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19 U.S.C. § 1490

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United States · Title 19 — CUSTOMS DUTIES · Status: effective

Transportation & Motor Vehicles
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19 U.S.C. § 1490, General orders, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/450398
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Whenever— After notification under paragraph (1), the bonded warehouse shall arrange for the transportation and storage of the merchandise at the risk and expense of the consignee. The merchandise shall remain in the bonded warehouse until— At the request of the consignee of any merchandise, or of the owner or master of the vessel or the person in charge of the vehicle in which the same is imported, any merchandise may be taken possession of by the Customs Service after the expiration of one day after the entry of the vessel or report of the vehicle and may be unladen and held at the risk and expense of the consignee until entry thereof is made. Any imported merchandise that—

Legislative history

The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone. The law that originally enacted this section predates the public laws loaded here, so only later amendments are listed.

  • Amended byPub. L. 103-182(H.R. 3450)1993-12-08
    North American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act
    House: 234–200Senate: 61–38
  • Amended byPub. L. 104-295(H.R. 3815)1996-10-11
    Miscellaneous Trade and Technical Corrections Act of 1996
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally