Title 19, Customs DutiesRelease 119-102
§1561 Public Stores
Title 19 › CHAPTER 4 — TARIFF ACT OF 1930 › SUBTITLE III — ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS › Part IV — Transportation in Bond and Warehousing of Merchandise › § 1561
Summary
Government places that store goods without a final customs-release permit are called "public stores."
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Title 19, §1561
Customs Duties, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
Any premises owned or leased by the Government and used for the storage of merchandise for the final release of which from customs custody a permit has not been issued shall be known as a “public store.”
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Prior Provisions
Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in act Sept. 21, 1922, ch. 356, title IV, § 561, 42 Stat. 978. That section was superseded by section 561 of act June 17, 1930, comprising this section, and repealed by section 651(a)(1) of the 1930 act.
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19 U.S.C. § 1561
Title 19, Customs Duties
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102