[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: 19CFR128.23]



[Page 691-692]

 

                        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 C_Procedures

 

Sec.  128.23  Entry requirements.



    (a) General rule. Except as provided in paragraph (c) of this 

section, all articles carried by an express consignment entity shall be 

entered by a person with the right to file entry.

    (b) Procedures--(1) General. All express consignment entities 

utilizing the procedures in this part shall comply with the requirements 

of the Customs Automated Commercial System (ACS). These requirements 

include those under the Automated Manifest System (AMS), Cargo 

Selectivity, Statement Processing, the Automated Broker Interface System 

(ABI), and enhancements of ACS.

    (2) Entry number. All entry numbers must be furnished to Customs in 

a Customs approved bar coded readable format in order to assist in the 

processing of express consignment cargo under the Customs Automated 

Commercial System (ACS).

    (3) Paper entry document waiver. The port director is authorized, at 

the time of entry, to accept the appropriate electronic equivalent in 

lieu of entry documents for those entries designated as not requiring 

examination or review



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when the advance manifest requirements of Sec.  128.21(a) of this part 

have been met.

    (c) Exception. Articles specifically exempt from entry by Sec.  

141.4(b) of this chapter need not satisfy the general rule as set forth 

in paragraph (a) of this section.



[T.D. 94-51, 59 FR 30294, June 13, 1994]