19 CFR § 134.4 - Penalties for removal, defacement, or alteration of marking.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t19/s134.4"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "19 CFR § 134.4 - Penalties for removal, defacement, or alteration of marking."
title_number: 19
title_name: "Customs Duties"
section_number: "134.4"
section_name: "Penalties for removal, defacement, or alteration of marking."
chapter_name: "U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY; DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY"
part_number: "134"
part_name: "COUNTRY OF ORIGIN MARKING"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "5 U.S.C. 301; 19 U.S.C. 66, 1202 (General Note 3(i), Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States), 1304, 1624."
regulatory_source: "T.D. 72-262, 37 FR 20318, Sept. 29, 1972, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "134"
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# 134.4 Penalties for removal, defacement, or alteration of marking.
Any intentional removal, defacement, destruction, or alteration of a marking of the country of origin required by section 304, Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (19 U.S.C. 1304), and this part in order to conceal this information may result in criminal penalties of up to $5,000 and/or imprisonment for 1 year, as provided in 19 U.S.C. 1304(h).
[T.D. 72-262, 37 FR 20318, Sept. 29, 1972, as amended by T.D. 90-51, 55 FR 28191, July 10, 1990]