[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: 19CFR132.23]



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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 132_QUOTAS--Table of Contents

 

        Subpart C_Mail Importation of Absolute Quota Merchandise

 

Sec.  132.23  Partial release procedure.



    (a) Notification of quota restrictions. If because of quota 

restrictions, a mail importation cannot be released, the director of the 

port of destination shall notify the addressee on Customs Form 3509 of 

the procedure required by paragraph (b) of this section, and shall 

inform the addressee that upon return of the Acknowledgement of Delivery 

by Postal Service, the packages admissible under the absolute quota will 

be forwarded to him and the restricted packages will be returned to the 

sender as inadmissible. The port director may at his discretion hold 

packages if it appears that the absolute quota will reopen in less than 

30 days.

    (b) Acknowledgement of delivery. An Acknowledgement of Delivery by 

Postal Service shall be sent to the addressee. He shall be advised that 

if he desires to secure release of less than the total number of 

packages of the merchandise, the Acknowledgement of Delivery by Postal 

Service must be signed by him and returned to the port director. Such 

Acknowledgment of Delivery by Postal Service shall be in the following 

form:



              Acknowledgment of Delivery by Postal Service



In consideration of the fact that certain articles in a mail importation 

consisting of___________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________

(state number) packages mailed to me by ------------------------ (name 

of sender) of ---------------------------- (address) on ---------------- 

(date of mailing), are subject to quota restrictions under which only a 

portion of such articles may be admitted to entry at one time, and the 

Postal Service permits no division of the importation before delivery 

thereof, and since I am desirous of receiving the packages of such 

importation which are admissible to entry under the quota administered 

by the United States Customs, I hereby agree and acknowledge that 

delivery of the package or packages to the United States Customs shall 

be regarded as delivery by the Postal Service to me.



________________________________________________________________________

                                                (Signature of addressee)



    (c) Agreement to less than full delivery. If, in any case, the 

sender of a mail package has indicated his agreement to the delivery of 

less than the entire importation at one time, an Acknowledgment of 

Delivery by Postal Service need not be secured from the addressee.

    (d) Deposit required. If a portion of a mail shipment may be 

released, the port director may require a deposit of an amount 

sufficient to defray the expenses of repacking merchandise for shipment 

by mail to the addressee. The shipment shall be under Government frank 

without new postage.