Title 19 — Customs DutiesRelease 119-73not60
§1452 Lading on Sundays, Holidays, or at Night
Title 19 › Chapter 4— TARIFF ACT OF 1930 › Subtitle SUBTITLE III— ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS › Part II— Report, Entry, and Unlading of Vessels and Vehicles › § 1452
Summary
Goods that are under customs control — like items being moved on a customs bond, sent out for export with drawback, or any baggage that must be watched by customs — must not be loaded onto a ship or vehicle at night, on Sundays, or on holidays. A customs officer can give a special permit to allow such loading, but only under the same rules that apply when unloading imported goods or bonded shipments.
Full Legal Text
Title 19, §1452
Customs Duties — Source: USLM XML via OLRC
No merchandise or baggage entered for transportation under bond or for exportation with the benefit of drawback, or other merchandise or baggage required to be laden under customs supervision, shall be laden on any vessel or vehicle at night or on Sunday or a holiday, except under special license therefor to be issued by the appropriate customs officer under the same conditions and limitations as pertain to the unlading of imported merchandise or merchandise being transported in bond.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Prior Provisions
Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in act Sept. 21, 1922, ch. 356, title IV, § 452, 42 Stat. 955. That section was superseded by section 452 of act June 17, 1930, comprising this section, and repealed by section 651(a)(1) of the 1930 act.
Amendments
1970—Pub. L. 91–271 substituted reference to appropriate customs officer for reference to collector.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
of 1970 AmendmentFor
Effective Date
of amendment by Pub. L. 91–271, see section 203 of Pub. L. 91–271, set out as a note under section 1500 of this title.
Reference
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Citation
19 U.S.C. § 1452
Title 19 — Customs Duties
Last Updated
Apr 5, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60