19 C.F.R. § 158.5 Deficiencies in contents of packages—general.
Title 19 - Customs Duties
An allowance shall be made in the assessment of duties for deficiencies in the contents of packages when, before the liquidation of the entry becomes final, the importer files: (a) In the case of a concealed shortage, a Customs Form 5931, in triplicate, executed by the importer alone, and the port director satisfies himself as to the validity of the claim; or, (b) In the case of an unconcealed shortage, a Customs Form 5931, in triplicate, executed by both the importer and the importing or bonded carrier, as appropriate.
Title 19: Customs Duties
PART 158—RELIEF FROM DUTIES ON MERCHANDISE LOST, DAMAGED, ABANDONED, OR EXPORTED
Subpart A—Lost or Missing Packages and Deficiencies in Contents of Packages
§ 158.5 Deficiencies in contents of packages—general.
