19 CFR § 12.9 - Release for final delivery to consignee.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t19/s12.9"
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title: "19 CFR § 12.9 - Release for final delivery to consignee."
title_number: 19
title_name: "Customs Duties"
section_number: "12.9"
section_name: "Release for final delivery to consignee."
chapter_name: "U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY; DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY"
part_number: "12"
part_name: "SPECIAL CLASSES OF MERCHANDISE"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "5 U.S.C. 301; 19 U.S.C. 66, 1202 (General Note 3(i), Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS)), 1624."
regulatory_source: "28 FR 14710, Dec. 31, 1963, unless otherwise noted."
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# 12.9 Release for final delivery to consignee.

No meat, meat-food products, or animal casings shall be released for final delivery to the consignee until the port director is advised by the Department of Agriculture, or its representative, that the merchandise is admissible.