Title 19, Customs DutiesRelease 119-102
§233 Departure From Prescribed Forms
Title 19 › CHAPTER 3 — THE TARIFF AND RELATED PROVISIONS › SUBTITLE IV — CUSTOMS ADMINISTRATION › part 1 — definitions › § 233
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If forms under Title 34 keep substance and intent, small differences don't cause penalties.
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Title 19, §233
Customs Duties, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
In cases where the forms of official documents, as prescribed by title 34 of the Revised Statutes, shall be substantially complied with and observed, according to the true intent thereof, no penalty or forfeiture shall be incurred by a deviation therefrom.
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Title 34 of the Revised Statutes, referred to in text, was in the original “this Title”, meaning title 34 of the Revised Statutes, consisting of R.S. §§ 2517 to 3129. For complete classification of R.S. §§ 2517 to 3129 to the Code, see Tables. Codification R.S. § 2769 derived from act Mar. 2, 1799, ch. 22, § 111, 1 Stat. 704.
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19 U.S.C. § 233
Title 19, Customs Duties
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102