21 CFR § 1312.29 - Domestic release prohibited.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t21/s1312.29"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "21 CFR § 1312.29 - Domestic release prohibited."
title_number: 21
title_name: "Food and Drugs"
section_number: "1312.29"
section_name: "Domestic release prohibited."
chapter_name: "DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE"
part_number: "1312"
part_name: "IMPORTATION AND EXPORTATION OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "21 U.S.C. 821, 871(b), 952, 953, 954, 957, 958."
regulatory_source: "36 FR 7815, Apr. 24, 1971, unless otherwise noted. Redesignated at 38 FR 26609, Sept. 24, 1973."
cfr_part: "1312"
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# 1312.29 Domestic release prohibited.

An exporter or a forwarding agent acting for an exporter must either deliver the controlled substances to the port or border, or deliver the controlled substances to a bonded carrier approved by the consignor for delivery to the port or border, and may not, under any other circumstances, release a shipment of controlled substances to anyone, including the foreign consignee or his agent, within the United States.