19 CFR § 132.22 - When quota is filled.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t19/s132.22"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "19 CFR § 132.22 - When quota is filled."
title_number: 19
title_name: "Customs Duties"
section_number: "132.22"
section_name: "When quota is filled."
chapter_name: "U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY; DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY"
part_number: "132"
part_name: "QUOTAS"
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, 1202 (General Note 3(i), Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS)), 1623, 1624."
regulatory_source: "T.D. 73-203, 38 FR 20230, July 30, 1973, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "132"
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# 132.22 When quota is filled.

Any packages containing merchandise subject to an absolute quota which is filled shall be returned to the postmaster for return to the sender immediately as undeliverable mail. The addressee will be notified on Customs Form 3509 or in any other appropriate manner that entry has been denied because the quota is filled.