[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: 19CFR123.65]



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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 123_CUSTOMS RELATIONS WITH CANADA AND MEXICO--Table of Contents

 

                            Subpart G_Baggage

 

Sec.  123.65  Domestic baggage transiting Canada or Mexico between ports 

in the United States.



    (a) General provision. Upon request of the carrier, checked baggage 

of domestic origin may be transported from one port in the United States 

to another through Canada or through Mexico in accord with the procedure 

set forth in this section. The provisions of this section shall not 

apply to domestic hand baggage crossing Canada or Mexico which, upon 

reentry into the United States, shall be examined in the same manner as 

baggage of foreign origin.

    (b) Special in-transit tag manifest. The carrier shall complete and 

attach to each piece of baggage by wire or cord under Customs 

supervision a special in-transit tag manifest furnished by the carrier 

as follows:

    (1) Baggage transiting Mexico. For baggage of domestic origin to be 

transported through Mexico between ports of the United States, the 

special in-transit tag manifest attached to each piece of baggage shall 

be on white cardboard not less than 2\1/2\ x 4\1/2\ inches in size 

printed in substantially the following form:



                          United States Customs



                       in-transit baggage manifest



Carrier's Baggageman: Destroy this tag if owner has access to baggage 

before its return to United States.

Check No. ----.

    This baggage is in transit from -------------------- (Port of exit) 

through foreign territory to -------------------- (Port of reentry) in 

the United States.

    This baggage was laden for transportation as above stated.

    Date --------

________________________________________________________________________

                                                  (U.S. Customs Officer)



    (2) Baggage transiting Canada. For baggage of domestic origin to be 

transported through Canada between ports in the United States, the joint 

United States-Canada in-transit baggage card, Customs Form 7512-B 

(Canada 8\1/2\) or Customs Form 7533-C (Canada A4-\1/2\), shall be used 

as the special in-transit tag manifest attached to each piece of 

baggage.

    (c) Removal of special in-transit tag manifest. The special in-

transit tag manifest shall be removed only by the Customs officers at 

the final port of reentry into the United States. If the officer finds 

the special in-transit tag manifest missing or not intact, or for any 

other reason believes that the baggage has been tampered with while 

outside the United States, he shall detain it for examination. 

Otherwise, baggage transported under the procedure in this section may 

be passed without examination.

    (d) Procedure in lieu of special in-transit tag manifest. In lieu of 

attaching the special in-transit tag manifest to each



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piece of baggage as set forth in paragraph (b) of this section, baggage 

of domestic origin may be forwarded in a car or compartment sealed with 

in-transit seals and manifested as in the case of other merchandise in 

transit through Canada or Mexico, as provided in subpart C of this part.



[T.D. 70-121, 35 FR 8215, May 26, 1970, as amended by T.D. 87-75, 52 FR 

20068, May 29, 1987]