19 CFR 127.37
§ 127.37 Insufficient proceeds.
United States · 19 CFR — Customs Duties · Status: effective
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- 19 CFR 127.37, § 127.37 Insufficient proceeds, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/74290
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(a) Warehouse merchandise deemed involuntarily abandoned. If the proceeds of sale of warehouse merchandise deemed involuntarily abandoned are insufficient to pay the duties after payment of all charges having priority, the deficiency shall be collected under the bond for the importation and entry of merchandise on Customs Form 301, containing the bond conditions set forth in § 113.62 of this chapter.
(b) Unclaimed merchandise and trade fair articles involuntarily abandoned. If the proceeds of sale of unclaimed merchandise or trade fair articles involuntarily abandoned are insufficient to pay the charges and duties, the consignee shall be liable for the deficiency unless the merchandise was shipped to him without his consent. If no entry for the merchandise has been filed, and no other attempt to control the merchandise has been made, the merchandise shall be regarded as shipped to the consignee without his consent and no effort shall be made to collect any deficiency of duties or charges from such consignee.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.