Production of bills of lading bond conditions.
19 C.F.R. § 113.69
in effectEffective: 2024-07-01A bond to produce a bill of lading must contain the conditions listed in this section and must be a single transaction bond.
If the principal obtains release of any merchandise before filing a valid bill of lading on that merchandise with CBP, the obligors (principal and surety, jointly and severally) agree to:
(a) Produce timely a valid bill of lading for the merchandise; and
(b) Relieve the United States and its employees from all liability, to indemnify the United States and its employees against loss, and defend any action brought on a claim for loss based on the release without production of a valid bill of lading.
Source: eCFRURL: https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2024-07-01/title-19.xmlFetched: 7/26/2026
