[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: 19CFR115.3]

[Page 513]
 
                        TITLE 19--CUSTOMS DUTIES
 
  CHAPTER I--UNITED STATES CUSTOMS SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
 
PART 115--CARGO CONTAINER AND ROAD VEHICLE CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO INTERNATIONAL CUSTOMS CONVENTIONS--Table of Contents
 
                           Subpart A--General
 
Sec. 115.3  Definitions.

    For the purpose of this part:
    (a) Certifying Authority. ``Certifying Authority'' means a nonprofit 
firm or association, incorporated or established in the U.S., which the 
Commissioner finds competent to carry out the functions of this part and 
which he designates to certify containers and road vehicles for 
international transport under Customs seal.
    (b) Commissioner. ``Commissioner'' means the Commissioner of 
Customs.
    (c) Container. ``Container'' means an article of transport equipment 
(lift van, portable tank, or other similar structure).
    (1) Fully or partially enclosed to constitute a compartment intended 
for containing goods;
    (2) Of a permanent character and strong enough to be suitable for 
repeated use;
    (3) Specifically designed to facilitate the carriage of goods by one 
or more modes of transport, without intermediate reloading;
    (4) Designed for ready handling, particularly its transfer from one 
mode of transport to another;
    (5) Designed to be easily filled and emptied; and
    (6) Having an internal volume of 1 cubic meter (35.3 cubic feet) or 
more.
    (d) Manufacturer. ``Manufacturer'' means an organization or person 
constructing containers or road vehicles for certification in accordance 
with this chapter.
    (e) Prototype. ``Prototype'' means a sample unit of a series of 
identical containers or road vehicles all built, so far as practical, 
under the same conditions.
    (f) Road vehicle. ``Road Vehicle'', as defined in Chapter 1, Article 
1 of the Customs Convention on the International Transport of Goods 
Under Cover of TIR Carnets (TIR Convention), November 14, 1975 (TIAS), 
means not only any power-driven road vehicle but also any trailer or 
semi-trailer designed to be coupled to it.
    (g) Customs and TIR/Container Plan. ``Customs and TIR/Container 
Plan'' means the designer's drawing of a vehicle (for TIR purposes) or 
container (for TIR and Container Convention purposes) that illustrates 
each requirement in Secs. 115.30, 115.40, 115.51, or 15.65, as 
appropriate to this part.
    (h) The definitions in the subject Conventions shall be considered 
applicable to terms not specifically defined above.