[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: 19CFR12.34]



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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 12_SPECIAL CLASSES OF MERCHANDISE--Table of Contents

 

Sec.  12.34  Importation prohibited; certificate of inspection; 

importer's declaration.



    (a) The importation into the United States of white phosphorus 

matches is prohibited.

    (b) Invoices covering matches imported into the United States shall 

be accompanied by a certificate of official inspection of the Government 

of the country of manufacture in the following form:



              Certificate of Official Inspection of Matches



    I, ---------------- (Name), do hereby certify that I am the --------

---- (Official title), that according to the chemical analysis made by 

me the matches described below do not contain white or yellow phosphorus 

and that therefore they are not white phosphorus matches as defined in 

the Act of Congress of the United States of America approved April 9, 

1912;



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                                                             Name of

                                                          consignee and

Number of case    Description of     Name and address   address, vessel,

     mark             matches         of manufacturer      and date of

                                                            shipment

------------------------------------------------------------------------

                ..................  ..................  ................

                ..................  ..................  ................

                ..................  ..................  ................

------------------------------------------------------------------------



________________________________________________________________________

                                                             (Signature)

________________________________________________________________________

                                                        (Official title)



    (c) In the absence of such certificate, the matches shall be 

detained until a certificate is produced or the importer submits 

satisfactory evidence to show that the matches were not in fact 

manufactured with the use of poisonous white or yellow phosphorus.

    (d) The production of the above certificate shall not be required on 

the entry of matches manufactured in countries which prohibit the use of 

white or yellow phosphorus in the manufacture of matches.

    (e) At the time of filing an entry for imported matches, the 

importer shall make a declaration that to the best of his knowledge and 

belief no matches included in the invoice and entry are white phosphorus 

matches.



[28 FR 14710, Dec. 31, 1963, as amended by T.D. 82-145, 47 FR 35477, 

Aug. 16, 1982; T.D. 89-1, 53 FR 51253, Dec. 21, 1988]