# 19 CFR § 172.4: Demand on surety

> Federal · Regulations · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-19-172.4

## Section

- **Citation:** 19 CFR § 172.4
- **Heading:** Demand on surety
- **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 172—CLAIMS FOR LIQUIDATED DAMAGES › PENALTIES SECURED BY BONDS > Subpart A—Notice of Claim and Application for Relief

## Text

If the principal fails to file a petition for relief or fails to comply in the prescribed time with a decision to mitigate a penalty or cancel a claim for liquidated damages issued with regard to a petition for relief, Customs will make a demand for payment on surety. The surety will then have 60 days from the date of the demand to file a petition for relief.

## Nearby sections

- [19 CFR § 172.1 § 172.1 Notice of liquidated damages or penalty incurred and right to petition for relief.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-19-172.1.md)
- [19 CFR § 172.2 § 172.2 Petition for relief.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-19-172.2.md)
- [19 CFR § 172.3 § 172.3 Filing a petition.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-19-172.3.md)
- [19 CFR § 172.4 § 172.4 Demand on surety.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-19-172.4.md)
- [19 CFR § 172.11 § 172.11 Petitions acted on by Fines, Penalties, and Forfeitures Officer.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-19-172.11.md)
- [19 CFR § 172.12 § 172.12 Petitions acted on at Customs Headquarters.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-19-172.12.md)
- [19 CFR § 172.13 § 172.13 Limitations on consideration of petitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-19-172.13.md)
- [19 CFR § 172.14 § 172.14 Headquarters advice.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-19-172.14.md)
- [19 CFR § 172.21 § 172.21 Decisions effective for limited time.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-19-172.21.md)
- [19 CFR § 172.22 § 172.22 Decisions not protestable.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-19-172.22.md)
- [19 CFR § 172.31 § 172.31 Form of offers.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-19-172.31.md)
- [19 CFR § 172.32 § 172.32 Authority to accept offers.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-19-172.32.md)
- [19 CFR § 172.33 § 172.33 Acceptance of offers in compromise.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-19-172.33.md)
- [19 CFR § 172.41 § 172.41 Time and place of filing.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-19-172.41.md)

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Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-19-172.4. Check the current official text before relying on it. Not legal advice.