19 CFR § 171.0 - Scope.

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title: "19 CFR § 171.0 - Scope."
title_number: 19
title_name: "Customs Duties"
section_number: "171.0"
section_name: "Scope."
chapter_name: "U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY; DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY"
part_number: "171"
part_name: "FINES, PENALTIES, AND FORFEITURES"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "18 U.S.C. 983; 19 U.S.C. 66, 1592, 1593a, 1618, 1624; 22 U.S.C. 401; 31 U.S.C. 5321."
regulatory_source: "T.D. 70-249, 35 FR 18265, Dec. 1, 1970, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "171"
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# 171.0 Scope.

This part contains provisions relating to petitions for relief from fines, forfeitures, and certain penalties incurred, and petitions for the restoration of proceeds from sale of seized and forfeited property. This part does not relate to petitions on claims for liquidated damages or penalties which are guaranteed by the conditions of the International Carrier Bond (*see* § 113.64 of this Chapter).

[T.D. 00-57, 65 FR 53576, Sept. 5, 2000]