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19 U.S.C. § 1603 — Seizure; warrants and reports
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**(a)** Any property which is subject to forfeiture to the United States for violation of the customs laws and which is not subject to search and seizure in accordance with the provisions of [section 1595 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section1595&num=0&edition=prelim), may be seized by the appropriate officer or person upon process issued in the same manner as provided for a search warrant under the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure. This authority is in addition to any seizure authority otherwise provided by law.
**(b)** Whenever a seizure of merchandise for violation of the customs laws is made, or a violation of the customs laws is discovered, and legal proceedings by the United States attorney in connection with such seizure or discovery are required, it shall be the duty of the appropriate customs officer to report promptly such seizure or violation to the United States attorney for the district in which such violation has occurred, or in which such seizure was made, and to include in such report a statement of all the facts and circumstances of the case within his knowledge, with the names of the witnesses and a citation to the statute or statutes believed to have been violated, and on which reliance may be had for forfeiture or conviction.
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**(a)** Any property which is subject to forfeiture to the United States for violation of the customs laws and which is not subject to search and seizure in accordance with the provisions of [section 1595 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section1595&num=0&edition=prelim), may be seized by the appropriate officer or person upon process issued in the same manner as provided for a search warrant under the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure. This authority is in addition to any seizure authority otherwise provided by law.
**(b)** Whenever a seizure of merchandise for violation of the customs laws is made, or a violation of the customs laws is discovered, and legal proceedings by the United States attorney in connection with such seizure or discovery are required, it shall be the duty of the appropriate customs officer to report promptly such seizure or violation to the United States attorney for the district in which such violation has occurred, or in which such seizure was made, and to include in such report a statement of all the facts and circumstances of the case within his knowledge, with the names of the witnesses and a citation to the statute or statutes believed to have been violated, and on which reliance may be had for forfeiture or conviction.
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**(a) Warrant**
(1) If any officer or person authorized to make searches and seizures has probable cause to believe that—
(A) any merchandise upon which the duties have not been paid, or which has been otherwise brought into the United States unlawfully;
(B) any property which is subject to forfeiture under any provision of law enforced or administered by the United States Customs Service; or
(C) any document, container, wrapping, or other article which is evidence of a violation of [section 1592 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section1592&num=0&edition=prelim) involving fraud or of any other law enforced or administered by the United States Customs Service,
is in any dwelling house, store, or other building or place, he may make application, under oath, to any justice of the peace, to any municipal, county, State, or Federal judge, or to any Federal magistrate judge, and shall thereupon be entitled to a warrant to enter such dwelling house in the daytime only, or such store or other place at night or by day, and to search for and seize such merchandise or other article described in the warrant.
(2) If any house, store, or other building or place, in which any merchandise or other article subject to forfeiture is found, is upon or within 10 feet of the boundary line between the United States and a foreign country, such portion thereof that is within the United States may be taken down or removed.
**(b) Entry upon property of others** Any person authorized by this chapter to make searches and seizures, or any person assisting him or acting under his directions, may, if deemed necessary by him or them, enter into or upon or pass through the lands, inclosures, and buildings, other than the dwelling house, of
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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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When used in this subtitle or in part I of subtitle II—
**(a) Vessel** The word “vessel” includes every description of water craft or other contrivance used, or capable of being used, as a means of transportation in water, but does not include aircraft.
**(b) Vehicle** The word “vehicle” includes every description of carriage or other contrivance used, or capable of being used, as a means of transportation on land, but does not include aircraft.
**(c) Merchandise** The word “merchandise” means goods, wares, and chattels of every description, and includes merchandise the importation of which is prohibited, and monetary instruments as defined in [section 5312 of title 31](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title31-section5312&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(d) Person** The word “person” includes partnerships, associations, and corporations.
**(e) Master** The word “master” means the person having the command of the vessel.
**(f) Day** The word “day” means the time from eight o’clock antemeridian to five o’clock postmeridian.
**(g) Night** The word “night” means the time from five o’clock postmeridian to eight o’clock antemeridian.
**(h) United States** The term “United States” includes all Territories and possessions of the United States except the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Wake Island, Midway Islands, Kingman Reef, Johnston Island, and the island of Guam.
**(i) Officer of the customs; customs officer** The terms “officer of the customs” and “customs officer” mean any officer of the United States Customs Service of the Treasury Department (also hereinafter referred to as the “Customs Service”) or any commissioned, warrant, or petty officer of the Coast Guard, or any agent or other person, including foreign law enforcement officers, autho
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It shall be the duty of the Attorney General of the United States immediately to inquire into the facts of cases reported to him by customs officers and the laws applicable thereto, and if it appears probable that any fine, penalty, or forfeiture has been incurred by reason of such 1 violation, for the recovery of which the institution of proceedings in the United States district court or the Court of International Trade is necessary, forthwith to cause the proper proceedings to be commenced and prosecuted, without delay, for the recovery of such fine, penalty, or forfeiture in such case provided, unless, upon inquiry and examination, the Attorney General decides that such proceedings can not probably be sustained or that the ends of public justice do not require that they should be instituted or prosecuted, in which case he shall report the facts to the Secretary of the Treasury for his direction in the premises.
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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
§ 1604
1 See Codification note below.
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.
§ 1603. Seizure; warrants and reports
(a) Any property which is subject to forfeiture
to the United States for violation of the cus-
toms laws and which is not subject to search and
seizure in accordance with the provisions of sec-
tion 1595 of this title, may be seized by the ap-
propriate officer or person upon process issued
in the same manner as provided for a search
warrant under the Federal Rules of Criminal
Procedure. This authority is in addition to any
seizure authority otherwise provided by law.
(b) Whenever a seizure of merchandise for vio-
lation of the customs laws is made, or a viola-
tion of the customs laws is discovered, and legal
proceedings by the United States attorney in
connection with such seizure or discovery are
required, it shall be the duty of the appropriate
customs officer to report promptly such seizure
or violation to the United States attorney for
the district in which such violation has oc-
curred, or in which such seizure was made, and
to include in such report a statement of all the
facts and circumstances of the case within his
knowledge, with the names of the witnesses and
a citation to the statute or statutes believed to
have been violated, and on which reliance may
be had for forfeiture or conviction.
(June 17, 1930, ch. 497, title IV, § 603, 46 Stat. 754;
June 25, 1938, ch. 679, § 27, 52 Stat. 1089; Pub. L.
91–271, title III, § 301(aa), June 2, 1970, 84 Stat.
291; Pub. L. 95–410, title I, § 110(b), Oct. 3, 1978, 92
Stat. 896; Pub. L. 100–690, title VII, § 7365, No
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