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19 U.S.C. § 1606 — Seizure; appraisement

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19 U.S.C. § 1606 — Seizure; appraisement

The appropriate customs officer shall determine the domestic value, at the time and place of appraisement, of any vessel, vehicle, aircraft, merchandise, or baggage seized under the customs laws.

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The appropriate customs officer shall determine the domestic value, at the time and place of appraisement, of any vessel, vehicle, aircraft, merchandise, or baggage seized under the customs laws.

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19 U.S.C. § 1304 — Marking of imported articles and containers

**(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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19 U.S.C. § 1500 — Appraisement, classification, and liquidation procedure

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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19 U.S.C. § 1612 — Seizure; summary sale

**(a)** Whenever it appears to the Customs Service that any vessel, vehicle, aircraft, merchandise, or baggage seized under the customs laws is liable to perish or to waste or to be greatly reduced in value by keeping, or that the expense of keeping the same is disproportionate to the value thereof, and such vessel, vehicle, aircraft, merchandise, or baggage is subject to [section 1607 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section1607&num=0&edition=prelim), and such vessel, vehicle, aircraft, merchandise, or baggage has not been delivered under bond, the Customs Service shall proceed forthwith to advertise and sell the same at auction under regulations to be prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury. If such vessel, vehicle, aircraft, merchandise, or baggage is not subject to [section 1607 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section1607&num=0&edition=prelim), the Customs Service shall forthwith transmit its report of the seizure to the United States attorney, who shall petition the court to order an immediate sale of such vessel, vehicle, aircraft, merchandise, or baggage, and if the ends of justice require it the court shall order such immediate sale, the proceeds thereof to be deposited with the court to await the final determination of the condemnation proceedings. Whether such sale be made by the Customs Service or by order of the court, the proceeds thereof shall be held subject to claims of parties in interest to the same extent as the vessel, vehicle, aircraft, merchandise, or baggage so sold would have been subject to such claim. **(b)** If the Customs Service determines that the expense of keeping the vessel, vehicle, aircraft, merchandise, or baggage is disproporti

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19 U.S.C. § 1614 — Release of seized property

If any person claiming an interest in any vessel, vehicle, aircraft, merchandise, or baggage seized under the provisions of this chapter offers to pay the value of such vessel, vehicle, aircraft, merchandise, or baggage, as determined under [section 1606 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section1606&num=0&edition=prelim), and it appears that such person has in fact a substantial interest therein, the appropriate customs officer may, subject to the approval of the Secretary of the Treasury if under the customs laws, or the Commandant of the Coast Guard or the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, as the case may be, if under the navigation laws, accept such offer and release the vessel, vehicle, aircraft, merchandise, or baggage seized upon the payment of such value thereof, which shall be distributed in the order provided in [section 1613 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section1613&num=0&edition=prelim).

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19 U.S.C. § 509 to 521 — Repealed. June 17, 1930, ch. 497, title IV, § 651(a)(1), 46 Stat. 762, eff. June 18, 1930

### 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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19 U.S.C. § 1606 — Seizure; appraisement

Page 294 TITLE 19—CUSTOMS DUTIES § 1605 Stat. 984. That section was superseded by section 604 of act June 17, 1930, comprising this section, and repealed by section 651(a)(1) of the 1930 act. Prior provisions substantially similar in effect, with a further provision for an allowance for expenses and services, were contained in R.S. § 3085. Provisions re- quiring district attorneys to cause investigations to be made before a United States commissioner and to ini- tiate and prosecute proper proceedings to recover fines and penalties were contained in act June 22, 1874, ch. 391, § 15, 18 Stat. 189. Both of these sections were re- pealed by act Sept. 21, 1922, ch. 356, title IV, §§ 642, 643, 42 Stat. 989. The 1922 act also superseded a provision contained in R.S. § 3087, requiring collectors to cause suits to be commenced without delay and prosecuted to effect. AMENDMENTS 1980—Pub. L. 96–417 substituted ‘‘the Attorney Gen- eral of the United States’’ and ‘‘the Attorney General’’ for ‘‘every United States district attorney’’ and ‘‘such district attorney’’, respectively, and authorized institu- tion of proceedings in the Court of International Trade. 1970—Pub. L. 91–271 substituted reference to customs officers for reference to collectors. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1980 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 96–417 effective Nov. 1, 1980, and applicable with respect to civil actions pending on or commenced on or after such date, see section 701(a) of Pub. L. 96–417, set out as a note under section 251 of Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure. EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1970 AMENDMENT For effective date of amendment by Pub. L. 91–271, see section 203 of Pub. L. 91–271, set out as a note under section 1500 of this title. § 1605.

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