[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 19, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2003]
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[CITE: 19CFR112.12]

[Page 486]
 
                        TITLE 19--CUSTOMS DUTIES
 
  CHAPTER I--UNITED STATES CUSTOMS SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
 
PART 112--CARRIERS, CARTMEN, AND LIGHTERMEN--Table of Contents
 
    Subpart B--Authorization of Carriers To Carry Bonded Merchandise
 
Sec. 112.12  Application for authorization.

    (a) General requirements. All carriers and freight forwarders 
desiring to be authorized to receive merchandise for transportation in 
bond shall file with the port director concerned a bond on Customs Form 
301, containing the bond conditions set forth in Sec. 113.63 of this 
chapter, in a sum specified by the port director accompanied by a fee of 
$50. A check or money order shall be made payable to the United States 
Customs Service.
    (b) Special requirements. In addition to the requirements in 
paragraph (a) of this section, the specified carriers shall also file 
with the port director the following documents:
    (1) Common carriers other than railroad, steamship, or airline 
companies. Common carriers other than railroad, steamship, or airline 
companies generally known to be engaged in common carriage, shall file a 
certified extract of its articles of incorporation or charter showing 
that it is authorized to engage in common carriage, and a statement that 
it is operating or intends to operate as a common carrier.
    (2) Contract carriers and freight forwarders. Contract carriers and 
freight forwarders shall file a certificate from the appropriate agency 
of the United States showing that the applicant is authorized to operate 
as a contract carrier or freight forwarder by that agency and a 
statement showing that the applicant is operating or intends to operate 
as such.
    (3) Private carriers. The private carrier shall file the bond with 
the director of the port where the private carrier intends to operate. 
If the private carrier intends to operate in two or more Customs ports, 
he shall file the bond with the director of one of the ports, send a 
copy of the bond to the director for each additional port, and include 
with the bond and copies of the bond a list of all Customs districts in 
which he intends to operate. If the private carrier is the proprietor of 
one or more Customs bonded warehouses or bonded container stations, or 
the operator of a foreign trade zone, to which imported merchandise will 
be transported, he shall accompany the bond and copies of the bond by a 
statement showing the location of each warehouse, container station, or 
zone.
    (4) Motor carriers. All motor carriers shall file:
    (i) A detailed description of the terminal facilities employed by 
the principal at the points of origin and destination on the routes 
covered; and
    (ii) A statement showing that facilities are available for the 
segregation and safeguarding of the packages designated by the port 
director for examination from a particular shipment.

[T.D. 73-140, 38 FR 13551, May 23, 1973, as amended by T.D. 81-243, 46 
FR 45602, Sept. 14, 1981; T.D. 84-213, 49 FR 41171, Oct. 19, 1984; T.D. 
86-16, 51 FR 5063, Feb. 11, 1986]