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Code · U.S. Code · Title 19 - CUSTOMS DUTIES · CHAPTER 4— TARIFF ACT OF 1930 · Part III— Ascertainment, Collection, and Recovery of Duties · § 1513

§ 1513. Customs officer’s immunity

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No customs officer shall be liable in any way to any person for or on account of—
(1)any ruling or decision regarding the appraisement or the classification of any imported merchandise or regarding the duties, fees, and taxes charged thereon,
(2)the collection of any dues, charges, duties, fees, and taxes on or on account of any imported merchandise, or
(3)any other matter or thing as to which any person might under this chapter be entitled to protest or appeal from the decision of such officer.
(June 17, 1930, ch. 497, title IV, § 513, 46 Stat. 734; Pub. L. 91–271, title III, § 301(r), June 2, 1970, 84 Stat. 290; Pub. L. 103–182, title VI, § 644, Dec. 8, 1993, 107 Stat. 2206.)
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  • June 17, 1930, ch. 497
  • 46 Stat. 734
  • Pub. L. 91–271, title III, § 301(r)
  • 84 Stat. 290
  • Pub. L. 103–182, title VI, § 644
  • 107 Stat. 2206
  • act Oct. 3, 1913, ch. 16
  • 38 Stat. 191
  • Act of June 10, 1890, ch. 407, § 25
  • 26 Stat. 141
  • Act of Aug. 5, 1909, ch. 6, § 28
  • 36 Stat. 103
  • act Sept. 21, 1922, ch. 356, title IV, § 513
  • 42 Stat. 969
  • Pub. L. 103–182
  • Pub. L. 91–271
  • section 203 of Pub. L. 91–271
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§ 1513
Customs officer’s immunity
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ActJune 17, 1930, ch. 497
Stat.46 Stat. 734
Pub. L.Pub. L. 91–271, title III, § 301(r)
Stat.84 Stat. 290
Pub. L.Pub. L. 103–182, title VI, § 644
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