forced, or Indentured Labor 12.42 Findings of Commissioner of Customs. 12.43 Proof of admissibility. 12.44 Disposition. 12.45 Transportation and marketing of prison-labor products. Counterfeit Coins, Obligations, and Other Securities; Illustrations or Reproductions of Coins or Stamps 12.48 Importation prohibited; exceptions to prohibition of importation; procedure. Fur-Seal or Sea-Otter Skins 12.60 Importation prohibited. 12.61 Fur-seal or sea-otter skins permitted entry. 12.62 Enforcement; duties of Customs officers. 12.63 Seal-skin or sea-otter-skin waste. Entry of Motor Vehicles, Motor Vehicle Engines and Nonroad Engines Under the Clean Air Act, as Amended 12.73 Motor vehicle and engine compliance with Federal antipollution emission requirements. 12.74 Nonroad engine compliance with Federal antipollution emission requirements. Motor Vehicles and Motor Vehicle Equipment Manufactured on or After January 1, 1968 12.80 Federal motor vehicle safety standards. Safety Standards for Boats and Associated Equipment 12.85 Coast Guard boat and associated equipment safety standards. Electronic Products 12.90 Definitions. 12.91 Electronic products offered for importation under the Act. Switchblade Knives 12.95 Definitions. 12.96 Imports unrestricted under the Act. 12.97 Importations contrary to law. 12.98 Importations permitted by statutory exceptions. 12.99 Procedures for permitted entry. 12.100 Importations in good faith; common or contract carriage. 12.101 Seizure of prohibited switchblade knives. 12.102 Forfeiture. 12.103 Report to the U.S. Attorney. Cultural Property 12.104 Definitions. 12.104a Importations prohibited. 12.104b State Parties to the Convention. 12.104c Importations permitted. 12.104d Detention of articles; time in which to comply. 12.104e Seizure and forfeiture. 12.104f Temporary disposition of materials and articles. 12.104g Specific items or categories designated by agreements or emergency actions. 12.104h Exempt materials and articles. 12.104i Enforcement. Pre-Columbian Monumental and Architectural Sculpture and Murals 12.105 Definitions. 12.106 Importation prohibited. 12.107 Importations permitted. 12.108 Detention of articles; time in which to comply. 12.109 Seizure and forfeiture. Pesticides and Devices 12.110 Definitions. 12.111 Registration. 12.112 Notice of arrival of pesticides and devices. 12.113 Arrival of shipment. 12.114 Release or refusal of delivery. 12.115 Release under bond. 12.116 Samples. 12.117 Procedure after examination. Chemical Substances in Bulk and as Part of Mixtures and Articles 12.118 Toxic Substances Control Act. 12.119 Scope. 12.120 Definitions. 12.121 Reporting requirements. 12.122 Detention of certain shipments. 12.123 Procedure after detention. 12.124 Time limitations and extensions. 12.125 Notice of exportation. 12.126 Notice of abandonment. 12.127 Decision to store or dispose. Softwood Lumber From Canada 12.140 Entry of softwood lumber from Canada. Steel Products 12.145 Entry or admission of certain steel products. Merchandise Subject to Economic Sanctions 12.150 Merchandise prohibited by economic sanctions; detention; seizure or other disposition; blocked property. Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 19 U.S.C. 66, 1202 (General Note 3(i), Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS)), 1624; Section 12.1 also issued under 21 U.S.C. 371(b); [[Page 263]] Section 12.3 also issued under 7 U.S.C. 135h, 21 U.S.C. 381; Section 12.4 also issued under 21 U.S.C. 381(b); Section 12.6 also issued under 7 U.S.C. 1854; Section 12.10 also issued under 7 U.S.C. 151-162; Section 12.15 also issued under 19 U.S.C. 1558; Section 12.16 also issued under 7 U.S.C. 1592(b); Sections 12.21 through 12.23 also issued under 42 U.S.C. 262; Section 12.26 also issued under 18 U.S.C. 42; Section 12.28 also issued under 18 U.S.C. 42, 19 U.S.C. 1527; Section 12.34 also issued under 19 U.S.C. 1202 (additional U.S. Note to Chapter 36, HTSUS); Section 12.37 also issued under 27 U.S.C. 203; Section 12.39 also issued under 19 U.S.C. 1337, 1623; Sections 12.40 and 12.41 also issued under 19 U.S.C. 1305; Sections 12.42 through 12.44 also issued under 19 U.S.C. 1307 and Pub. L. 105-61 (111 Stat. 1272); Sections 12.73 and 12.74 also issued under 19 U.S.C. 1484, 42 U.S.C. 7522, 7601; Section 12.85 also issued under 19 U.S.C. 1623, 46 U.S.C. 4302, 4306, 4310; Sections 12.95 through 12.103 also issued under 15 U.S.C. 1241-1245; Sections 12.104 through 12.104i also issued under 19 U.S.C. 2612; Sections 12.105 through 12.109 also issued under 19 U.S.C. 2094; Sections 12.110 through 12.117 also issued under 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.; Sections 12.118 through 12.127 also issued under 15 U.S.C. 2601 et seq.; Section 12.140 also issued under 19 U.S.C. 1484, 2416(a), 2171; Section 12.150 also issued under 19 U.S.C. 1595a and 1618; 22 U.S.C. 401. Source: 28 FR 14710, Dec. 31, 1963, unless otherwise noted. Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics, Economic Poisons, Hazardous Substances, and Dangerous Caustic or Corrosive Substances (a) Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. The importation into the United States of food, drugs, devices, and cosmetics as defined in section 201 (f), (g), (h), and (i) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 321 (f), (g), (h), (i)) is governed by section 801 of the Act, as amended (21 U.S.C. 381) and regulations issued under authority of section 701(b) of the Act (21 U.S.C. 371(b)) by the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Secretary of the Treasury (21 CFR 1.83 through 1.99). (b) Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act. The importation of pesticides and devices is governed by section 17(c) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act, as amended (7 U.S.C. 136o(c)), and regulations issued under the authority of section 17(e) of that Act (7 U.S.C. 1360(e)) by the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, as set forth below (Sec. 12.110 et seq.). (c) Federal Hazardous Substances Act. The importation of hazardous substances, misbranded hazardous substances, or banned hazardous substances as defined in section 2 of the Federal Hazardous Substances Act, as amended (15 U.S.C. 1261), is governed by regulations issued under the authority of sections 10(b) and 14 of the Act, as amended (15 U.S.C. 1269, 1273), by the Consumer Product Safety Commission (16 CFR 1500.265 through 1500.272). [T.D. 68-191, 33 FR 11019, Aug. 2, 1968, as amended by T.D. 75-194, 40 FR 32321, Aug. 1, 1975; T.D. 82-145, 47 FR 35475, Aug. 16, 1982]