[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: 19CFR115.3]



[Page 569-570]

 

                        TITLE 19--CUSTOMS DUTIES

 

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

              HOMELAND SECURITY; DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

 

PART 115_CARGO CONTAINER AND ROAD VEHICLE CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 

INTERNATIONAL CUSTOMS CONVENTIONS--Table of Contents

 

                            Subpart A_General

 

Sec.  115.3  Definitions.



    For the purpose of this part:

    (a) Certifying Authority. ``Certifying Authority'' means a nonprofit 

firm or association, incorporated or established in the U.S., which the 

Commissioner finds competent to carry out the functions of this part and 

which he designates to certify containers and road vehicles for 

international transport under Customs seal.

    (b) Commissioner. ``Commissioner'' means the Commissioner of 

Customs.

    (c) Container. ``Container'' means an article of transport equipment 

(lift van, portable tank, or other similar structure).

    (1) Fully or partially enclosed to constitute a compartment intended 

for containing goods;

    (2) Of a permanent character and strong enough to be suitable for 

repeated use;

    (3) Specifically designed to facilitate the carriage of goods by one 

or more modes of transport, without intermediate reloading;

    (4) Designed for ready handling, particularly its transfer from one 

mode of transport to another;

    (5) Designed to be easily filled and emptied; and

    (6) Having an internal volume of 1 cubic meter (35.3 cubic feet) or 

more.

    (d) Manufacturer. ``Manufacturer'' means an organization or person 

constructing containers or road vehicles for certification in accordance 

with this chapter.

    (e) Prototype. ``Prototype'' means a sample unit of a series of 

identical containers or road vehicles all built, so far as practical, 

under the same conditions.

    (f) Road vehicle. ``Road Vehicle'', as defined in Chapter 1, Article 

1 of the Customs Convention on the International Transport of Goods 

Under Cover of TIR Carnets (TIR Convention), November 14, 1975 (TIAS), 

means not only any power-driven road vehicle but also any trailer or 

semi-trailer designed to be coupled to it.

    (g) Customs and TIR/Container Plan. ``Customs and TIR/Container 

Plan'' means the designer's drawing of a vehicle (for TIR purposes) or 

container (for



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TIR and Container Convention purposes) that illustrates each requirement 

in Sec. Sec.  115.30, 115.40, 115.51, or 15.65, as appropriate to this 

part.

    (h) The definitions in the subject Conventions shall be considered 

applicable to terms not specifically defined above.