19 CFR § 113.21 - Information required on the bond.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t19/s113.21"
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title: "19 CFR § 113.21 - Information required on the bond."
title_number: 19
title_name: "Customs Duties"
section_number: "113.21"
section_name: "Information required on the bond."
chapter_name: "U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY; DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY"
part_number: "113"
part_name: "CBP BONDS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "19 U.S.C. 66, 1623, 1624."
regulatory_source: "T.D. 84-213, 49 FR 41171, Oct. 19, 1984, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "113"
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# 113.21 Information required on the bond.

(a)(1) *Identification of principal and sureties.* The names of the principal and sureties and their respective places of residence must appear in the bond. In the case of a corporate principal or surety, its legal designation and the address of its principal place of business must appear.

(2) *Identification of trade names and unincorporated divisions of a corporate principal.* The principal may list on the bond trade names and the names of unincorporated divisions of the corporate principal which do not have a separate and distinct legal status who are authorized to use the bond in their own name.

(b) *Date of execution.* Each bond must bear the date it was actually executed.

(c) *Statement of the amount.* The amount of the bond must be stated in figures.

(d) *Use of abbreviations.* Abbreviations may not be used except in dates and the state of incorporation of the principal or the surety.

(e) *Blank spaces on the bond.* Lines must be drawn through all spaces and blocks on the bond which are not filled in.

[T.D. 84-213, 49 FR 41171, Oct. 19, 1984, as amended by CBP Dec. 15-15, 80 FR 70164, Nov. 13, 2015]