Federal

Title 19 — Customs Duties

1,111 sections, each with the official text and a plain-English explanation of what it means for you.

• § 4662 — Duties
• § 4663 — Status
• § 467 — Imported distilled spirits, wines, or malt liquors; regulations for marks, brands, and stamps or devices on bulk containers; forfeitures
• § 4671 — Establishment
• § 4672 — Membership; term
• § 4673 — Funding
• § 4674 — Reports
• § 468 — Stamps and brands effaced on emptying packages of imported liquors
• § 4681 — Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force
• § 4682 — Timeline required
• § 4683 — Reports required
• § 4684 — Duties related to Mexico
• § 469 — Dealing in or using empty stamped imported liquor containers
• § 4691 — Transmission of reports
• § 4692 — Suspension of liquidation
• § 4693 — Final remedies
• § 4701 — Definitions
• § 471 — Repealed. June 17, 1930, ch. 497 , title IV, § 651(a)(1), 46 Stat. 762 , eff. June 18, 1930
• § 4711 — Establishment
• § 4712 — Assessment
• § 4713 — Monitoring actions
• § 4714 — Enforcement actions
• § 4715 — Other monitoring and enforcement actions
• § 4716 — Report to Congress
• § 4717 — Regulations
• § 472 to 475 — Repealed. Aug. 8, 1953, ch. 397, § 16(f) , 67 Stat. 517
• § 4731 — Border water infrastructure improvement authority
• § 4732 — Detail of personnel to Office of the United States Trade Representative
• § 48 — Repealed. Aug. 2, 1946, ch. 744, § 2 , 60 Stat. 807 , eff. Nov. 1, 1946
• § 481 — Repealed. June 17, 1930, ch. 497 , title IV, § 651(a)(1), 46 Stat. 762 , eff. June 18, 1930
• § 482 — Search of vehicles and persons
• § 483 — Repealed. Sept. 1, 1954, ch. 1213 , title V, § 502, 68 Stat. 1140
• § 484 to 493 — Repealed. June 17, 1930, ch. 497 , title IV, § 651(a)(1), 46 Stat. 762 , eff. June 18, 1930
• § 49 — Repealed. Aug. 26, 1935, ch. 689, § 1 , 49 Stat. 864
• § 494 — Repealed. Aug. 2, 1956, ch. 887, § 4(a)(27) , 70 Stat. 948
• § 495 to 505 — Repealed. June 17, 1930, ch. 497 , title IV, § 651(a)(1), 46 Stat. 762 , eff. June 18, 1930
• § 5, 5a — Repealed. Pub. L. 91–271, title III, § 321(a) , (b), June 2, 1970 , 84 Stat. 293
• § 50, 51 — Repealed. Pub. L. 89–554, § 8(a) , Sept. 6, 1966 , 80 Stat. 642 , 645, 650
• § 506 — Repealed. Aug. 5, 1935, ch. 438 , title II, § 203(b), 49 Stat. 523
• § 507 — Officers to make character known; assistance for officers
• § 508 — Persons making seizures pleading general issue and proving special matter
• § 509 to 521 — Repealed. June 17, 1930, ch. 497 , title IV, § 651(a)(1), 46 Stat. 762 , eff. June 18, 1930
• § 52 — Payment of compensation and expenses
• § 522 to 524 — Repealed. Aug. 27, 1935, ch. 740, § 308 , 49 Stat. 880
• § 525 — Repealed. June 17, 1930, ch. 497 , title IV, § 651(a)(1), 46 Stat. 762 , eff. June 18, 1930
• § 526 — Repealed. Aug. 2, 1956, ch. 887, § 4(a)(28) , 70 Stat. 948
• § 527 — Sums received from fines and other receipts covered into Treasury
• § 528 — Appropriate customs officer to receive amount recovered
• § 529 — Repealed. June 17, 1930, ch. 497 , title IV, § 651(a)(1), 46 Stat. 762 , eff. June 18, 1930
• § 53 to 57 — Repealed. Aug. 2, 1956, ch. 887, § 4(a)(16) –(20), 70 Stat. 947
• § 530 — Omitted
• § 531 to 534 — Repealed. June 17, 1930, ch. 497 , title IV, § 651(a)(1), 46 Stat. 762 , eff. June 18, 1930
• § 535 — Compulsory production of books, invoices, or papers
• § 536 — Repealed. June 17, 1930, ch. 497 , title IV, § 651(a)(1), 46 Stat. 762 , eff. June 18, 1930
• § 537 — Officers, informers, and defendants as witnesses
