[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 19, Volume 2]

[Revised as of April 1, 2006]

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[CITE: 19CFR142.2]



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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 142_ENTRY PROCESS--Table of Contents

 

                      Subpart A_Entry Documentation

 

Sec.  142.2  Time for filing entry.



    (a) General rule: After arrival of merchandise. Merchandise for 

which entry is required will be entered within 15 calendar days after 

landing from a vessel, aircraft or vehicle, or after arrival at the port 

of destination in the case of merchandise transported in bond.

    (b) Before arrival of merchandise--(1) Entry. The entry 

documentation required by Sec.  142.3(a) may be submitted before the 

merchandise arrives within the limits of the port where entry is to be 

made, in which case the time of entry shall be the time specified in 

Sec.  141.68(a).

    (2) When entry summary serves as entry. The entry summary when it 

will be filed at time of entry to serve as both the entry and the entry 

summary, as provided in Sec.  142.3(b), may be submitted for preliminary 

review in accordance with Sec. Sec.  141.63(a) and 142.12(a)(2).



[T.D. 79-221, 44 FR 46821, Aug. 9, 1979, as amended by T.D. 02-65, 67 FR 

68035, Nov. 8, 2002]