[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: 19CFR19.9]



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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 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 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]



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