# 19 CFR § 181.23: Effect of noncompliance; failure to provide documentation regarding transshipment

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-19-181.23

## Section

- **Citation:** 19 CFR § 181.23
- **Heading:** Effect of noncompliance; failure to provide documentation regarding transshipment
- **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 181—NORTH AMERICAN FREE TRADE AGREEMENT > Subpart C—Import Requirements

## Text

(a) Effect of noncompliance. If the importer fails to comply with any requirement under this part, including submission of a Certificate of Origin under § 181.22(b) or submission of a corrected Certificate under § 181.22(c), the Center director may deny preferential tariff treatment to the imported good.
(b) Failure to provide documentation regarding transshipment. Where the requirements for preferential tariff treatment set forth elsewhere in this part are met, the Center director nevertheless may deny preferential tariff treatment to an originating good if the good is shipped through or transshipped in a country other than the United States, Canada or Mexico and the importer of the good does not provide, at the request of the Center director, copies of the customs control documents that indicate to the satisfaction of the Center director that the good remained under customs control while in such other country.

## Nearby sections

- [19 CFR § 181.1 § 181.1 Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-19-181.1.md)
- [19 CFR § 181.11 § 181.11 Certificate of Origin.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-19-181.11.md)
- [19 CFR § 181.12 § 181.12 Maintenance and availability of records.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-19-181.12.md)
- [19 CFR § 181.13 § 181.13 Failure to comply with requirements.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-19-181.13.md)
- [19 CFR § 181.21 § 181.21 Filing of claim for preferential tariff treatment upon importation.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-19-181.21.md)
- [19 CFR § 181.22 § 181.22 Maintenance of records and submission of Certificate by importer.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-19-181.22.md)
- [19 CFR § 181.23 § 181.23 Effect of noncompliance; failure to provide documentation regarding transshipment.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-19-181.23.md)
- [19 CFR § 181.31 § 181.31 Right to make post-importation claim and refund duties.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-19-181.31.md)
- [19 CFR § 181.32 § 181.32 Filing procedures.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-19-181.32.md)
- [19 CFR § 181.33 § 181.33 Customs processing procedures.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-19-181.33.md)
- [19 CFR § 181.41 § 181.41 Applicability.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-19-181.41.md)
- [19 CFR § 181.42 § 181.42 Duties and fees not subject to drawback.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-19-181.42.md)
- [19 CFR § 181.43 § 181.43 Eligible goods subject to drawback.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-19-181.43.md)
- [19 CFR § 181.44 § 181.44 Calculation of drawback.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-19-181.44.md)

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Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-19-181.23. Check the current official text before relying on it. Not legal advice.