# 19 CFR § 148.3: Customs treatment after transiting the Panama Canal

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-19-148.3

## Section

- **Citation:** 19 CFR § 148.3
- **Heading:** Customs treatment after transiting the Panama Canal
- **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 A—General Provisions

## Text

Passengers' baggage and effects and purchases of officers and crewmembers landed in the United States from vessels which have transited the Panama Canal are subject to Customs examination and treatment in the same manner as arrivals from any other foreign country.
[T.D. 73-27, 38 FR 2449, Jan. 26, 1973, as amended by T.D. 79-276, 44 FR 61957, Oct. 29, 1979]

## 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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