[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 19, Volume 1]

[Revised as of April 1, 2005]

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[CITE: 19CFR10.48]



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                        TITLE 19--CUSTOMS DUTIES

 

   CHAPTER I--BUREAU OF CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION, DEPARTMENT OF 

              HOMELAND SECURITY; DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

 

PART 10_ARTICLES CONDITIONALLY FREE, SUBJECT TO A REDUCED RATE, ETC.

--Table of Contents

 

                      Subpart A_General Provisions

 

Sec.  10.48  Engravings, sculptures, etc.



    (a) Invoices covering works of art claimed to be free of duty under 

subheadings 9702.00.00 and 9703.00.00, HTSUS, shall show whether they 

are originals, replicas, reproductions, or copies, and also the name of 

the artist who produced them, unless upon examination the Customs 

officer is satisfied that such statement is not necessary to a proper 

determination of the facts.

    (b) The following evidence shall be filed in connection with the 

entry: A declaration in the following form by the artist who produced 

the article, or by the seller, shipper or importer, showing whether it 

is original, or in the case of sculpture, the original work or model, or 

one of the first twelve castings, replicas, or reproductions made from 

the original work or model; and in the case of etchings, engravings, 

woodcuts, lithographs, or prints made by other hand-transfer processes, 

that they were printed by hand from hand-etched, hand-drawn, or hand-

engraved plates, stones, or blocks:



    I, --------, do hereby declare that I am the producer, seller, 

shipper or importer of certain works of art, namely -------- covered by 

the annexed invoice dated --------; that any sculptures or statuary 

included in that invoice are the original works or models or one of the 

first twelve castings, replicas, or reproductions made from the 

sculptor's original work or model; and that any etchings, engravings, 

woodcuts, lithographs, or prints made by other hand-transfer processes 

included in that invoice were printed by hand from hand-etched, hand-

drawn, or hand-engraved plates, stones, or blocks.



    (c) The port director may waive the declaration requirement set 

forth in paragraph (b) of this section.

    (d) Artists' proof etchings, engravings, woodcuts, lithographs, or 

prints made by other hand-transfer processes should bear the genuine 

signature or mark of the artist as evidence of their authenticity. In 

the absence of such a signature or mark, other evidence shall be 

required which will establish the authenticity of the work to the 

satisfaction of the port director.



[T.D. 94-3, 58 FR 68742, Dec. 29, 1993]