• § 538, 539 — Repealed. June 17, 1930, ch. 497 , title IV, § 651(a)(1), 46 Stat. 762 , eff. June 18, 1930
• § 540 — President may use suitable vessels for enforcing customs laws
• § 541, 542 — Repealed. Aug. 2, 1956, ch. 887, § 4(a)(29) , (30), 70 Stat. 948
• § 571 to 573 — Repealed. June 17, 1930, ch. 497 , title IV, § 651(a)(1), 46 Stat. 762 , eff. June 18, 1930
• § 574 — Exemption from taking other oaths
• § 575, 576 — Repealed. June 17, 1930, ch. 497 , title IV, § 651(a)(1), 46 Stat. 762 , eff. June 18, 1930
• § 577 — Repealed. Oct. 31, 1951, ch. 655, § 56(d) , 65 Stat. 729
• § 578 — Repealed. June 17, 1930, ch. 497 , title IV, § 651(a)(1), 46 Stat. 762 , eff. June 18, 1930
• § 579 — Repealed. Aug. 2, 1956, ch. 887, § 4(a)(32) , 70 Stat. 948
• § 58 — Repealed. Pub. L. 95–410, title II, § 214(a) , Oct. 3, 1978 , 92 Stat. 904
• § 580 — Interest in suits on bonds for recovery of duties
• § 58a — Fees for services of customs officers
• § 58b — User fee for customs services at certain small airports and other facilities
• § 58b–1 — Expenses from fees collected
• § 58c — Fees for certain customs services
• § 59 — Repealed. Aug. 2, 1956, ch. 887, § 4(a)(21) , 70 Stat. 947
• § 6 — Designation of customs officers for foreign service; status; rejection of designated customs officer; applicability of civil service laws
• § 60 — Penalty for extortion
• § 61, 62 — Repealed. Aug. 2, 1956, ch. 887, § 4(a)(22) , (23), 70 Stat. 947
• § 63 — Repealed. Pub. L. 89–554, § 8(a) , Sept. 6, 1966 , 80 Stat. 636
• § 64 — Laws imposing fines applicable to persons acting under customs laws
• § 66 — Rules and forms prescribed by Secretary
• § 67 — Repealed. Aug. 2, 1956, ch. 887, § 4(a)(24) , 70 Stat. 947
• § 68 — Enforcement of customs and immigration laws in Guam and the Virgin Islands and along Canadian and Mexican borders; cooperation by Secretary of the Treasury and Attorney General; erection of buildings
• § 69 — Erection of protective gates and fences across and around roads crossing borders
• § 6a to 6d — Repealed. Sept. 3, 1954, ch. 1263, § 13(b) , 68 Stat. 1231
• § 6e — Overtime compensation based on standard or daylight saving time
• § 7 to 11 — Repealed. Pub. L. 91–271, title III, § 321(c) –(g), June 2, 1970 , 84 Stat. 293
• § 70 — Obstruction of revenue officers by masters of vessels
• § 81a — Definitions
• § 81b — Establishment of zones
• § 81c — Exemption from customs laws of merchandise brought into foreign trade zone
• § 81d — Customs officers and guards
• § 81e — Vessels entering or leaving zone; coastwise trade
• § 81f — Application for establishment and expansion of zone
• § 81g — Granting of application
• § 81h — Rules and regulations
• § 81i — Cooperation of Board with other agencies
• § 81j — Cooperation of other agencies with Board
• § 81k — Agreements as to use of property
• § 81l — Facilities to be provided and maintained
• § 81m — Permission to others to use zone
• § 81n — Operation of zone as public utility; cost of customs service
• § 81o — Residents of zone
• § 81p — Accounts and recordkeeping
• § 81q — Transfer of grant
• § 81r — Revocation of grants
• § 81s — Offenses
• § 81t — Separability
• § 81u — Right to alter, amend, or repeal chapter
• § 91, 92 — Repealed. Pub. L. 89–554, § 8(a) , Sept. 6, 1966 , 80 Stat. 643
• § 93 — Repealed. June 17, 1930, ch. 497 , title IV, § 651(a)(1), 46 Stat. 762
• § 94 — Omitted
• § 95 — Repealed. June 17, 1930, ch. 497 , title IV, § 651(a)(1), 46 Stat. 762
• § 96 to 98 — Omitted
• § 99 — Repealed. Pub. L. 89–554, § 8(a) , Sept. 6, 1966 , 80 Stat. 643