Title 19 — Customs Duties
Part V · Chapter 4 — Tariff Act of 1930
§ 1606. Seizure; appraisement
Statutory text
The appropriate customs officer shall determine the domestic value, at the time and place of appraisement, of any vessel, vehicle, aircraft, merchandise, or baggage seized under the customs laws.
Legislative history
Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.
Pub. L. 71–497 · 46 Stat. 590
Enacted · 19 U.S.C. § 1606
June 17, 1930, ch. 497, title IV, § 606, 46 Stat. 754
Source evidence
Code source credit
June 17, 1930, ch. 497, title IV, § 606, 46 Stat. 754Pub. L. 91–271 title III § 301(dd) · 84 Stat. 273
Substituted · 19 U.S.C. § 1606
Pub. L. 91–271 substituted “appropriate customs officer shall” for “collector shall require the appraiser to”
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Pub. L. 91–271 substituted “appropriate customs officer shall” for “collector shall require the appraiser to”.Enacted provision · exact public law section
(dd) Section 606 (19 U.S.C. 1606) is amended by striking the words “collector shall require the appraiser to” and inserting in lieu thereof “appropriate customs officer shall”.Trade and Tariff Act of 1984
Pub. L. 98–573 title II § 213(a)(3) · 98 Stat. 2948
Inserted · 19 U.S.C. § 1606
Pub. L. 98–573 and Pub. L. 98–473 inserted reference to aircraft
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Pub. L. 98–573 and Pub. L. 98–473 inserted reference to aircraft.Enacted provision · exact public law section
(3) Section 606 (19 U.S.C. 1606) is amended by inserting “aircraft” after “vehicle,”.Effective date note
Amendment by Pub. L. 98–573 effective Oct. 15, 1984, see section 214(e) of Pub. L. 98–573, set out as a note under section 1304 of this title.
2 of 3 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 1 partial
Editorial Notes
Prior Provisions
Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in act Sept. 21, 1922, ch. 356, title IV, § 606, 42 Stat. 985. That section was superseded by section 606 of act , comprising this section, and repealed by section 651(a)(1) of the 1930 act.
Prior provisions for appraisement of property seized under the customs laws, or laws relating to the registering, enrolling or licensing of vessels, were contained in R.S. § 3074, prior to repeal by act Sept. 21, 1922, ch. 356, title IV, § 642, 42 Stat. 989.
Amendments1970–1984 · 2 rounds
1984
Pub. L. 98–573 and Pub. L. 98–473 inserted reference to aircraft.
1970
Pub. L. 91–271 substituted “appropriate customs officer shall” for “collector shall require the appraiser to”.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 1984 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 98–573 effective , see section 214(e) of Pub. L. 98–573, set out as a note under section 1304 of this title.
Effective Date of 1970 Amendment
For effective date of amendment by Pub. L. 91–271, see section 203 of Pub. L. 91–271, set out as a note under section 1500 of this title.
Credits
1930–1984 · 4 acts
- 1930June 17, 1930, ch. 497, title IV, § 606, 46 Stat. 754
- 1970Pub. L. 91–271, title III, § 301(dd), , 84 Stat. 291
- 1984Pub. L. 98–473, title II, § 321, , 98 Stat. 2056
- 1984Pub. L. 98–573, title II, § 213(a)(3), , 98 Stat. 2984.
Show as published
(June 17, 1930, ch. 497, title IV, § 606, 46 Stat. 754; Pub. L. 91–271, title III, § 301(dd), , 84 Stat. 291; Pub. L. 98–473, title II, § 321, , 98 Stat. 2056; Pub. L. 98–573, title II, § 213(a)(3), , 98 Stat. 2984.)