19 CFR § 125.11 - Cartage for examination in public stores.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t19/s125.11"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "19 CFR § 125.11 - Cartage for examination in public stores."
title_number: 19
title_name: "Customs Duties"
section_number: "125.11"
section_name: "Cartage for examination in public stores."
chapter_name: "U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY; DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY"
part_number: "125"
part_name: "CARTAGE AND LIGHTERAGE OF MERCHANDISE"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "19 U.S.C. 66, 1565, and 1624."
regulatory_source: "T.D. 73-140, 38 FR 13554, May 23, 1973, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "125"
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# 125.11 Cartage for examination in public stores.
(a) *Government cartage.* The cartage of merchandise in Customs custody designated for examination at the public stores shall be done by a licensed customhouse cartman or a bonded carrier under contract or other specific authority for that purpose.
(b) *Where there is no contract for Government cartage.* At ports where there is no contract for Government cartage in effect, the cartage of packages designated for examination at the public stores shall be done by a licensed customhouse cartman or a bonded carrier designated by the port director for this purpose.
(c) *Payment for Government cartmen.* The cost of the cartage shall be paid by Customs.
[T.D. 73-140, 38 FR 13554, May 23, 1973, as amended by T.D. 94-81, 59 FR 51495, Oct. 12, 1994]