[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: 19CFR142.43]



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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 D_Line Release

 

Sec.  142.43  Line Release application approval process.



    (a) Port review. The port director shall review each Line Release 

application to determine whether the shipments qualify for Line Release 

processing. The port director may contact the applicant for further 

information, if necessary. An application that fails to elect whether 

the Line Release transaction is to be considered an entry or an 

immediate delivery will be returned to the applicant. If all required 

information is submitted, the application will be forwarded to 

Headquarters for final processing.



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    (b) Assignment of C-4 Codes. A C-4 Code (Common Commodity 

Classification Code), which is a unique code identifying the shipper or 

manufacturer, importer, entry filer, and the product for each Line 

Release shipment, shall be assigned by Headquarters to each application 

approved for Line Release. Headquarters shall annotate each approved 

application with a C-4 Code and return the application to the port 

director who shall return the approved application to the entry filer.

    (c) Denial of Line Release application. If the port director is 

considering the denial of a Line Release application, consideration 

shall be given to whether an application by the same filer for the same 

transaction has been approved at another port. If there is not an 

approved application at another port and the port director determines 

that the application shall be denied, the application shall be noted 

denied and returned to the entry filer without a C-4 Code annotation by 

the port director. If an application has been approved at another port, 

but the port director still questions whether the application should be 

approved at his port, the port director shall forward the application to 

the Assistant Commissioner, Office of Information Management. The Office 

of Information and Technology will review the application and will 

notify the port director of the final determination.