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19 U.S.C. § 1610 — Seizure; judicial forfeiture proceedings
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If any 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 appropriate customs officer shall transmit a report of the case, with the names of available witnesses, to the United States attorney for the district in which the seizure was made for the institution of the proper proceedings for the condemnation of such property.
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If any 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 appropriate customs officer shall transmit a report of the case, with the names of available witnesses, to the United States attorney for the district in which the seizure was made for the institution of the proper proceedings for the condemnation of such property.
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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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**(a) Notice of seizure** If—
(1) the value of such seized vessel, vehicle, aircraft, merchandise, or baggage does not exceed $500,000;
(2) such seized merchandise is merchandise the importation of which is prohibited;
(3) such seized vessel, vehicle, or aircraft was used to import, export, transport, or store any controlled substance or listed chemical; or
(4) such seized merchandise is any monetary instrument within the meaning of [section 5312(a)(3) of title 31](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title31-section5312/a/3&num=0&edition=prelim);
the appropriate customs officer shall cause a notice of the seizure of such articles and the intention to forfeit and sell or otherwise dispose of the same according to law to be published for at least three successive weeks in such manner as the Secretary of the Treasury may direct. Written notice of seizure together with information on the applicable procedures shall be sent to each party who appears to have an interest in the seized article.
**(b) “Controlled substance” and “listed chemical” defined** As used in this section, the terms “controlled substance” and “listed chemical” have the meaning given such terms in [section 802 of title 21](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title21-section802&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(c) Report to Congress** The Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection shall submit to the Congress, by no later than February 1 of each fiscal year, a report on the total dollar value of uncontested seizures of monetary instruments having a value of over $100,000 which, or the proceeds of which, have not been deposited into the Customs Forfeiture Fund under [section 1613b of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prel
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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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### 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
§ 1611
46 was subsequently repealed by Pub. L. 104–324, title
XI, § 1113(b)(1), Oct. 19, 1996, 110 Stat. 3970. Section 105(a)
of Pub. L. 100–710, set out as a note preceding section
101 of Title 46, provides that a reference to a law re-
placed by section 102 of Pub. L. 100–710 is deemed to
refer to the corresponding provision of Pub. L. 100–710.
For disposition of sections of the former Appendix to
Title 46, see Disposition Table preceding section 101 of
Title 46.
PRIOR PROVISIONS
Provisions similar to those in this section were con-
tained in act Sept. 21, 1922, ch. 356, title IV, § 609, 42
Stat. 985. That section was superseded by section 609 of
act June 17, 1930, comprising this section, and repealed
by section 651(a)(1) of the 1930 act.
Provisions for sale of the property by the collector if
no claim should be filed or bond given, were contained
in R.S. § 3077, prior to repeal by act Sept. 21, 1922, ch.
356, title IV, § 642, 42 Stat. 989.
AMENDMENTS
1988—Pub. L. 100–690 amended section generally. Prior
to amendment, section read as follows:
‘‘(a) If no such claim is filed or bond given within the
twenty days hereinbefore specified, the appropriate
customs officer shall declare the vessel, vehicle, air-
craft, merchandise, or baggage forfeited, and shall sell
the same at public auction in the same manner as mer-
chandise abandoned to the United States is sold or oth-
erwise dispose of the same according to law, and (ex-
cept as provided in subsection (b) of this section) shall
deposit the proceeds of sale, after deducting expenses
enumerated in section 1613 of this title into the Cus-
toms Forfeiture Fund.
‘‘(b) During the period beginning on October 30, 1984,
and ending on September 30, 1987, the appropria
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