19 CFR § 144.31 - Right to withdraw.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t19/s144.31"
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legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "19 CFR § 144.31 - Right to withdraw."
title_number: 19
title_name: "Customs Duties"
section_number: "144.31"
section_name: "Right to withdraw."
chapter_name: "U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY; DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY"
part_number: "144"
part_name: "WAREHOUSE AND REWAREHOUSE ENTRIES AND WITHDRAWALS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "19 U.S.C. 66, 1484, 1557, 1559, 1624."
regulatory_source: "T.D. 73-175, 38 FR 17464, July 2, 1973, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "144"
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# 144.31 Right to withdraw.

Withdrawals from bonded warehouse may be made only by the person primarily liable for the payment of duties on the merchandise being withdrawn, *i.e.*, the importer of record on the warehouse entry, the actual owner if an actual owner's declaration and superseding bond have been filed in accordance with § 141.20 of this chapter, or the transferee if the right to withdraw the merchandise has been transferred in accordance with subpart C of this part. No new declaration of the consignee or agent is required.