[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 19, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2003]
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[CITE: 19CFR128.23]

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                        TITLE 19--CUSTOMS DUTIES
 
  CHAPTER I--UNITED STATES CUSTOMS SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
 
PART 128--EXPRESS CONSIGNMENTS--Table of Contents
 
                          Subpart C--Procedures
 
Sec. 128.23  Entry requirements.

    (a) General rule. Except as provided in paragraph (c) of this 
section, all articles carried by an express consignment entity shall be 
entered by a person with the right to file entry.
    (b) Procedures--(1) General. All express consignment entities 
utilizing the procedures in this part shall comply with the requirements 
of the Customs Automated Commercial System (ACS). These requirements 
include those under the Automated Manifest System (AMS), Cargo 
Selectivity, Statement Processing, the Automated Broker Interface System 
(ABI), and enhancements of ACS.
    (2) Entry number. All entry numbers must be furnished to Customs in 
a Customs approved bar coded readable format in order to assist in the 
processing of express consignment cargo under the Customs Automated 
Commercial System (ACS).
    (3) Paper entry document waiver. The port director is authorized, at 
the time of entry, to accept the appropriate electronic equivalent in 
lieu of entry documents for those entries designated as not requiring 
examination or review when the advance manifest requirements of 
Sec. 128.21(a) of this part have been met.
    (c) Exception. Articles specifically exempt from entry by 
Sec. 141.4(b) of this chapter need not satisfy the general rule as set 
forth in paragraph (a) of this section.

[T.D. 94-51, 59 FR 30294, June 13, 1994]