[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 19, Volume 2]
[Revised as of April 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 19CFR141.62]

[Page 23-24]
 
                        TITLE 19--CUSTOMS DUTIES
 
  CHAPTER I--UNITED STATES CUSTOMS SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
 
PART 141--ENTRY OF MERCHANDISE--Table of Contents
 
                 Subpart E--Presentation of Entry Papers
 
Sec. 141.62  Place and time of filing.

    (a) Place. An application for immediate delivery and entry, entry 
summary, or withdrawal documentation shall be filed at the customhouse 
or at any other Customs location approved by the director of the port 
where the merchandise is to be or has been released.
    (b) Time--(1) Normal business hours. (i) Except as provided in 
paragraph (b)(2) of this section, an application for immediate delivery 
or entry documentation shall be filed when the customhouse is open for 
the general transaction of business, or when Customs has established a 
regular tour of duty in accordance with Sec. 101.6(f) of this chapter.
    (ii) Except as provided in paragraph (b)(2) of this section, entry 
summary or withdrawal documentation shall be filed when the customhouse 
is open for the general transaction of business, as provided in 
Sec. 101.6 of this chapter.
    (2) Overtime services--(i) Generally. Except as provided in 
paragraph (b)(2)(ii) of this section, an application for immediate 
delivery or entry documentation may be filed when the customhouse is not 
open for the general transaction of Customs business and no regular tour 
of duty has been established; and entry summary or withdrawal 
documentation may be filed when the customhouse is not open for the 
general transaction of business, if:
    (A) The person desiring to transact business has applied for and 
received

[[Page 24]]

authorization for overtime services on a reimbursable basis, as provided 
for in Sec. 24.16 of this chapter, and
    (B) Overtime services of Customs officers are available.
    (ii) Quota-class merchandise. Overtime shall not be authorized for 
the presentation of entry summary documentation which serves as both the 
entry and entry summary or withdrawal documentation, for quota-class 
merchandise without Headquarters authorization. If Headquarters 
authorization is granted, the time of delivery of the entry summary or 
withdrawal documentation, with the estimated duties attached, or without 
the estimated duties attached, if the entry/entry summary information 
and a scheduled statement date have been successfully received by 
Customs via the Automated Broker Interface, shall be the time of 
presentation for quota purposes. However, if an entry summary or 
withdrawal for quota-class merchandise is delivered inadvertently during 
overtime hours without Headquarters authorization, the time of 
presentation for quota purposes shall be the opening of business on the 
next business day.

[T.D. 79-221, 44 FR 46818, Aug. 9, 1979, as amended by T.D. 89-104, 54 
FR 50498, Dec. 7, 1989]