Title 19, Customs DutiesRelease 119-102
§81l Facilities to Be Provided and Maintained
Title 19 › CHAPTER 1A — FOREIGN TRADE ZONES › § 81l
Summary
Each grantee must provide and keep up needed facilities for the zone. These include waterfront slips, docks, wharves and warehouses (or loading and warehouse space for inland zones); transportation links arranged so officials can guard and inspect goods to protect revenue; fuel, light, and power services; water and sewer mains; offices and quarters for officials who must be present; secure enclosures separating the zone from customs territory with proper entrances and exits; and any other facilities the Board requires.
Full Legal Text
Title 19, §81l
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Each grantee shall provide and maintain in connection with the zone—
(a)Adequate slips, docks, wharves, warehouses, loading and unloading and mooring facilities where the zone is adjacent to water; or, in the case of an inland zone, adequate loading, unloading, and warehouse facilities;
(b)Adequate transportation connections with the surrounding territory and with all parts of the United States, so arranged as to permit of proper guarding and inspection for the protection of the revenue;
(c)Adequate facilities for coal or other fuel and for light and power;
(d)Adequate water and sewer mains;
(e)Adequate quarters and facilities for the officers and employees of the United States, State, and municipality whose duties may require their presence within the zone;
(f)Adequate enclosures to segregate the zone from customs territory for protection of the revenue, together with suitable provisions for ingress and egress of persons, conveyances, vessels, and merchandise;
(g)Such other facilities as may be required by the Board.
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Citation
19 U.S.C. § 81l
Title 19, Customs Duties
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102