To avoid unnecessary inspection of merchandise imported from a contiguous country at the first port of arrival, the master of the vessel or the person in charge of the vehicle in which such merchandise is imported may apply to the customs officer of the United States stationed in the place from which such merchandise is shipped, and such officer may seal such vessel or vehicle. Any vessel or vehicle so sealed may proceed with such merchandise to the port of destination under such regulations as the Secretary of the Treasury may prescribe.
June 17, 1930, ch. 49746 Stat. 718(, title IV, § 463, .)
Editorial Notes
Codification
section 1459 of this titlesection 1459 of this titlePub. L. 99–570As enacted by act , the catchline for this section was “Same—sealed vessels and vehicles”, as this section was intended to be read as a continuation of the provisions introduced in . When first enacted, related to arrival in the United States from a contiguous country but has since been amended by to relate to arrival more generally.
Prior Provisions
act Sept. 21, 1922, ch. 356, title IV, § 46342 Stat. 957Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in , . That section was superseded by section 463 of act , comprising this section, and repealed by section 651(a)(1) of the 1930 act.
act Sept. 21, 1922, ch. 356, title IV, § 64242 Stat. 989Provisions somewhat similar to those in this section, and further provisions requiring the vessel, car, or vehicle sealed to proceed without unnecessary delay to the port of destination and be there inspected, and providing that nothing contained therein should exempt the vessel, car, or vehicle from examinations to prevent frauds, were contained in R.S. § 3102, and provisions authorizing and requiring the Secretary of the Treasury to make regulations for sealing vessels, cars, etc., were contained in section 3103, prior to repeal by , .