Title 19, Customs DutiesRelease 119-102
§1458 Bulk Cargo, Time for Unlading
Title 19 › CHAPTER 4 — TARIFF ACT OF 1930 › SUBTITLE III — ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS › Part II — Report, Entry, and Unlading of Vessels and Vehicles › § 1458
Summary
Ships with only bulk cargo for one buyer arriving for orders aren't bound by the normal unloading time. If unloading goes past 25 days after entry, the captain/owner must pay customs per day.
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Title 19, §1458
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The limitation of time for unlading shall not extend to vessels laden exclusively with merchandise in bulk consigned to one consignee and arriving at a port for orders, but if the master of such vessel requests a longer time to discharge its cargo, the compensation of the inspectors or other customs officers whose services are required in connection with the unlading shall, for every day consumed in unlading in excess of twenty-five days from the date of the vessel’s entry, be reimbursed by the master or owner of such vessel.
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Prior Provisions
Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in act Sept. 21, 1922, ch. 356, title IV, § 458, 42 Stat. 956. That section was superseded by section 458 of act
June 17, 1930, comprising this section, and repealed by section 651(a)(1) of the 1930 act. Provisions somewhat similar to those in this section, but applicable only to vessels laden with specified articles, were contained in R.S. § 2881, as amended by act
June 3, 1892, ch. 86, § 2, 27 Stat. 41, prior to repeal by act Sept. 21, 1922, ch. 356, title IV, § 642, 42 Stat. 989.
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19 U.S.C. § 1458
Title 19, Customs Duties
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102