[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: 19CFR148.65]



[Page 152]

 

                        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.  148.65  Exemption for resident crewmembers.



    (a) Status as returning resident. A crewmember arriving in a vessel, 

vehicle, or aircraft from a foreign port who is a resident of the United 

States shall be considered a returning resident qualifying for the 

exemptions allowed under Chapter 98, Subchapter IV, Harmonized Tariff 

Schedule of the United States (19 U.S.C. 1202), and subpart D of this 

part if he permanently leaves the carrier without the intention of 

resuming his employment on the same or any other carrier that is engaged 

in international traffic.

    (b) Statement of declaration. A resident crewmember who claims that 

articles declared by him are entitled to be passed free of duty and tax 

under the returning resident's exemption, shall include a legible 

statement on the declaration, Customs Form 5129, of the basis for his 

claim for entitlement to the resident's exemption.



[T.D. 81-218, 46 FR 42657, Aug. 24, 1981, as amended by T.D. 89-1, 53 FR 

51265, Dec. 21, 1988]