---
kind: "section"
citation: "19 C.F.R. § 148.89"
title: "19"
number: "148.89"
heading: "Property of public international organizations and foreign governments."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/19/148.89"
---

# §148.89. Property of public international organizations and foreign governments.

- (a) **Exemption from duty.** Property of designated international organizations listed in [paragraph (b)](/cfr/19/148.87.md?p=b) of § 148.87 or of foreign governments shall be admitted free of duty and internal-revenue taxes imposed upon or by reason of importation under [22 U.S.C. 288a(d)](/usc/22/288a.md?p=d), but such exemption shall be granted only upon the receipt in each instance of instruction from the United States Customs Service issued at the request of the Department of State.
- (b) **Bond.** Any Customs bond which may be required from a designated international organization (see [paragraph (b)](/cfr/19/148.87.md?p=b) of § 148.87) in connection with the importation or entry of merchandise into, or the exportation of merchandise from, the United States may be accepted without surety.

## Notes

### Amendments

[T.D. 73-27, 38 FR 2449, Jan. 26, 1973, as amended by T.D. 82-145, 47 FR 35479, Aug. 16, 1982]

### 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. 82-145, 47 FR 35479, Aug. 16, 1982]