---
kind: "section"
citation: "19 C.F.R. § 148.85"
title: "19"
number: "148.85"
heading: "Subsequent importations for the personal or family use of diplomatic, consular and other privileged personnel."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/19/148.85"
---

# §148.85. Subsequent importations for the personal or family use of diplomatic, consular and other privileged personnel.


The privilege of importing free of duty and without the filing of any entry articles for personal or family use, but not as an accommodation for others or for sale or other commercial use, shall be granted upon the request of the Department of State and upon appropriate instructions from the United States Customs Service in each instance, to the following:

- (a) Ambassadors, ministers, chargés d'affaires, secretaries, counselors and attachés of foreign embassies and legations accredited to the United States under subheading 9806.00.40, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) ([19 U.S.C. 1202](/usc/19/1202.md));
- (b) Other representatives, officers and employees of foreign governments, under subheading 9806.00.50, HTSUS; and
- (c) Other persons designated pursuant to statute or pursuant to treaties between the United States and the countries which they represent, under subheading 9806.00.55, HTSUS.

## Notes

### Amendments

[T.D. 73-27, 38 FR 2449, Jan. 26, 1973, as amended by T.D. 89-1, 53 FR 51266, Dec. 21, 1988]

### Authority

Authority: 19 U.S.C. 66, 1496, 1498, 1624. The provisions of this part, except for subpart C, are also issued under 19 U.S.C. 1202 (General Note 3(i), Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States). Section 148.21 also issued under 19 U.S.C. 1461, 1462. Section 148.22 also issued under 19 U.S.C. 1629; Sections 148.43, 148.51, 148.63, 148.64, 148.74 also issued under 19 U.S.C. 1321; Section 148.55 also issued under 17 U.S.C. 602 and 19 U.S.C. 1526; Section 148.87 also issued under 22 U.S.C. 288.

### Source

Source: T.D. 73-27, 38 FR 2449, Jan. 26, 1973, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[T.D. 73-27, 38 FR 2449, Jan. 26, 1973, as amended by T.D. 89-1, 53 FR 51266, Dec. 21, 1988]