[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: 19CFR125.41]



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                        TITLE 19--CUSTOMS DUTIES

 

   CHAPTER I--BUREAU OF CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION, DEPARTMENT OF 

              HOMELAND SECURITY; DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

 

PART 125_CARTAGE AND LIGHTERAGE OF MERCHANDISE--Table of Contents

 

                           Subpart E_Liability

 

Sec.  125.41  Liability for cartage.





    (a) Liability of cartman, lighterman or bonded carrier. The cartman, 

lighterman, or bonded carrier conveying the merchandise, including 

merchandise covered by a TIR carnet which has not been ``taken on 

charge'' (see Sec.  114.22(c)(2) of this chapter), shall be liable under 

his bond for its prompt delivery in sound condition, or in no worse than 

the damaged condition noted on the delivery ticket, if damage is so 

noted.

    (b) Liability of foreign trade zone operator, bonded warehouse 

proprietor, container station operator or centralized examination 

station operator. A foreign trade zone operator, bonded warehouse 

proprietor, container station operator or centralized examination 

station operator who picks up merchandise including merchandise covered 

by a TIR carnet which has not been ``taken on charge'', to transport the 

merchandise to his own facility shall be liable under his bond for the 

merchandise as soon as he collects the merchandise. The merchandise must 

be receipted as soon as it is picked up and must be delivered to either 

the respective foreign trade zone, bonded warehouse, container station 

or centralized examination station promptly after it is picked up in 

sound condition, or in no worse than the damaged condition noted on the 

delivery ticket, if damage is noted.



[T.D. 94-81, 59 FR 51496, Oct. 12, 1994]