# 19 CFR § 148.7: Unclaimed baggage

> Federal · Regulations · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-19-148.7

## Section

- **Citation:** 19 CFR § 148.7
- **Heading:** Unclaimed baggage
- **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

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.

## 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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