# 19 CFR § 4.6: Departure or unlading before report or entry

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-19-4.6

## Section

- **Citation:** 19 CFR § 4.6
- **Heading:** Departure or unlading before report or entry
- **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 4—VESSELS IN FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC TRADES > Arrival and Entry of Vessels

## Text

(a) No vessel which has arrived within the limits of any Customs port from a foreign port or place shall depart or attempt to depart, except from stress of weather or other necessity, without reporting and making entry as required in this part. These requirements shall not apply to vessels merely passing through waters within the limits of a Customs port in the ordinary course of a voyage.
(b) The “limits of any Customs port” as used herein are those described in § 101.3(b) of this chapter, including the marginal waters to the 3-mile limit on the seaboard and the waters to the boundary line on the northern and southern boundaries.
(c) Violation of this provision may result in the master being liable for certain civil penalties and the vessel to arrest and forfeiture, as provided under 19 U.S.C. 1436, in addition to other penalties applicable under other provisions of law.
[T.D. 93-96, 58 FR 67316, Dec. 21, 1993, as amended by T.D. 98-74, 63 FR 51287, Sept. 25, 1998]

## Nearby sections

- [19 CFR § 4.0 § 4.0 General definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-19-4.0.md)
- [19 CFR § 4.1 § 4.1 Boarding of vessels.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-19-4.1.md)
- [19 CFR § 4.2 § 4.2 Reports of arrival of vessels.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-19-4.2.md)
- [19 CFR § 4.3 § 4.3 Vessels required to enter; place of entry.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-19-4.3.md)
- [19 CFR § 4.3a § 4.3a Penalties for violation of vessel reporting and entry requirements.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-19-4.3a.md)
- [19 CFR § 4.4 § 4.4 Panama Canal; report of arrival required.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-19-4.4.md)
- [19 CFR § 4.5 § 4.5 Government vessels.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-19-4.5.md)
- [19 CFR § 4.6 § 4.6 Departure or unlading before report or entry.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-19-4.6.md)
- [19 CFR § 4.7 § 4.7 Inward foreign manifest; production on demand; contents and form; advance filing of cargo declaration.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-19-4.7.md)
- [19 CFR § 4.7a § 4.7a Inward manifest; information required; alternative forms.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-19-4.7a.md)
- [19 CFR § 4.7b § 4.7b Electronic passenger and crew arrival manifests.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-19-4.7b.md)
- [19 CFR § 4.7c § 4.7c Vessel stow plan.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-19-4.7c.md)
- [19 CFR § 4.7d § 4.7d Container status messages.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-19-4.7d.md)
- [19 CFR § 4.8 § 4.8 Preliminary entry.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-19-4.8.md)

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