19 CFR § 145.38 - Diplomatic pouches.

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title: "19 CFR § 145.38 - Diplomatic pouches."
title_number: 19
title_name: "Customs Duties"
section_number: "145.38"
section_name: "Diplomatic pouches."
chapter_name: "U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY; DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY"
part_number: "145"
part_name: "MAIL IMPORTATIONS"
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authority: "19 U.S.C. 66, 1202 (General Note 3(i)), Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, 1624."
regulatory_source: "T.D. 73-135, 38 FR 13369, May 21, 1973, unless otherwise noted."
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# 145.38 Diplomatic pouches.

Mail articles bearing the official seal of a foreign government with which the United States has diplomatic relations, accompanied by certificates bearing such seal to the effect that they contain only official communications or documents, shall be admitted free of duty without Customs examination.

[T.D. 73-135, 38 FR 13369, May 21, 1973, as amended by T.D. 78-102, 43 FR 14454, Apr. 6, 1978]