---
kind: "unit"
title: "18"
title_heading: "Crimes and Criminal Procedure"
key: "ptI/ch27"
level: "chapter"
label: "Chapter 27"
heading: "Customs"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/18/ptI-ch27"
sections_count: 15
---

# Chapter 27 — Customs

Title 18 — Crimes and Criminal Procedure › Part I — Crimes

## Sections

- [§541. Entry of goods falsely classified](/usc/18/541.md)
- [§542. Entry of goods by means of false statements](/usc/18/542.md)
- [§543. Entry of goods for less than legal duty](/usc/18/543.md)
- [§544. Relanding of goods](/usc/18/544.md)
- [§545. Smuggling goods into the United States](/usc/18/545.md)
- [§546. Smuggling goods into foreign countries](/usc/18/546.md)
- [§547. Depositing goods in buildings on boundaries](/usc/18/547.md)
- [§548. Removing or repacking goods in warehouses](/usc/18/548.md)
- [§549. Removing goods from customs custody; breaking seals](/usc/18/549.md)
- [§550. False claim for refund of duties](/usc/18/550.md)
- [§551. Concealing or destroying invoices or other papers](/usc/18/551.md)
- [§552. Officers aiding importation of obscene or treasonous books and articles](/usc/18/552.md)
- [§553. Importation or exportation of stolen motor vehicles, off-highway mobile equipment, vessels, or aircraft](/usc/18/553.md)
- [§554. Smuggling goods from the United States](/usc/18/554.md)
- [§555. Border tunnels and passages](/usc/18/555.md)