[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: 19CFR128.11]



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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 128_EXPRESS CONSIGNMENTS--Table of Contents

 

                        Subpart B_Administration

 

Sec.  128.11  Express consignment carrier application process.





    (a) Facility application. Requests for approval of an express 

consignment carrier or hub facility must be in writing to the port 

director.

    (b) Application contents. The application for approval of an express 

consignment carrier or hub facility must include the following:

    (1) A full description of the international cargo facilities, 

including blueprints, floor plans and facility location(s).

    (2) A statement of the general character of the express consignment 

operations.

    (3) An estimate of volume of transactions by:

    (i) Formal entries.

    (ii) Informal entries.

    (iii) Shipments not requiring entry (see Sec.  128.23 of this part).



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    (4) An application processing fee, as set forth in Sec.  128.13.

    (5) A list of principal company officials or officers.

    (6) A projected start-up date, and days and hours of operation.

    (7) An agreement that the express consignment entity will:

    (i) Ensure that all cargo will be processed in the Customs Automated 

Commercial System (ACS) and associated modules, including, but not 

limited to, Automated Broker Interface (ABI), Automated Manifest System 

(AMS), Cargo Selectivity, and Statement Processing.

    (ii) Sign and implement a narcotics enforcement agreement with 

Customs.

    (iii) Provide, without cost to the Government, adequate office 

space, equipment, furnishings, supplies and security as per Customs 

specifications.

    (iv) Timely pay all reimbursable costs, as determined by the port 

director.

    (v) Pay to Customs all relocation, training and all other 

exceptional costs and expenses incurred by Customs in relocating 

necessary staff to the company's hub location to provide service to the 

company and to pay expenses incurred by Customs due to termination or 

decline of operations at the facility.

    (c) Changes or alterations to facility. All proposed changes or 

alterations to an existing approved international cargo processing 

facility must be submitted in writing to the port director for approval 

prior to the implementation thereof and shall contain the information 

specified in paragraph (b) of this section. Failure to obtain Customs 

approval by an express consignment operator or carrier for any 

modifications to the international cargo processing area may result in 

the suspension of approval as an express consignment facility or hub and 

the procedures for processing cargo contained in this part.



[T.D. 89-53, 54 FR 19566, May. 8, 1989, as amended by T.D. 93-66, 58 FR 

44130, Aug. 19, 1993]