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19 U.S.C. § 1496

Examination of baggage

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

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19 U.S.C. § 1496, Examination of baggage, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/450404
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The appropriate customs officer may cause an examination to be made of the baggage of any person arriving in the United States in order to ascertain what articles are contained therein and whether subject to duty, free of duty, or prohibited notwithstanding a declaration and entry therefor has been made.

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