[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 19, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2002]
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[CITE: 19CFR118.1]

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                        TITLE 19--CUSTOMS DUTIES
 
  CHAPTER I--UNITED STATES CUSTOMS SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
 
PART 118--CENTRALIZED EXAMINATION STATIONS--Table of Contents
 
                      Subpart A--General Provisions
 
Sec. 118.1  Definition.


    A centralized examination station (CES) is a privately operated 
facility, not in the charge of a Customs officer, at which merchandise 
is made available to Customs officers for physical examination. A CES 
may be established in any port or any portion of a port, or any other 
area under the jurisdiction of a port director. To present outbound 
cargo for inspection at a CES at a port other than the shipment's 
designated port of exit, either proof of the shipper's consent to the 
inspection must be furnished or a complete set of transportation 
documents must accompany the shipment to evidence that exportation of 
the goods is imminent and that the goods are committed to export, 
thereby, making them subject to Customs examination.

[T.D. 93-6, 58 FR 5604, Jan. 22, 1993, as amended by T.D. 98-29, 63 FR 
16684, Apr. 6, 1998]