[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 19, Volume 2]
[Revised as of April 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 19CFR143.23]

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                        TITLE 19--CUSTOMS DUTIES
 
  CHAPTER I--UNITED STATES CUSTOMS SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
 
PART 143--SPECIAL ENTRY PROCEDURES--Table of Contents
 
                        Subpart C--Informal Entry
 
Sec. 143.23  Form of entry.

    Except for the types of merchandise listed below which may be 
entered on the forms indicated, merchandise to be entered informally 
shall be entered on a Customs Form 368 or 368A, (serially numbered) or 
Customs Form 7501, or, if authorized by the port director, upon the 
presentation of a commercial invoice which contains the following 
declaration, signed by the importer or his agent:

    I declare that the information on this invoice is accurate to the 
best of my knowledge and belief; that the invoice quantities are true 
and correct manifest quantities; and that I have not received and do not 
know of any invoice other than this one.

    (a) Articles in passengers' baggage which may be cleared on a 
baggage declaration in accordance with subpart B of part 148 of this 
chapter;
    (b) Products of the United States being returned for which clearance 
on Customs Form 3311 is prescribed by Sec. 10.1 of this chapter;
    (c) Personal effects and tools of trade for which clearance on 
Customs Form 3299 is prescribed by Sec. 148.6 of this chapter; and
    (d) Shipments not exceeding $2,000 in value (except for articles 
valued in excess of $250 classified in Sections VII, VIII, XI, and XII; 
Chapter 94; and Chapter 99, Subchapter III and IV, Harmonized Tariff 
Schedule of the United States) which are either (1) unconditionally free 
of duty and not subject to any quota or internal revenue tax, or (2) 
conditionally free (other than shipments of merchandise provided for in 
paragraph (g) of this section) and all conditions for free entry are met 
at the time of entry, which may be released upon the filing by the 
importer on Customs Form 7523, in duplicate, supported by evidence of 
the right to make entry.
    (e) Merchandise for which informal entry can be made on a different 
form as prescribed elsewhere in this chapter.
    (f) Merchandise released under the immediate delivery procedure or 
the entry documentation required by Sec. 142.3(a), and entry is made on 
Customs Form 7501, annotated ``Informal Entry'' in the upper right hand 
corner.
    (g) Merchandise, regardless of value, which is imported for 
noncommercial purposes, which qualifies for entry free of duty under the 
Generalized System of Preferences (see Secs. 10.171 through 10.178 of 
this chapter), and for which informal entry may be made on Customs Form 
7523, in duplicate.
    (h) Products of the United States being returned for which informal 
entry is permitted by Sec. 143.21(j) may be cleared as follows:
    (1) For products of the United States returned for the purposes of 
repair or alteration prior to reexportation. Customs Form 3311 will 
serve as informal entry.
    (2) For products of the United States after having been either 
rejected or returned by the foreign purchaser for credit, Customs Form 
7501, annotated ``informal entry'' in the upper right hand corner, and 
Customs Form 3311 will serve as informal entry.
    (i) A shipment of merchandise not exceeding $2,000 in value which is 
imported by an express consignment operator or carrier and which meets 
the requirements in Sec. 128.24 of this chapter

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may be entered as provided in that section.
    (j) Except for mail importations (see Secs. 145.31 and 145.32 of 
this chapter), or in the case of personal written or oral declarations 
(see Secs. 148.12, 148.13 and 148.62 of this chapter), a shipment of 
merchandise not exceeding $200 in value which qualifies for informal 
entry under 19 U.S.C. 1498 and meets the requirements in Sec. 10.151 or 
Sec. 10.152 of this chapter may be entered by presenting the bill of 
lading or a manifest listing each bill of lading (see Secs. 10.151, 
10.152 and 128.24(e) of this chapter). The following information is 
required to be filed as a part of such entry:
    (1) Country of origin of the merchandise;
    (2) Shipper name, address and country;
    (3) Ultimate consignee name and address;
    (4) Specific description of the merchandise;
    (5) Quantity;
    (6) Shipping weight; and
    (7) Value.

[T.D. 73-175, 38 FR 17463, July 2, 1973]

    Editorial Note: For Federal Register citations affecting 
Sec. 143.23, see the List of CFR Sections Affected, which appears in the 
Finding Aids section of the printed volume and on GPO Access.