Incomplete entry
Request for possession by Customs
At the request of the consignee of any merchandise, or of the owner or master of the vessel or the person in charge of the vehicle in which the same is imported, any merchandise may be taken possession of by the Customs Service after the expiration of one day after the entry of the vessel or report of the vehicle and may be unladen and held at the risk and expense of the consignee until entry thereof is made.
Government merchandise
June 17, 1930, ch. 49746 Stat. 726Pub. L. 91–271, title III, § 301(b)84 Stat. 287Pub. L. 103–182, title VI, § 658107 Stat. 2212Pub. L. 104–295, § 21(e)(9)110 Stat. 3531(, title IV, § 490, ; , , ; , , ; , , .)
Editorial Notes
Prior Provisions
act Sept. 21, 1922, ch. 356, title IV, § 49042 Stat. 963Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in , . That section was superseded by section 490 of act , comprising this section, and repealed by section 651(a)(1) of the 1930 act.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. 989Prior provisions authorizing the collector to take possession of, or store merchandise were contained in the following sections, all of which were repealed by , :
R.S. § 2789, authorizing the collector, when an entry was imperfect, to take the merchandise into his custody until the quantity, quality, or value could be ascertained;
R.S. § 2840, providing that when the collector should suspect that merchandise was not invoiced at a sum equal to that for which it had usually been sold, he should take possession and retain the same until its value had been ascertained and the duties paid or secured;
R.S. § 2926, providing that merchandise of which incomplete entry had been made, or entry without specification of particulars, should be conveyed to some warehouse or designated by the collector to remain until the particulars, cost or value should have been ascertained, and the duties paid or secured, and a permit for delivery granted;
R.S. § 2963, providing that when merchandise had not been entered it should be deposited in a public warehouse, and there remain until an invoice was produced, but that it should not be construed to prohibit sales of merchandise to discharge duties and charges;
R.S. § 2964, authorizing the collector to take possession of merchandise, and deposit it in public stores, or other stores to be agreed on, in case of failure or neglect to pay duties, or when the owner, etc., should make entry for warehousing;
R.S. § 2965, providing for the storage in a public warehouse, or private bonded warehouse, of unclaimed merchandise required to be taken possession of by collectors, and making provision for payment of charges and expenses;
act June 26, 1884, ch. 121, § 2423 Stat. 58R.S. § 2966, as amended by , , providing for the deposit in a bonded warehouse of merchandise imported in vessels, when it should appear by the bills of lading that it was to be delivered immediately after entry of the vessel, or on request, when it did not so appear.
act Sept. 21, 1922, ch. 356, title IV, § 64242 Stat. 989A prior provision authorizing the collector to require a bond for the production of proof to enable the collector to ascertain the class or description of manufacture, or rate of duty to which merchandise was liable, was contained in R.S. § 2925, which was also repealed by , .
Amendments
Pub. L. 104–2951996—Subsec. (c)(1). substituted “subparagraphs (A) through (D) of subsection (a)(1)” for “paragraphs (1) through (4) of subsection (a)”.
Pub. L. 103–182, § 658(1)1993—Subsec. (a). , amended subsec. (a) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (a) read as follows: “Whenever entry of any imported merchandise is not made within the time provided by law or the regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury, or whenever entry of such merchandise is incomplete because of failure to pay the estimated duties, or whenever, in the opinion of the appropriate customs officer, entry of such merchandise can not be made for want of proper documents or other cause, or whenever the appropriate customs officer believes that any merchandise is not correctly and legally invoiced, he shall take the merchandise into his custody and send it to a bonded warehouse or public store, to be held at the risk and expense of the consignee until entry is made or completed and the proper documents are produced, or a bond given for their production.”
Pub. L. 103–182, § 658(2)Subsec. (b). , substituted heading for one which read “At request of consignee” and in text substituted “Customs Service” for “appropriate customs officer”.
Pub. L. 103–182, § 658(3)Subsec. (c). , added subsec. (c).
Pub. L. 91–2711970— substituted references to appropriate customs officer for references to collector wherever appearing.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 1970 Amendment
Pub. L. 91–271section 203 of Pub. L. 91–271section 1500 of this titleFor effective date of amendment by , see , set out as a note under .
Transfer of Functions
section 542 of Title 6Pub. L. 107–296section 211 of Title 6Pub. L. 114–125section 802(b) of Pub. L. 114–125section 211 of Title 6For transfer of functions, personnel, assets, and liabilities of the United States Customs Service of the Department of the Treasury, including functions of the Secretary of the Treasury relating thereto, to the Secretary of Homeland Security, and for treatment of related references, see sections 203(1), 551(d), 552(d), and 557 of Title 6, Domestic Security, and the Department of Homeland Security Reorganization Plan of , as modified, set out as a note under . For establishment of U.S. Customs and Border Protection in the Department of Homeland Security, treated as if included in as of , see , as amended generally by , and , set out as a note under .