[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 19, Volume 1]

[Revised as of April 1, 2005]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 19CFR112.12]



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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 112_CARRIERS, CARTMEN, AND LIGHTERMEN--Table of Contents

 

     Subpart B_Authorization of Carriers To Carry Bonded Merchandise

 

Sec.  112.12  Application for authorization.



    (a) General requirements. All carriers and freight forwarders 

desiring to be authorized to receive merchandise for transportation in 

bond shall file with the port director concerned a bond on Customs Form 

301, containing the bond conditions set forth in Sec.  113.63 of this 

chapter, in a sum specified by the port director accompanied by a fee of 

$50. A check or money order shall be made payable to the United States 

Customs Service.

    (b) Special requirements. In addition to the requirements in 

paragraph (a) of this section, the specified carriers shall also file 

with the port director the following documents:

    (1) Common carriers other than railroad, steamship, or airline 

companies. Common carriers other than railroad, steamship, or airline 

companies generally known to be engaged in common carriage, shall file a 

certified extract of its articles of incorporation or charter showing 

that it is authorized to engage in common carriage, and a statement that 

it is operating or intends to operate as a common carrier.

    (2) Contract carriers and freight forwarders. Contract carriers and 

freight forwarders shall file a certificate from the appropriate agency 

of the United States showing that the applicant is authorized to operate 

as a contract carrier or freight forwarder by that agency and a 

statement showing that the applicant is operating or intends to operate 

as such.

    (3) Private carriers. The private carrier shall file the bond with 

the director of the port where the private carrier intends to operate. 

If the private carrier intends to operate in two or more Customs ports, 

he shall file the bond with the director of one of the ports, send a 

copy of the bond to the director for each additional port, and include 

with the bond and copies of the bond a list of all Customs districts in 

which he intends to operate. If the private carrier is the proprietor of 

one or more Customs bonded warehouses or bonded container stations, or 

the operator of a foreign trade zone, to which imported merchandise will 

be transported, he shall accompany the bond and copies of the bond by a 

statement showing the location of each warehouse, container station, or 

zone.

    (4) Motor carriers. All motor carriers shall file:

    (i) A detailed description of the terminal facilities employed by 

the principal at the points of origin and destination on the routes 

covered; and

    (ii) A statement showing that facilities are available for the 

segregation and safeguarding of the packages designated by the port 

director for examination from a particular shipment.



[T.D. 73-140, 38 FR 13551, May 23, 1973, as amended by T.D. 81-243, 46 

FR 45602, Sept. 14, 1981; T.D. 84-213, 49 FR 41171, Oct. 19, 1984; T.D. 

86-16, 51 FR 5063, Feb. 11, 1986]