19 CFR § 151.5 - Conditions for examination prior to entry.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t19/s151.5"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "19 CFR § 151.5 - Conditions for examination prior to entry."
title_number: 19
title_name: "Customs Duties"
section_number: "151.5"
section_name: "Conditions for examination prior to entry."
chapter_name: "U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY; DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY"
part_number: "151"
part_name: "EXAMINATION, SAMPLING, AND TESTING OF MERCHANDISE"
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) and (j), Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS)), 1624;"
regulatory_source: "T.D. 73-175, 38 FR 17470, July 2, 1973, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "151"
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# 151.5 Conditions for examination prior to entry.
Examination, sampling, weighing, or operation upon merchandise at the importer's request prior to entry for consumption or warehouse, as provided for in § 151.4 (b) and (c), shall be subject to the following conditions:
(a) The operation permitted shall be executed under Customs supervision;
(b) If the merchandise is in possession or joint possession of a carrier or container station operator, the concurrence of such carrier or operator shall be obtained; and
(c) The Government shall be reimbursed for the compensation, computed in accordance with § 24.17(d) of this chapter, and other expenses of the Customs officer or employee supervising the action permitted.
[T.D. 73-175, 38 FR 17470, July 2, 1973, as amended by T.D. 95-99, 60 FR 62733, Dec. 7, 1995]