[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: 19CFR151.52]



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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 151_EXAMINATION, SAMPLING, AND TESTING OF MERCHANDISE--Table of 

Contents

 

     Subpart D_Metal-Bearing Ores and Other Metal-Bearing Materials

 

Sec.  151.52  Sampling procedures.



    (a) Commercial samples taken under Customs supervision. 

Representative commercial moisture and assay samples shall be taken 

under Customs supervision for testing by the Customs laboratory. The 

samples used for the



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moisture test shall be representative of the shipment at the time the 

shipment is weighed for Customs purposes. When a shipment is made up of 

a number of lots a composite sample of the shipment shall be drawn for 

assay, providing composite sampling is feasible and assays of the 

individual lots are not required for tariff classification or other 

Customs purposes. The composite sample shall consist of proportional 

parts by weight of the prepared sample drawn from the various lots 

represented and shall be thoroughly mixed.

    (b) Commercial samples furnished by importer. When commercial 

samples cannot be taken under Customs supervision, the importer shall be 

required to furnish a verified commercial moisture sample and prepared 

assay sample certified to be representative of the shipment at the time 

the shipment was weighed for Customs purposes. The samples shall be in 

appropriate containers, properly labeled, and shall be accompanied by a 

statement including:

    (1) Entry number,

    (2) Lots represented,

    (3) Kind of ore or material,

    (4) Date and place where sampling occurred, and

    (5) The name and address of the sampling concern.

    (c) Samples taken by Customs. Where no commercial samples have been 

taken, the port director shall take representative samples from 

different parts of the shipment.