[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: 19CFR148.65]

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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. 148.65  Exemption for resident crewmembers.

    (a) Status as returning resident. A crewmember arriving in a vessel, 
vehicle, or aircraft from a foreign port who is a resident of the United 
States shall be considered a returning resident qualifying for the 
exemptions allowed under Chapter 98, Subchapter IV, Harmonized Tariff 
Schedule of the United States (19 U.S.C. 1202), and subpart D of this 
part if he permanently leaves the carrier without the intention of 
resuming his employment on the same or any other carrier that is engaged 
in international traffic.
    (b) Statement of declaration. A resident crewmember who claims that 
articles declared by him are entitled to be passed free of duty and tax 
under the returning resident's exemption, shall include a legible 
statement on the declaration, Customs Form 5129, of the basis for his 
claim for entitlement to the resident's exemption.

[T.D. 81-218, 46 FR 42657, Aug. 24, 1981, as amended by T.D. 89-1, 53 FR 
51265, Dec. 21, 1988]