[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 19, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 19CFR19.44]

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                        TITLE 19--CUSTOMS DUTIES
 
  CHAPTER I--UNITED STATES CUSTOMS SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
 
PART 19--CUSTOMS WAREHOUSES, CONTAINER STATIONS AND CONTROL OF MERCHANDISE THEREIN--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 19.44  Carrier responsibility.

    (a) If merchandise is transferred directly to a container station 
from an importing carrier, the importing carrier shall remain liable 
under the terms of its bond for the proper safekeeping and delivery of 
the merchandise until it is formally receipted for by the container 
station operator.
    (b) If merchandise is transferred directly from a bonded carrier's 
facility to a container station or is delivered directly to the 
container station by a bonded carrier, the bonded carrier shall remain 
liable under the terms of his bond for the proper safekeeping and 
delivery of the merchandise until it is formally receipted for by the 
container station operator.
    (c) In either case under paragraph (a) or (b) of this section, the 
importing carrier and the bonded carrier, as applicable, shall be 
responsible for assuring that the provisions of subpart A, part 158 of 
this chapter, relating to quantity determinations, and discrepancy 
reporting and accountability are followed.
    (d) The importing carrier and the bonded carrier, as applicable, 
shall indicate concurrence in the transfer of the merchandise either by 
signing the application for transfer or by physically turning the 
merchandise over to the operator.
    (e) The importing carrier and the bonded carrier, as applicable, 
shall be responsible for ascertaining that the person to whom a 
container is delivered for transfer to the container station is an 
authorized representative of the operator.
    (f) The importing carrier and the bonded carrier, as applicable, 
shall furnish an abstract manifest showing the bill of lading number, 
the marks and numbers of the container, and the usual manifest 
description for each shipment in the container.
    (g) If a container station operator chooses to collect merchandise 
from within the boundaries of the district (see definition of 
``district'' at Sec. 112.1) in which the container station is located 
and transport the merchandise to his container station, the container 
station operator must formally receipt for the merchandise at the time 
of collection, and he becomes liable under his bond for proper 
safekeeping of the merchandise at that time.

[T.D. 82-135, 47 FR 32416, July 27, 1982, as amended by T.D. 94-81, 59 
FR 51494, Oct. 12, 1994; T.D. 95-77, 60 FR 50010, Sept. 27, 1995]