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Historical textIn force on Oct. 1, 2003Source: annual CFR edition 2003

§ 375.217 How must I collect charges upon delivery?

Wording first on file in the 2003 annual edition, superseded by the 2004 annual edition.

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Before Jan. 1, 2017 the record is one snapshot per annual CFR edition, revised as of October 1. This is the 2003 edition's wording. An amendment that took effect between Oct. 1, 2003 and Oct. 1, 2003 would not appear until the next edition, so check the citations below and the Federal Register for exact effective dates.
49 CFR § 375.217 — How must I collect charges upon delivery?. Text in force on October 1, 2003. This wording effective October 1, 2003 to October 1, 2004. Source: govinfo, 2003 edition, https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CFR-2003-title49-vol4/CFR-2003-title49-vol4-sec375-217. Retrieved from FMCSR.com, https://fmcsr.com/reg/375.217?asof=2003-10-01, on October 26, 2026. Unofficial compilation; verify against the official source.

(a) You must specify the form of payment when you prepare the estimate. You and your agents must honor the form of payment at delivery, except when a shipper agrees to a change in writing.

(b) You must specify the same form of payment provided in paragraph (a) of this section when you prepare the order for service and the bill of lading.

(c) Charge or credit card payments:

(1) If you agree to accept payment by charge or credit card, you must arrange with the individual shipper for the delivery of the household goods during the time your credit/collection department is open so you may seek approval of payment by the card issuer.

(2) Paragraph (c)(1) of this section does not apply to you when you have equipped your motor vehicle(s) to process card transactions.

(d) You may maintain a tariff setting forth nondiscriminatory rules governing collect-on-delivery service and the collection of collect-on-delivery funds.

(e) If an individual shipper pays you at least 110 percent of the approximate costs of a non-binding estimate on a collect-on-delivery shipment, you must relinquish possession of the shipment at the time of delivery.

Amendment history

4 distinct wordings on file since Oct. 1, 2003
  1. June 27, 2022 → presenteCFR, day-precisediff vs. previous
    [68 FR 35091, June 11, 2003, as amended at 69 FR 10575, Mar. 5, 2004; 87 FR 24447, Apr. 26, 2022]
  2. April 26, 2022 → June 27, 2022eCFR, day-precisediff vs. previous
    [68 FR 35091, June 11, 2003, as amended at 69 FR 10575, Mar. 5, 2004]
  3. Oct. 1, 2004 → April 26, 2022annual editions 2004–2016diff vs. previous
    [68 FR 35091, June 11, 2003, as amended at 69 FR 10575, Mar. 5, 2004]
  4. Oct. 1, 2003 → Oct. 1, 2004annual edition 2003viewing

A new entry appears whenever the regulatory words change between government snapshots. Day-precise from the eCFR (2017 onward); before that, one snapshot per annual CFR edition (revised as of October 1). Bracketed citations are the Federal Register history printed with the section.