19 U.S.C. § 1494 — Expense of weighing and measuring
submitted 96 years ago by ch. 497 to r/title-19-CUSTOMS-DUTIES · 40 words · no verdicts yet
If an invoice or entry does not state merchandise weight, quantity, or measure, the importer of record must pay the cost of finding it before Customs releases the merchandise.
When an invoice or entry does not state the merchandise’s weight, quantity, or measurement, Customs must collect the cost of determining it from the importer of record before releasing the merchandise from customs custody.
In all cases in which the invoice or entry does not state the weight, quantity, or measure of the merchandise, the expense of ascertaining the same shall be collected from the importer of record before its release from customs custody.
Source credit: (June 17, 1930, ch. 497, title IV, § 494, 46 Stat. 727; Pub. L. 97–446, title II, § 201(e), Jan. 12, 1983, 96 Stat. 2350.)
- 1930Enacted · Act of June 17, 1930, ch. 497 · 46 Stat. 727
- 1983Amended · Pub. L. 97-446 · 96 Stat. 2350
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by ch. 497 on 1930-06-17.
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