19 CFR § 134.42 - Specific method may be required.

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title: "19 CFR § 134.42 - Specific method may be required."
title_number: 19
title_name: "Customs Duties"
section_number: "134.42"
section_name: "Specific method may be required."
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"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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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."
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# 134.42 Specific method may be required.

Marking merchandise by specific methods, such as die stamping, cast-in-the-mold lettering, etching, or engraving, or cloth labels may be required by the Commissioner of Customs in accordance with section 304(a), Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (19 U.S.C. 1304(a)). Notices of such rulings shall be published in the *Federal Register* and the Customs Bulletin.