---
kind: "section"
citation: "19 C.F.R. § 127.4"
title: "19"
number: "127.4"
heading: "General order period defined."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/19/127.4"
---

# §127.4. General order period defined.


The general order period is that period of time during which general order merchandise, as defined in [§ 127.1](/cfr/19/127.1.md), is not subject to sale. The general order period expires 6 months from the date of importation.


## Notes

### Amendments

[T.D. 79-221, 44 FR 46814, Aug. 9, 1979, as amended by T.D. 98-74, 63 FR 51290, Sept. 25, 1998]

### Authority

Authority: 19 U.S.C. 66, 1311, 1312, 1484, 1485, 1490, 1491, 1492, 1493, 1506, 1559, 1563, 1623, 1624, 1646a; 26 U.S.C. 5753. Section 127.12 also issued under 19 U.S.C. 1753; Section 127.14 also issued under 19 U.S.C. 1555, 1556, 1557; Section 127.21 also issued under 19 U.S.C. 1753; Section 127.28 also issued under 15 U.S.C. 2612, 26 U.S.C. 5688; Sections 127.31, 127.36, 127.37 also issued under 19 U.S.C. 1753.

### Source

Source: T.D. 74-114, 39 FR 12092, Apr. 3, 1974, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[T.D. 79-221, 44 FR 46814, Aug. 9, 1979, as amended by T.D. 98-74, 63 FR 51290, Sept. 25, 1998]