[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: 19CFR143.23]



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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 143_SPECIAL ENTRY PROCEDURES--Table of Contents

 

                        Subpart C_Informal Entry

 

Sec.  143.23  Form of entry.



    Except for the types of merchandise listed below which may be 

entered on the forms indicated, merchandise to be entered informally 

shall be entered on a Customs Form 368 or 368A, (serially numbered) or 

Customs Form 7501, or, if authorized by the port director, upon the 

presentation of a commercial invoice which contains the following 

declaration, signed by the importer or his agent:



    I declare that the information on this invoice is accurate to the 

best of my knowledge and belief; that the invoice quantities are true 

and correct manifest quantities; and that I have not received and do not 

know of any invoice other than this one.



    (a) Articles in passengers' baggage which may be cleared on a 

baggage declaration in accordance with subpart B of part 148 of this 

chapter;

    (b) Products of the United States being returned for which clearance 

on Customs Form 3311 is prescribed by Sec.  10.1 of this chapter;

    (c) Personal effects and tools of trade for which clearance on 

Customs Form 3299 is prescribed by Sec.  148.6 of this chapter; and

    (d) Shipments not exceeding $2,000 in value (except for articles 

valued in excess of $250 classified in Sections VII, VIII, XI, and XII; 

Chapter 94; and Chapter 99, Subchapter III and IV, Harmonized Tariff 

Schedule of the United States) which are either (1) unconditionally free 

of duty and not subject to any quota or internal revenue tax, or (2) 

conditionally free (other than shipments of merchandise provided for in 

paragraph (g) of this section) and all conditions for free entry are met 

at the time of entry, which may be released upon the filing by the 

importer on Customs Form 7523, in duplicate, supported by evidence of 

the right to make entry.



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    (e) Merchandise for which informal entry can be made on a different 

form as prescribed elsewhere in this chapter.

    (f) Merchandise released under the immediate delivery procedure or 

the entry documentation required by Sec.  142.3(a), and entry is made on 

Customs Form 7501, annotated ``Informal Entry'' in the upper right hand 

corner.

    (g) Merchandise, regardless of value, which is imported for 

noncommercial purposes, which qualifies for entry free of duty under the 

Generalized System of Preferences (see Sec. Sec.  10.171 through 10.178 

of this chapter), and for which informal entry may be made on Customs 

Form 7523, in duplicate.

    (h) Products of the United States being returned for which informal 

entry is permitted by Sec.  143.21(j) may be cleared as follows:

    (1) For products of the United States returned for the purposes of 

repair or alteration prior to reexportation. Customs Form 3311 will 

serve as informal entry.

    (2) For products of the United States after having been either 

rejected or returned by the foreign purchaser for credit, Customs Form 

7501, annotated ``informal entry'' in the upper right hand corner, and 

Customs Form 3311 will serve as informal entry.

    (i) A shipment of merchandise not exceeding $2,000 in value which is 

imported by an express consignment operator or carrier and which meets 

the requirements in Sec.  128.24 of this chapter may be entered as 

provided in that section.

    (j) Except for mail importations (see Sec. Sec.  145.31 and 145.32 

of this chapter), or in the case of personal written or oral 

declarations (see Sec. Sec.  148.12, 148.13 and 148.62 of this chapter), 

a shipment of merchandise not exceeding $200 in value which qualifies 

for informal entry under 19 U.S.C. 1498 and meets the requirements in 

Sec.  10.151 or Sec.  10.152 of this chapter may be entered by 

presenting the bill of lading or a manifest listing each bill of lading 

(see Sec. Sec.  10.151, 10.152 and 128.24(e) of this chapter). The 

following information is required to be filed as a part of such entry:

    (1) Country of origin of the merchandise;

    (2) Shipper name, address and country;

    (3) Ultimate consignee name and address;

    (4) Specific description of the merchandise;

    (5) Quantity;

    (6) Shipping weight; and

    (7) Value.



[T.D. 73-175, 38 FR 17463, July 2, 1973]



    Editorial Note: For Federal Register citations affecting Sec.  

143.23, see the List of CFR Sections Affected, which appears in the 

Finding Aids section of the printed volume and on GPO Access.