[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: 19CFR143.21]

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                        TITLE 19--CUSTOMS DUTIES
 
  CHAPTER I--UNITED STATES CUSTOMS SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
 
PART 143--SPECIAL ENTRY PROCEDURES--Table of Contents
 
                        Subpart C--Informal Entry
 
Sec. 143.21  Merchandise eligible for informal entry.


    The following types of merchandise are among those which may be 
entered under informal entry (see Secs. 141.52 and 143.22 of this 
chapter):
    (a) Shipments of merchandise not exceeding $2,000 in value (except 
for articles valued in excess of $250 classified in Sections VII, VIII, 
XI, and XII; Chapter 94 and Chapter 99, Subchapters III and IV, HTSUS);
    (b) Any installment, not exceeding $2,000 in value, of a shipment 
arriving at different times, as described in Sec. 141.82 of this 
chapter;
    (c) A portion of one consignment, when such portion does not exceed 
$2,000 in value and may be entered separately pursuant to Sec. 141.51 of 
this chapter. This paragraph does not apply to shipments of articles 
valued in excess of $250 classified under subheadings from Sections VII, 
VIII, XI, and XII; or in Chapter 94 and Chapter 99, Subchapters III and 
IV, HTSUS;
    (d) Household or personal effects or tools of trade entitled to free 
entry under Chapter 98, Subchapter IV, HTSUS (19 U.S.C. 1202);
    (e) Household effects used abroad and personal effects whether or 
not entitled to free entry, not imported in pursuance of a purchase or 
agreement for purchase and not intended for sale;
    (f) Household and personal effects described in paragraph (e) of 
this section when entered under subheading 9802.00.40, HTSUS (19 U.S.C. 
1202), and the value of the repairs and alterations thereto does not 
exceed $2,000;
    (g) Personal effects not exceeding $2,000 in value of citizens of 
the United States who have died abroad;
    (h) Books and other articles classifiable under subheadings 
4903.00.00,

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4904.00.00, 4905.91.00, 4905.99.00, 9701.10.00, 9701.90.00, 9810.00.05, 
HTSUS (19 U.S.C. 1202), imported by a library or other institution 
described in subheadings 9810.00.05 and 9810.00.30, HTSUS (19 U.S.C. 
1202);
    (i) Theatrical scenery, properties, and effects, motion-picture 
films, commercial travelers' samples and professional books, implements, 
instruments, and tools of trade, occupation, or employment, as set forth 
in Sec. 10.68 of this chapter;
    (j) Merchandise which, upon written application to the Commissioner 
of Customs, is determined to be unique in character or design such that 
the value thereof cannot be declared and which is not intended for sale 
or imported in pursuance of a purchase or agreement for purchase; and
    (k) Products of the United States, when the aggregate value of the 
shipment does not exceed $10,000 and the products are imported--
    (1) For the purposes of repair or alteration prior to reexportation, 
or
    (2) After having been either rejected or returned by the foreign 
purchaser to the United States for credit.
    (l) Shipments of merchandise qualifying for the administrative 
exemptions under 19 U.S.C. 1321(a)(2) and provided for in--
    (1) Section 10.151 or 145.31 of this chapter (certain importations 
not exceeding $200 in value);
    (2) Section 10.152 or 145.32 of this chapter (certain bona-fide 
gifts not exceeding $100 in value ($200 in the case of articles sent 
from a person in the Virgin Islands, Guam, or American Samoa)); or
    (3) Section 148.51 or 148.64 of this chapter (certain personal or 
household articles not exceeding $200 in value).

[T.D. 73-175, 38 FR 17463, July 2, 1973]

    Editorial Note: For Federal Register citations affecting 
Sec. 143.21, see the List of CFR Sections Affected, which appears in the 
Finding Aids section of the printed volume and on GPO Access.