[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: 19CFR148.62]

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                        TITLE 19--CUSTOMS DUTIES
 
  CHAPTER I--UNITED STATES CUSTOMS SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
 
PART 148--PERSONAL DECLARATIONS AND EXEMPTIONS--Table of Contents
 
            Subpart G--Crewmember Declarations and Exemptions
 
Sec. 148.62  Declaration and entry of articles by crewmembers.

    (a) Declaration required. Articles which are to be landed by a 
crewmember, including any person traveling on board a vessel, vehicle, 
or aircraft engaged in international traffic who is returning from a 
trip on which he was employed as a crewmember, shall be declared upon 
arrival of the vessel, vehicle, or aircraft in the United States. When 
practicable, the clearance of articles through Customs shall be made and 
permission to unlade obtained before the articles are taken from the 
carrier. However, if no danger to the revenue will result, articles may 
be submitted for examination and clearance to the Customs office on the 
pier or at the landing place.
    (b) Form of declaration--(1) Oral declaration. A crewmember may be 
permitted to make an oral declaration and entry if all articles he has 
to declare, in addition to articles for use in port on temporary leave 
for which no entry is required in accordance with Sec. 148.63, may be 
admitted free of duty and tax under section 321(a)(2)(B), Tariff Act of 
1930, as amended (19 U.S.C. 1321(a)(2)(B)) (See Sec. 148.64).
    (2) Written declaration. A written declaration on Customs Form 5129, 
Crewmember's Declaration shall be required in any case in which an oral 
declaration is not permitted. A written declaration may be required in 
any case if necessary to effect prompt and orderly clearance of 
crewmembers and their effects or if deemed necessary to protect the 
revenue.
    (c) Transfer without declaration. Articles belonging to a crewmember 
may be transferred from one carrier to another in international traffic 
without declaration, entry, or assessment of duty if the transfer is 
carried out under the supervision of Customs officers, or by a bonded 
cartman if necessary.
    (d) Entry at port where articles to be landed. Articles in the 
possession of or owned by a crewmember of a character for which entry 
must be made when they are brought into the United States shall be 
entered at the port where the articles are to be landed. However, if the 
crewmember remains on a vessel, vehicle, or aircraft which is to proceed 
to another port of the United States in a movement in which entry of the 
vessel, vehicle, or aircraft will not be required, entry of the articles 
shall be made at the port at which such movement begins.
    (e) Collection of duty and taxes. Any duties and taxes found due 
shall be collected as in the case of arriving passengers.

[T.D. 73-27, 38 FR 2449, Jan. 26, 1973, as amended by T.D. 78-99, 43 FR 
13061, Mar. 29, 1978]