[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 19, Volume 2]

[Revised as of April 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 19CFR145.2]



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                        TITLE 19--CUSTOMS DUTIES

 

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

        HOMELAND SECURITY; DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY (CONTINUED)

 

PART 145_MAIL IMPORTATIONS--Table of Contents

 

                      Subpart A_General Provisions

 

Sec.  145.2  Mail subject to Customs examination.



    (a) Restrictions. Customs examination of mail as provided in 

paragraph (b) of this section is subject to the restrictions and 

safeguards relating to the opening of letter class mail set forth in 

Sec.  145.3.

    (b) Generally. All mail arriving from outside the Customs territory 

of the United States which is to be delivered within the Customs 

territory of the United States and all mail arriving from outside the 

U.S. Virgin Islands which is to be delivered within the U.S. Virgin 

Islands, is subject to Customs examination, except:

    (1) Mail known or believed to contain only official documents 

addressed to officials of the U.S. Government;

    (2) Mail addressed to Ambassadors and Ministers (Chiefs of 

Diplomatic Missions) of foreign countries; and

    (3) Letter class mail known or believed to contain only 

correspondence or documents addressed to diplomatic missions, consular 

posts, or the officers thereof, or to international organizations 

designated by the President as public international organizations 

pursuant to the International Organizations Act (see Sec.  148.87(b) of 

this chapter). Mail, other than letter class mail, addressed to the 

designated international organizations is subject to Customs examination 

except where the organization certifies under its official seal that the 

mail contains no dutiable or prohibited articles. Any Customs 

examination made shall, upon request of the addressee international 

organization, take place in the presence of an appropriate 

representative of that organization.



[T.D. 78-102, 43 FR 14454, Apr. 6, 1978]