Title 19 — Customs DutiesRelease 119-73not60
§1456 Compensation and Expenses of Inspectors Between Ports; Reimbursement
Title 19 › Chapter 4— TARIFF ACT OF 1930 › Subtitle SUBTITLE III— ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS › Part II— Report, Entry, and Unlading of Vessels and Vehicles › § 1456
Summary
When a customs inspector or other customs officer rides on a ship or vehicle while it goes from one port to another and back, the ship's captain or owner must pay the government back for the officer’s pay. The captain or owner must also pay the officer's actual meal and living costs, or instead give the officer the same passenger-style lodging the vessel or vehicle normally provides.
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Title 19, §1456
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The compensation of any inspector or other customs officer, stationed on any vessel or vehicle while proceeding from one port to another and returning therefrom, shall be reimbursed to the Government by the master or owner of such vessel, together with the actual expense of such inspector or customs officer for subsistence, or in lieu of such expenses such vessel or vehicle may furnish such inspector or customs officer, the accommodations usually supplied to passengers.
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Prior Provisions
Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in act Sept. 21, 1922, ch. 356, title IV, § 455, 42 Stat. 955. That section was superseded by section 456 of act June 17, 1930, comprising this section, and repealed by section 651(a)(1) of the 1930 act. Provisions on the subject matter of this section were contained in R.S. § 2878, and particular provisions for certain ports in section 2588 and 2833. section 2878 contained a further provision prohibiting inspectors from performing any other duties or service than what was required by that title. All these sections were repealed by act Sept. 21, 1922, ch. 356, title IV, § 642, 42 Stat. 989.
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19 U.S.C. § 1456
Title 19 — Customs Duties
Last Updated
Apr 5, 2026
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