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19 U.S.C. § 1602 — Seizure; report to customs officer
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It shall be the duty of any officer, agent, or other person authorized by law to make seizures of merchandise or baggage subject to seizure for violation of the customs laws, to report every such seizure immediately to the appropriate customs officer for the district in which such violation occurred, and to turn over and deliver to such customs officer any vessel, vehicle, aircraft, merchandise, or baggage seized by him, and to report immediately to such customs officer every violation of the customs laws.
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It shall be the duty of any officer, agent, or other person authorized by law to make seizures of merchandise or baggage subject to seizure for violation of the customs laws, to report every such seizure immediately to the appropriate customs officer for the district in which such violation occurred, and to turn over and deliver to such customs officer any vessel, vehicle, aircraft, merchandise, or baggage seized by him, and to report immediately to such customs officer every violation of the customs laws.
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**(a) Marking of articles** Except as hereinafter provided, every article of foreign origin (or its container, as provided in subsection (b) hereof) imported into the United States shall be marked in a conspicuous place as legibly, indelibly, and permanently as the nature of the article (or container) will permit in such manner as to indicate to an ultimate purchaser in the United States the English name of the country of origin of the article. The Secretary of the Treasury may by regulations—
(1) Determine the character of words and phrases or abbreviations thereof which shall be acceptable as indicating the country of origin and prescribe any reasonable method of marking, whether by printing, stenciling, stamping, branding, labeling, or by any other reasonable method, and a conspicuous place on the article (or container) where the marking shall appear;
(2) Require the addition of any other words or symbols which may be appropriate to prevent deception or mistake as to the origin of the article or as to the origin of any other article with which such imported article is usually combined subsequent to importation but before delivery to an ultimate purchaser; and
(3) Authorize the exception of any article from the requirements of marking if—
(A) Such article is incapable of being marked;
(B) Such article cannot be marked prior to shipment to the United States without injury;
(C) Such article cannot be marked prior to shipment to the United States, except at an expense economically prohibitive of its importation;
(D) The marking of a container of such article will reasonably indicate the origin of such article;
(E) Such article is a crude substance;
(F) Such article is imported for use by the importer and not intended for sale in its imported or any o
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The Customs Service shall, under rules and regulations prescribed by the Secretary—
**(a)** fix the final appraisement of merchandise by ascertaining or estimating the value thereof, under [section 1401a of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section1401a&num=0&edition=prelim), by all reasonable ways and means in his power, any statement of cost or costs of production in any invoice, affidavit, declaration, other document to the contrary notwithstanding;
**(b)** fix the final classification and rate of duty applicable to such merchandise;
**(c)** fix the final amount of duty to be paid on such merchandise and determine any increased or additional duties, taxes, and fees due or any excess of duties, taxes, and fees deposited;
**(d)** liquidate the entry and reconciliation, if any, of such merchandise; and
**(e)** give or transmit, pursuant to an electronic data interchange system, notice of such liquidation to the importer, his consignee, or agent in such form and manner as the Secretary shall by regulation prescribe.
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**(a)**
(1) The following property is subject to forfeiture to the United States:
(A) Any property, real or personal, involved in a transaction or attempted transaction in violation of section 1956, 1957 or 1960 of this title, or any property traceable to such property.
(B) Any property, real or personal, within the jurisdiction of the United States, constituting, derived from, or traceable to, any proceeds obtained directly or indirectly from an offense against a foreign nation, or any property used to facilitate such an offense, if the offense—
(i) involves trafficking in nuclear, chemical, biological, or radiological weapons technology or material, or the manufacture, importation, sale, or distribution of a controlled substance (as that term is defined for purposes of the Controlled Substances Act), or any other conduct described in section 1956(c)(7)(B);
(ii) would be punishable within the jurisdiction of the foreign nation by death or imprisonment for a term exceeding 1 year; and
(iii) would be punishable under the laws of the United States by imprisonment for a term exceeding 1 year, if the act or activity constituting the offense had occurred within the jurisdiction of the United States.
(C) Any property, real or personal, which constitutes or is derived from proceeds traceable to a violation of section 215, 471, 472, 473, 474, 476, 477, 478, 479, 480, 481, 485, 486, 487, 488, 501, 502, 510, 542, 545, 656, 657, 670, 842, 844, 1005, 1006, 1007, 1014, 1028, 1029, 1030, 1032, or 1344 of this title or any offense constituting “specified unlawful activity” (as defined in [section 1956(c)(7) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title18-section1956/c/7&num=0&edition=prelim)), or a conspiracy to commit such
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### Statutory Notes
Sections, act Sept. 21, 1922, ch. 356, title IV, §§ 602–614, 42 Stat. 984–987, related to pleading, procedure and disposition of seized articles or proceeds therefrom.
Provisions of Tariff Act of 1930 corresponding to section 509, see [section 1602 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section1602&num=0&edition=prelim); section 510, see [section 1603 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section1603&num=0&edition=prelim); section 511, see [section 1604 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section1604&num=0&edition=prelim); section 512, see [section 1605 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section1605&num=0&edition=prelim); section 513, see [section 1606 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section1606&num=0&edition=prelim); section 514, see [section 1607 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section1607&num=0&edition=prelim); section 515, see [section 1608 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section1608&num=0&edition=prelim); section 516, see [section 1609 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section1609&num=0&edition=prelim); section 517, see [section 1610 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section1610&num=0&edition=prelim); section 518, see [section 1611 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section1611&num=0&edition=prelim); section 519, see [section 1612 of this title](https://uscode
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TITLE 19—CUSTOMS DUTIES
§§ 1596 to 1598
ber 25, 2002, as modified, set out as a note under section
542 of Title 6. For establishment of U.S. Customs and
Border Protection in the Department of Homeland Se-
curity, treated as if included in Pub. L. 107–296 as of
Nov. 25, 2002, see section 211 of Title 6, as amended gen-
erally by Pub. L. 114–125, and section 802(b) of Pub. L.
114–125, set out as a note under section 211 of Title 6.
§§ 1596 to 1598. Repealed. June 25, 1948, ch. 645,
§ 21, 62 Stat. 862, eff. Sept. 1, 1948
Section 1596, act June 17, 1930, ch. 497, title IV, § 596,
46 Stat. 752, related to buildings on boundary. See sec-
tion 547 of Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure.
Section 1597, act June 17, 1930, ch. 497, title IV, § 597,
46 Stat. 752, related to fraudulent treatment of goods in
warehouses. See section 548 of Title 18.
Section 1598, acts June 17, 1930, ch. 497, title IV, § 598,
46 Stat. 752; June 25, 1938, ch. 679, § 26, 52 Stat. 1089, re-
lated to offenses concerning seals and unlawful removal
of goods from custom custody. See section 549 of Title
18.
§ 1599. Officers not to be interested in vessels or
cargo
No person employed under the authority of the
United States, in the collection of duties on im-
ports or tonnage, shall own, either in whole or
in part, any vessel (other than a yacht or other
pleasure boat), or act as agent, attorney, or con-
signee for the owner or owners of any vessel, or
of any cargo or lading on board the same; nor
shall any such person import, or be concerned
directly or indirectly in the importation of, any
merchandise for sale into the United States.
Every person who violates this section shall be
liable to a penalty of $500.
(June 17, 1930, ch. 497, title IV, § 599, 46 Stat. 753;
Pub
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