[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: 19CFR146.66]



[Page 111-112]

 

                        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 F_Transfer of Merchandise From a Zone

 

Sec.  146.66  Transfer of merchandise from one zone to another.



    (a) At the same port. A transfer of merchandise to another zone with 

a different operator at the same port (including a consolidated port) 

will be by a licensed cartman or a bonded carrier as provided for in 

Sec.  112.2(b) of this chapter or by the operator of the zone for which 

the merchandise is destined under an entry for immediate transportation 

on Customs Form 7512 or other appropriate form with a Customs Form 214 

filed at the destination zone. A transfer of merchandise between zone 

sites at the same port having the same operator may be made under a 

permit on CF 6043 or under a local control system approved by the port 

director wherein any loss of merchandise between sites will be treated 

as if the loss occurred in the zone.

    (b) At a different port. A transfer of merchandise from a zone at 

one port of entry to a zone at another port will be by bonded carrier 

under an entry for immediate transportation on Customs Form 7512. All 

copies of the entry must bear a notation that the merchandise is being 

transferred to another zone designated by its number.

    (c) Forwarding of merchandise history; documentation. When 

merchandise is transferred under the provisions of this section, the 

operator of the transferring zone shall provide the operator of the 

destination zone with the documented history of the merchandise being 

transferred.

    (1) The following documentation must accompany merchandise 

maintained under a lot inventory control system:

    (i) A copy of the original Customs Form(s) 214 with accompanying 

invoices for admission of the merchandise and all components thereof;

    (ii) A copy of any Customs Form 214 filed subsequent to admission to 

change the status of the merchandise or its components; and



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    (iii) A copy of any Customs Form 216 to manipulate or manufacture 

the merchandise.

    (2) The following documentation must accompany merchandise not under 

a lot system, and not manufactured in a zone:

    (i) A copy of the original Customs Form(s) 214 with accompanying 

invoices for admission of the merchandise as attributed under the 

particular zone inventory method;

    (ii) A copy of any Customs Form 214 filed subsequent to admission to 

change the status of the merchandise as attributed under the particular 

zone inventory method; and

    (iii) A copy of any Customs Form 216 to manipulate the merchandise 

as attributed under the particular zone inventory method.

    (3) If the documents specified in paragraph (c)(2) of this section 

are not presented, the operator of the transferring zone shall submit 

the following:

    (i) A statement of the zone value, dutiable value, quantity, 

description, unique identifier, and zone status (showing any changes of 

status after admission and whether the merchandise was manipulated so as 

to change its tariff classification) of all the merchandise in the 

shipment covered by the transportation entry; and

    (ii) A certification that the statement in paragraph (c)(3)(i) of 

this section, is true and that the information contained therein is 

contained in the inventory control and recordkeeping system of the 

transferring zone.

    (4) The following documentation must accompany merchandise not under 

a lot system, but manufactured in a zone:

    (i) A statement by the transferring zone operator of the zone value, 

dutiable value, quantity, description, unique identifier, and zone 

status of all the merchandise (and components thereof, where applicable) 

covered by the transportation entry. The statement will also show any 

change in zone status in the transferring zone and whether the 

merchandise has been manufactured or manipulated in the zone so as to 

change its tariff classification; and

    (ii) A certification by the operator of the transferring zone that 

the statement in paragraph (c)(4)(i) of this section is true and the 

information therein is contained in the inventory control and 

recordkeeping system of the zone.

    (5) The operator of the transferring zone shall transmit the 

historical documentation of the merchandise to the receiving zone within 

10 working days after it has been delivered to the bonded carrier for 

transportation. The documentation will be referenced to the I.T. number 

covering the merchandise.

    (d) Arrival at destination zone. Upon arrival of the merchandise at 

the destination zone, it will be admitted under the procedure provided 

for in Sec.  146.32, except that no invoice or Customs examination will 

be required. When the historical documentation is received, the operator 

of the destination zone shall associate it with the Customs Form 214 for 

admission of the merchandise and incorporate that information into the 

zone inventory control and recordkeeping system.



[T.D. 86-16, 51 FR 5049, Feb. 11, 1986, as amended by T.D. 94-81, 59 FR 

51497, Oct. 12, 1994]