[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 19, Volume 1]

[Revised as of April 1, 2005]

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[CITE: 19CFR118.1]



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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 118_CENTRALIZED EXAMINATION STATIONS--Table of Contents

 

                      Subpart A_General Provisions

 

Sec.  118.1  Definition.





    A centralized examination station (CES) is a privately operated 

facility, not in the charge of a Customs officer, at which merchandise 

is made available to Customs officers for physical examination. A CES 

may be established in any port or any portion of a port, or any other 

area under the jurisdiction of a port director. To present outbound 

cargo for inspection at a CES at a port other than the shipment's 

designated port of exit, either proof of the shipper's consent to the 

inspection must be furnished or a complete set of transportation 

documents must accompany the shipment to evidence that exportation of 

the goods is imminent and that the goods are committed to export, 

thereby, making them subject to Customs examination.



[T.D. 93-6, 58 FR 5604, Jan. 22, 1993, as amended by T.D. 98-29, 63 FR 

16684, Apr. 6, 1998]