[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 19, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 19CFR113.66]

[Page 501-502]
 
                        TITLE 19--CUSTOMS DUTIES
 
  CHAPTER I--UNITED STATES CUSTOMS SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
 
PART 113--CUSTOMS BONDS--Table of Contents
 
                   Subpart G--Customs Bond Conditions
 
Sec. 113.66  Control of containers and instruments of international traffic bond conditions.

    A bond for control of containers and instruments of international 
traffic shall contain the conditions listed in this section and shall be 
a continuous bond.

  Control of Containers and Instruments of International Traffic Bond 
                               Conditions

    (a) Agreement to Enter Any Diverted Instrument of International 
Traffic. If the principal brings in and takes out of the Customs 
territory of the United States an instrument of international traffic 
without entry and without payment of duty, as provided by the Customs 
Regulations and section 322(a),

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Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, the principal agrees to:
    (1) Report promptly to Customs when the instrument is diverted to 
point-to-point local traffic in the Customs territory of the United 
States or when the instrument is otherwise withdrawn in the Customs 
territory of the United States from its use as an instrument of 
international traffic;
    (2) Promptly enter the instrument unless exempt from entry; and
    (3) Pay any duty due on the instrument at the rate in effect and in 
its condition on the date of diversion or withdrawal.
    (b) Agreement to Comply With the Provisions of subheading 
9801.00.10, or 9803.00.50 Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United 
States (HTSUS). If the principal gets free release of any serially 
numbered shipping container classifiable under subheading 9801.00.10 or 
9803.00.50, HTSUS, the principal agrees:
    (1) Not to advance the value or improve its condition abroad or 
claim (or make a previous claim) drawback on, any container released 
under subheading 9801.00.10, HTSUS;
    (2) To pay the initial duty due and otherwise comply with every 
condition in subheading 9803.00.50, HTSUS, on any container released 
under that item;
    (3) To mark that container in the manner required by Customs;
    (4) To keep records which show the current status of that container 
in service and the disposition of that container if taken out of 
service; and
    (5) To remove or strike out the markings on that container when it 
is taken out of service or when the principal transfers ownership of it.
    (c) Agreement to comply with application approved under 19 CFR 
10.41b(b). If the principal establishes a program for the cross-border 
movements of shipping devices based upon an application approved as 
provided in Sec. 10.41b(b) of this chapter (19 CFR 10.41b(b)), the 
principal agrees:
    (1) To timely file complete and accurate reports on the shipping 
devices, and to pay any applicable duty due on the devices and repairs 
made to such devices, as provided in the approved application;
    (2) To retain complete and accurate records regarding the shipping 
devices, and to make such records available to Customs for inspection 
and audit upon reasonable notice, as also required in the approved 
application; and
    (3) To otherwise comply with every other condition of the approved 
application.
    (d) Consequence of Default. (1) If the principal defaults on 
agreements in these conditions, the obligors (principal and surety, 
jointly and severally) agree to pay liquidated damages equal to the 
value of the merchandise involved in the default or such other amount as 
may be authorized by law or regulation.
    (2) It is understood and agreed that the amount to be collected 
under these conditions shall be based upon the quantity and value of the 
merchandise as determined by Customs.
    (3) If the principal defaults on the agreements in these conditions 
and the default does not involve merchandise, the obligors agree to pay 
liquidated damages of $1,000 for each default or such other amount as 
may be authorized by law or regulation. It is understood and agreed that 
whether the default involves merchandise is determined by Customs.

[T.D. 84-213, 49 FR 41171, Oct. 19, 1984, as amended by T.D. 88-72, 53 
FR 45902, Nov. 15, 1988; T.D. 89-1, 53 FR 51255, Dec. 21, 1988; T.D. 96-
20, 61 FR 7990, Mar. 1, 1996]