[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 19, Volume 2]

[Revised as of April 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 19CFR141.0]



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                        TITLE 19--CUSTOMS DUTIES

 

   CHAPTER I--BUREAU OF CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION, DEPARTMENT OF 

        HOMELAND SECURITY; DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY (CONTINUED)

 

PART 141_ENTRY OF MERCHANDISE--Table of Contents

 

Sec.  141.0  Scope.









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  Editorial Note: Nomenclature changes to chapter I appear by T.D. 95-

78, 60 FR 50021, Sept. 27, 1995.

Part                                                                Page

141             Entry of merchandise........................           5

142             Entry process...............................          43

143             Special entry procedures....................          58

144             Warehouse and rewarehouse entries and 

                    withdrawals.............................          68

145             Mail importations...........................          80

146             Foreign trade zones.........................          93

147             Trade fairs.................................         129

148             Personal declarations and exemptions........         134

151             Examination, sampling, and testing of 

                    merchandise.............................         168

152             Classification and appraisement of 

                    merchandise.............................         200

158             Relief from duties on merchandise lost, 

                    damaged, abandoned, or exported.........         217

159             Liquidation of duties.......................         225

161             General enforcement provisions..............         242

162             Inspection, search, and seizure.............         243

163             Recordkeeping...............................         270

171             Fines, penalties, and forfeitures...........         286

172             Claims for liquidated damages; penalties 

                    secured by bonds........................         315

173             Administrative review in general............         318

174             Protests....................................         320

175             Petitions by domestic interested parties....         328

176             Proceedings in the Court of International 

                    Trade...................................         331

177             Administrative rulings......................         333

178             Approval of information collection 

                    requirements............................         351

181             North American Free Trade Agreement.........         354

191             Drawback....................................         520



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192             Export control..............................         633

193--199        [Reserved]



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Sec.

141.0 Scope.

141.0a Definitions.



   Subpart A_Liability for Duties and Requirement To Enter Merchandise



141.1 Liability of importer for duties.

141.2 Liability for duties on reimportation.

141.3 Liability for duties includes liability for taxes.

141.4 Entry required.

141.5 Time limit for entry.



         Subpart B_Right To Make Entry and Declarations on Entry



141.11 Evidence of right to make entry for importations by common 

          carrier.

141.12 Right to make entry of importations by other than common carrier.

141.13 Right to make entry of abandoned or salvaged merchandise.

141.14 Deceased or insolvent consignees and court-appointed 

          administrators.

141.15 Bond for production of bill of lading or air waybill.

141.16 Disposition of documents.

141.17 Entry by nonresident consignee.

141.18 Entry by nonresident corporation.

141.19 Declaration of entry.

141.20 Actual owner's declaration and superseding bond of actual owner.



                      Subpart C_Powers of Attorney



141.31 General requirements and definitions.

141.32 Form for power of attorney.

141.33 Alternative form for noncommercial shipment.

141.34 Duration of power of attorney.

141.35 Revocation of power of attorney.

141.36 Nonresident principals in general.

141.37 Additional requirements for non-resident corporations.

141.38 Resident corporations.

141.39 Partnerships.

141.40 Trusteeships.

141.41 Surety on Customs bonds.

141.42 Protests.

141.43 Delegation to subagents.

141.44 Designation of Customs ports in which power of attorney is valid.

141.45 Certified copies of power of attorney.

141.46 Power of attorney retained by customhouse broker.



      Subpart D_Quantity of Merchandise To Be Included In an Entry



141.51 Quantity usually required to be in one entry.

141.52 Separate entries for different portions.

141.53 Procedure for separate entries.

141.54 Separate entries for consolidated shipments.

141.55 Single entry summary for shipments arriving under one 

          transportation entry.

141.56 Single entry summary for multiple transportation entries 

          consigned to the same consignee.

141.57 Single entry for split shipments.



                 Subpart E_Presentation of Entry Papers



141.61 Completion of entry and entry summary documentation.

141.62 Place and time of filing.

141.63 Submission of entry summary documentation for preliminary review.

141.64 Review and correction of entry and entry summary documentation.

141.65 [Reserved]

141.66 Bond for missing documents.

141.67 Recall of documentation.

141.68 Time of entry.

141.69 Applicable rates of duty.



                           Subpart F_Invoices



141.81 Invoice for each shipment.

141.82 Invoice for installment shipments arriving within a period of 10 

          days.

141.83 Type of invoice required.

141.84 Photocopies of invoice for separate entries of same shipment.

141.85 Pro forma invoice.

141.86 Contents of invoices and general requirements.

141.87 Breakdown on component materials.

141.88 Computed value.

141.89 Additional information for certain classes of merchandise.

141.90 Notation of tariff classification and value on invoice.

141.91 Entry without required invoice.

141.92 Waiver of invoice requirements.



                  Subpart G_Deposit of Estimated Duties



141.101 Time of deposit.

141.102 When deposit of estimated duties, estimated taxes, or both not 

          required.

141.103 Amount to be deposited.

141.104 Computation of duties.

141.105 Voluntary deposit of additional duties.



                    Subpart H_Release of Merchandise



141.111 Carrier's release order.

141.112 Liens for freight, charges, or contribution in general average.

141.113 Recall of merchandise released from Customs custody.



    Authority: 19 U.S.C. 66, 1448, 1484, 1624.

    Subpart F also issued under 19 U.S.C. 1481;

    Subpart G also issued under 19 U.S.C. 1505;

    Section 141.1 also issued under 11 U.S.C. 507(a)(7)(F), 31 U.S.C. 

191, 192;



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    Section 141.4 also issued under 19 U.S.C. 1202 (General Note 3(e); 

Chapter 86, Additional U.S. Note 1; Chapter 89, Additional U.S. Note 1; 

Chapter 98, Subchapter III, U.S. Notes 3 and 4; Harmonized Tariff 

Schedule of the United States), 1498;

    Section 141.19 also issued under 19 U.S.C. 1485, 1486;

    Section 141.20 also issued under 19 U.S.C. 1485, 1623;

    Section 141.66 also issued under 19 U.S.C. 1490, 1623;

    Section 141.68 also issued under 19 U.S.C. 1315;

    Section 141.69 also issued under 19 U.S.C. 1315;

    Section 141.88 also issued under 19 U.S.C. 1401a(d), 1402(f);

    Section 141.90 also issued under 19 U.S.C. 1487;

    Section 141.112 also issued under 19 U.S.C. 1564;

    Section 141.113 also issued under 19 U.S.C. 1499, 1623.



    Source: T.D. 73-175, 38 FR 17447, July 2, 1973, unless otherwise 

noted.





    This part sets forth general requirements and procedures for the 

entry of imported merchandise, except entries under carnet, and entries 

for transportation in bond or exportation, for foreign-trade zones, or 

for trade fairs, which are covered in parts 114, 18, 146, and 147 of 

this chapter. More specific requirements and procedures in addition to 

those in this part are set forth in parts 143, 144, and 145 of this 

chapter for consumption, appraisement and informal entries, for 

warehouse entries, and for mail entries.