[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 14, Volume 5, Parts 1200 to end]
[Revised as of January 1, 2001]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 14CFR1217.105]

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                     TITLE 14--AERONAUTICS AND SPACE
 
                          SPACE ADMINISTRATION
 
PART 1217--DUTY-FREE ENTRY OF SPACE ARTICLES--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 1217.105  Procedures.

    (a) Requests for certification shall be forwarded to an appropriate 
NASA official or designee as provided for in Sec. 1217.103 of this part.
    (b) Each request for certification shall be accompanied by:
    (1) A proposed certificate as provided for in Sec. 1217.104 of this 
part;
    (2) The information and documentation required by 19 CFR 10.102(a), 
including invoice documentation or a description of covered articles; 
and
    (3) The anticipated date of entry of entry and port of entry for 
each article. If the article is to be transported in bond from the port 
of arrival to another port of entry in the United States, identify both 
ports.
    (c) The signed certificate and its attachment(s) will be forwarded 
to the NASA Installation responsible for duty-free entry of the 
materials, unless issued at such Installation by an authorized official 
in accordance with Sec. 1217.103(c) of this part. These documents shall 
be presented to an appropriated Customs official at the port(s) of 
entry. The procedures specified in 19 CFR 10.102 will be followed by the 
NASA Installation in obtaining duty-free entry at the Customs port(s) of 
entry. The NASA Installation should ensure that, at the time the 
articles are to be released after Customs entry, the custody of the 
imported articles is transferred directly from the carrier or from the 
U.S. Customs Service to the NASA Installation, its agent, or the launch 
service customer in the case of a Launch and Associated Services 
Agreement.
    (d) If articles procured under contract by NASA are imported prior 
to compliance with these procedures and it is essential that the 
articles be released from Customs custody prior to such compliance, the 
procedures outlined in 19 CFR 10.101 may be followed by cognizant NASA 
officials to secure the release of the articles from Customs custody. To 
the extent applicable, the procedures in Sec. 1217.105 of this part 
shall be followed when time permits to obtain duty-free entry for the 
articles released from Customs custody.