---
kind: "section"
citation: "19 C.F.R. § 159.51"
title: "19"
number: "159.51"
heading: "General."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/19/159.51"
---

# §159.51. General.


Liquidation of entries shall be suspended only when provided by law or regulation, or when directed by the Commissioner of Customs. Liquidation of entries shall not be suspended simply because issues involved therein may be before the Customs Court in pending litigation, since the importer may seek relief by protesting the entries after liquidation.


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 19 U.S.C. 66, 1500, 1504, 1624. Subpart C also issued under 31 U.S.C. 5151. Subpart D also issued under 19 U.S.C. 1671 et seq. Subpart F also issued under 19 U.S.C. 1675c. Sections 159.4, 159.5, and 159.21 also issued under 19 U.S.C. 1315; Section 159.6 also issued under 19 U.S.C. 1321, 1505; Section 159.7 also issued under 19 U.S.C. 1557; Section 159.22 also issued under 19 U.S.C. 1507; Section 159.44 also issued under 15 U.S.C. 73, 74; Section 159.46 also issued under 19 U.S.C. 1304; Section 159.55 also issued under 19 U.S.C. 1558; Section 159.57 also issued under 19 U.S.C. 1516.

### Source

Source: T.D. 73-175, 38 FR 17482, July 2, 1973, unless otherwise noted.