Regulations last checked for updates: Feb 11, 2026

Title 19 - Customs Duties last revised: Feb 06, 2026
§ 148.3 - Customs treatment after transiting the Panama Canal.

Passengers' baggage and effects and purchases of officers and crewmembers landed in the United States from vessels which have transited the Panama Canal are subject to Customs examination and treatment in the same manner as arrivals from any other foreign country.

[T.D. 73-27, 38 FR 2449, Jan. 26, 1973, as amended by T.D. 79-276, 44 FR 61957, Oct. 29, 1979]
authority: 19 U.S.C. 66,1496,1498,1624. The provisions of this part, except for subpart C, are also issued under 19 U.S.C. 1202 (General Note 3(i), Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States)
source: T.D. 73-27, 38 FR 2449, Jan. 26, 1973, unless otherwise noted.
cite as: 19 CFR 148.3