19 CFR § 127.4 - General order period defined.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t19/s127.4"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "19 CFR § 127.4 - General order period defined."
title_number: 19
title_name: "Customs Duties"
section_number: "127.4"
section_name: "General order period defined."
chapter_name: "U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY; DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY"
part_number: "127"
part_name: "GENERAL ORDER, UNCLAIMED, AND ABANDONED 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, 1311, 1312, 1484, 1485, 1490, 1491, 1492, 1493, 1506, 1559, 1563, 1623, 1624, 1646a; 26 U.S.C. 5753."
regulatory_source: "T.D. 74-114, 39 FR 12092, Apr. 3, 1974, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "127"
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# 127.4 General order period defined.

The general order period is that period of time during which general order merchandise, as defined in § 127.1, is not subject to sale. The general order period expires 6 months from the date of importation.

[T.D. 79-221, 44 FR 46814, Aug. 9, 1979, as amended by T.D. 98-74, 63 FR 51290, Sept. 25, 1998]