§ 148.7 Unclaimed baggage.

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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

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Articles in passengers' baggage on which duties due are not paid and baggage not claimed within a reasonable time shall be treated as unclaimed and sent to general order.

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