# 19 CFR § 148.11: Declaration required

> Federal · Regulations · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-19-148.11

## Section

- **Citation:** 19 CFR § 148.11
- **Heading:** Declaration required
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 22, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 19—Customs Duties > CHAPTER I—U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY › DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY > PART 148—PERSONAL DECLARATIONS AND EXEMPTIONS > Subpart B—Declarations

## Text

All articles brought into the United States by any individual must be declared to a CBP officer at the port of first arrival in the United States, on a conveyance en route to the United States on which a CBP officer is assigned for that purpose, or at a preclearance office in a foreign country where a United States CBP officer is stationed for that purpose.
[T.D. 73-27, 38 FR 2449, Jan. 26, 1973, as amended by CBP Dec. 09-37, 74 FR 48854, Sept. 25, 2009]

## Nearby sections

- [19 CFR § 148.1 § 148.1 Registration of effects to be taken abroad.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-19-148.1.md)
- [19 CFR § 148.2 § 148.2 Residence status of arriving persons.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-19-148.2.md)
- [19 CFR § 148.3 § 148.3 Customs treatment after transiting the Panama Canal.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-19-148.3.md)
- [19 CFR § 148.4 § 148.4 Accompanying articles.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-19-148.4.md)
- [19 CFR § 148.5 § 148.5 Regular entry of articles in baggage.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-19-148.5.md)
- [19 CFR § 148.6 § 148.6 Entry of unaccompanied shipments of effects subject to personal exemptions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-19-148.6.md)
- [19 CFR § 148.7 § 148.7 Unclaimed baggage.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-19-148.7.md)
- [19 CFR § 148.8 § 148.8 Temporary importation by residents arriving for short visits.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-19-148.8.md)
- [19 CFR § 148.11 § 148.11 Declaration required.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-19-148.11.md)
- [19 CFR § 148.12 § 148.12 Oral declarations.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-19-148.12.md)
- [19 CFR § 148.13 § 148.13 Written declarations.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-19-148.13.md)
- [19 CFR § 148.14 § 148.14 Family declarations.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-19-148.14.md)
- [19 CFR § 148.15 § 148.15 Inclusion of articles not for personal or household use.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-19-148.15.md)
- [19 CFR § 148.16 § 148.16 Amendment of declaration.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-19-148.16.md)

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