19 CFR 125.36

§ 125.36 Inability to deliver merchandise.

United States · 19 CFR — Customs Duties · Status: effective

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Citation: 19 CFR 125.36, § 125.36 Inability to deliver merchandise, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/74258
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If the warehouse is closed or the warehouseman refuses to receive the merchandise, the cartman or bonded carrier shall notify the appropriate Customs inspector. The inspector shall promptly report the facts to the port director or his delegated representative for instructions. The merchandise shall then be returned to the Customs inspector, deposited in the public stores for safekeeping, or handled as ordered by the port director.

Legislative history

This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.