{"data":{"id":"us/19-cfr-133.51","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"19 CFR 133.51","heading":"Relief from forfeiture or liquidated damages.","body":"(a) Petition for relief. The importer may petition in accordance with parts 171 and 172 of this chapter for relief from, or cancellation of, a forfeiture incurred for violation of the trademark or copyright laws, including the DMCA, or a claim for liquidated damages for failure to redeliver released merchandise incurred under the provisions of § 133.24, § 133.46, or § 133.48.\n(b) Conditioned relief. In appropriate cases, except for articles bearing a counterfeit trademark, relief from a forfeiture may be granted pursuant to a petition for relief upon the following conditions and such other conditions as may be specified by the appropriate Customs authority:\n(1) The unlawfully imported or prohibited articles are exported or destroyed under Customs supervision and at no expense to the Government;\n(2) All offending trademarks or trade names are removed or obliterated prior to release of the articles:\n(3) In the case of books or periodicals manufactured abroad contrary to the terms of the “American manufacturing clause” of the Copyright Act of 1976 (17 U.S.C. 602, 603):\n(i) Satisfactory evidence is submitted that a statement of abandonment has been filed and recorded in the Copyright Office by the copyright owner in accordance with the procedures of the Copyright Office; and\n(ii) The notice of copyright is completely obliterated prior to release of the books or periodicals.","path":["Title 19—Customs Duties","CHAPTER I—U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY; DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY","PART 133—TRADEMARKS, TRADE NAMES, AND COPYRIGHTS","Subpart G—Procedure Following Forfeiture or Assessment of Liquidated Damages"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-19.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:40Z","sha256":"535ba5cf06ff525df2b164db325a6ca1f53b6ebfe0889d30500c757a1b7df286","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/19-cfr-133.48","next":"us/19-cfr-133.52"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}