[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: 19CFR148.62]



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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 148_PERSONAL DECLARATIONS AND EXEMPTIONS--Table of Contents

 

            Subpart G_Crewmember Declarations and Exemptions

 

Sec.  148.62  Declaration and entry of articles by crewmembers.



    (a) Declaration required. Articles which are to be landed by a 

crewmember, including any person traveling on board a vessel, vehicle, 

or aircraft engaged in international traffic who is returning from a 

trip on which he was employed as a crewmember, shall be declared upon 

arrival of the vessel, vehicle, or aircraft in the United States. When 

practicable, the clearance of articles through Customs shall be made and 

permission to unlade obtained before the articles are taken from the 

carrier. However, if no danger to the revenue will result, articles may 

be submitted for examination and clearance to the Customs office on the 

pier or at the landing place.

    (b) Form of declaration--(1) Oral declaration. A crewmember may be 

permitted to make an oral declaration and entry if all articles he has 

to declare, in addition to articles for use in port on temporary leave 

for which no entry is required in accordance with Sec.  148.63, may be 

admitted free of duty and tax under section 321(a)(2)(B), Tariff Act of 

1930, as amended (19 U.S.C. 1321(a)(2)(B)) (See Sec.  148.64).

    (2) Written declaration. A written declaration on Customs Form 5129, 

Crewmember's Declaration shall be required in any case in which an oral 

declaration is not permitted. A written declaration may be required in 

any case if necessary to effect prompt and orderly clearance of 

crewmembers and their effects or if deemed necessary to protect the 

revenue.

    (c) Transfer without declaration. Articles belonging to a crewmember 

may be transferred from one carrier to another in international traffic 

without declaration, entry, or assessment of duty if the transfer is 

carried out under the supervision of Customs officers, or by a bonded 

cartman if necessary.

    (d) Entry at port where articles to be landed. Articles in the 

possession of or owned by a crewmember of a character for which entry 

must be made when they are brought into the United States shall be 

entered at the port where the articles are to be landed. However, if the 

crewmember remains on a vessel, vehicle, or aircraft which is to proceed 

to another port of the United States in a movement in which entry of the 

vessel, vehicle, or aircraft will not be required, entry of the articles 

shall be made at the port at which such movement begins.

    (e) Collection of duty and taxes. Any duties and taxes found due 

shall be collected as in the case of arriving passengers.



[T.D. 73-27, 38 FR 2449, Jan. 26, 1973, as amended by T.D. 78-99, 43 FR 

13061, Mar. 29, 1978]