[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: 19CFR146.34]



[Page 103]

 

                        TITLE 19--CUSTOMS DUTIES

 

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

        HOMELAND SECURITY; DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY (CONTINUED)

 

PART 146_FOREIGN TRADE ZONES--Table of Contents

 

              Subpart C_Admission of Merchandise to a Zone

 

Sec.  146.34  Merchandise transiting a zone.



    The following procedure is applicable when merchandise is to be 

unladen from any carrier in the zone for immediate transfer to Customs 

territory, or if it is to be transferred from Customs territory through 

the zone for immediate lading on any carrier in the zone:

    (a) Application. Application for permission to lade or unlade will 

be filed with the port director on Customs Form 3171 prior to transfer 

of the merchandise into the zone.

    (b) Permit. The port director shall permit the transfer unless he 

has reason to believe that the merchandise will not be moved promptly 

from the zone or will be made the subject of an application for 

admission in accordance with Sec.  146.32(a).

    (c) Treatment of merchandise. Upon the issuance of a permit to lade, 

or unlade, the merchandise will be treated as though the lading or 

unlading were in the Customs territory.

    (d) Delay in zone transit. Merchandise delayed while transiting a 

zone must be made the subject of an application for admission in 

accordance with Sec.  146.32, or it must be removed from the zone.