---
kind: "unit"
title: "19"
title_heading: "Customs Duties"
key: "ch4/stIII/ptV"
level: "part"
label: "Part V"
heading: "Enforcement Provisions"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/19/ch4-stIII-ptV"
sections_count: 59
---

# Part V — Enforcement Provisions

Title 19 — Customs Duties › Chapter 4 — Tariff Act of 1930 › Subtitle III — Administrative Provisions

## Sections

- [§1581. Boarding vessels](/usc/19/1581.md)
- [§1582. Search of persons and baggage; regulations](/usc/19/1582.md)
- [§1583. Examination of outbound mail](/usc/19/1583.md)
- [§1583a. Development of technology to detect illicit narcotics](/usc/19/1583a.md)
- [§1584. Falsity or lack of manifest; penalties](/usc/19/1584.md)
- [§1585. Repealed.](/usc/19/1585.md)
- [§1586. Unlawful unlading or transshipment](/usc/19/1586.md)
- [§1587. Examination of hovering vessels](/usc/19/1587.md)
- [§1588. Transportation between American ports via foreign ports](/usc/19/1588.md)
- [§1589. Repealed.](/usc/19/1589.md)
- [§1589a. Enforcement authority of customs officers](/usc/19/1589a.md)
- [§1590. Aviation smuggling](/usc/19/1590.md)
- [§1591. Repealed.](/usc/19/1591.md)
- [§1592. Penalties for fraud, gross negligence, and negligence](/usc/19/1592.md)
- [§1592a. Special provisions regarding certain violations](/usc/19/1592a.md)
- [§1593. Repealed.](/usc/19/1593.md)
- [§1593a. Penalties for false drawback claims](/usc/19/1593a.md)
- [§1594. Seizure of conveyances](/usc/19/1594.md)
- [§1595. Searches and seizures](/usc/19/1595.md)
- [§1595a. Aiding unlawful importation](/usc/19/1595a.md)
- [§1596...1598. Repealed.](/usc/19/1596...1598.md)
- [§1599. Officers not to be interested in vessels or cargo](/usc/19/1599.md)
- [§1600. Application of the customs laws to other seizures by customs officers](/usc/19/1600.md)
- [§1601a. Repealed.](/usc/19/1601a.md)
- [§1602. Seizure; report to customs officer](/usc/19/1602.md)
- [§1603. Seizure; warrants and reports](/usc/19/1603.md)
- [§1604. Seizure; prosecution](/usc/19/1604.md)
- [§1605. Seizure; custody; storage](/usc/19/1605.md)
- [§1606. Seizure; appraisement](/usc/19/1606.md)
- [§1607. Seizure; value $500,000 or less, prohibited merchandise, transporting conveyances](/usc/19/1607.md)
- [§1608. Seizure; claims; judicial condemnation](/usc/19/1608.md)
- [§1609. Seizure; summary forfeiture and sale](/usc/19/1609.md)
- [§1610. Seizure; judicial forfeiture proceedings](/usc/19/1610.md)
- [§1611. Seizure; sale unlawful](/usc/19/1611.md)
- [§1612. Seizure; summary sale](/usc/19/1612.md)
- [§1613. Disposition of proceeds of forfeited property](/usc/19/1613.md)
- [§1613a. Repealed.](/usc/19/1613a.md)
- [§1613b. Customs Forfeiture Fund](/usc/19/1613b.md)
- [§1614. Release of seized property](/usc/19/1614.md)
- [§1615. Burden of proof in forfeiture proceedings](/usc/19/1615.md)
- [§1616. Repealed.](/usc/19/1616.md)
- [§1616a. Disposition of forfeited property](/usc/19/1616a.md)
- [§1617. Compromise of Government claims by Secretary of the Treasury](/usc/19/1617.md)
- [§1618. Remission or mitigation of penalties](/usc/19/1618.md)
- [§1619. Award of compensation to informers](/usc/19/1619.md)
- [§1620. Acceptance of money by United States officers](/usc/19/1620.md)
- [§1621. Limitation of actions](/usc/19/1621.md)
- [§1622. Foreign landing certificates](/usc/19/1622.md)
- [§1623. Bonds and other security](/usc/19/1623.md)
- [§1624. General regulations](/usc/19/1624.md)
- [§1625. Interpretive rulings and decisions; public information](/usc/19/1625.md)
- [§1626. Steel products trade enforcement](/usc/19/1626.md)
- [§1627. Repealed.](/usc/19/1627.md)
- [§1627a. Unlawful importation or exportation of certain vehicles; inspections](/usc/19/1627a.md)
- [§1628. Exchange of information](/usc/19/1628.md)
- [§1628a. Exchange of information related to trade enforcement](/usc/19/1628a.md)
- [§1629. Inspections and preclearance in foreign countries](/usc/19/1629.md)
- [§1630. Authority to settle claims](/usc/19/1630.md)
- [§1631. Use of private collection agencies](/usc/19/1631.md)