[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 19, Volume 1]

[Revised as of April 1, 2005]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 19CFR18.11]



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                        TITLE 19--CUSTOMS DUTIES

 

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

              HOMELAND SECURITY; DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

 

PART 18_TRANSPORTATION IN BOND AND MERCHANDISE IN TRANSIT--Table of 

Contents

 

Sec.  18.11  Entry; classes of goods for which entry is authorized; form 

used.



    (a) Entry for immediate transportation without appraisement may be 

made under section 552, Tariff Act of 1930, (1) for any merchandise, 

except explosives and prohibited merchandise, upon its arrival at a port 

of entry, or (2) for merchandise in general-order warehouse at any time 

within 6 months from the date of importation.

    (b) Entry for immediate transportation without appraisement may be 

made by (1) the carrier bringing the merchandise to the port of arrival, 

(2) the carrier who is to accept the merchandise under its bond or a 

carnet for transportation to the port of destination, or (3) any person 

shown by the bill of lading or manifest, a certificate of the importing 

carrier, or by any other document satisfactory to the port director, to 

have a sufficient interest in the merchandise for that purpose.

    (c) Before a shipment covered by an entry for immediate 

transportation, including a carnet, or a manifest of baggage shipped in 

bond (other than baggage to be forwarded in bond to a Customs station--

see Sec.  18.13(a)), shall be allowed to be transported directly to a 

place of deposit outside a port of entry for examination and release as 

contemplated by section 484(f), Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, the 

consent of the director of the port of entry designated in the 

transportation entry or baggage manifest (or in the event of diversion 

under Sec.  18.5, for the port of destination of the merchandise or 

baggage) must first be secured. Before consent may be given, the 

importer must furnish such port director with a stipulation that, 

promptly upon the arrival of any part of the merchandise or baggage at 

the place of deposit, he will file an entry for the shipment at the port 

of entry designated in the transportation entry or baggage manifest (or 

in the event of diversion under Sec.  18.5, at the port of destination 

of the merchandise or baggage) and will comply with the provisions of 

Sec.  151.9 of this chapter.

    (d) Carload shipments of livestock shall not be entered for 

immediate transportation without appraisement unless they will arrive at 

destination before it becomes necessary to remove the seals for the 

purpose of watering and feeding the animals, or unless the route be such 

that the removal of the seals and the watering, feeding, and reloading 

of the stock may be done under Customs supervision.

    (e) Entries for immediate transportation without appraisement 

covering merchandise subject to detention of supervision by any Federal 

agency shall contain a sufficient description of the merchandise to 

enable the representative of the agency concerned to determine the 

contents of the shipment. Such merchandise covered by quarantines and 

regulations administered by the Bureau of Entomology and Plant 

Quarantine shall be forwarded under such entries only upon written 

permission of or under regulations issued by that Bureau. Entries for 

immediate transportation without appraisement covering textiles and 

textile products subject to section 204, Agricultural Act of 1956, as 

amended (7 U.S.C. 1854), shall be described in such detail as to enable 

the port director to estimate the duties and taxes, if any, due. The 

port director may require evidence to satisfy him of the approximate 

correctness of the value and quantity stated in the entry (e.g. Detailed 

quantity description, 14 cartons, 2 dozen per carton); Detailed 

description of the textiles or textile products including type of 

commodity and chief fiber content (e.g., men's cotton jeans or women's 

wool sweaters); Net weight of the textiles or textile products 

(including immediate packing but excluding pallet); Total value of the 

textiles or textile products; Manufacturer or supplier; Country of 

orgin; Name(s) and address(es) of the person(s) to whom



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the textiles and textile products are consigned; Harmonized code tariff 

number (when available).

    (f) One or more entire packages of merchandise covered by an invoice 

from one consignor to one consignee may be entered for consumption or 

warehouse at the port of first arrival, and the remainder entered for 

immediate transportation without appraisement, provided all the 

merchandise covered by the invoice is entered simultaneously and any 

carnet which may cover such merchandise is discharged as to that 

merchandise.

    (g) Several importations may be consolidated in one immediate 

transportation without appraisement entry when bills of lading or 

carrier's certificates name only one consignee at the port of first 

arrival. However, merchandise moving under cover of a carnet may not be 

consolidated with other merchandise.

    (h) Either Customs Form 7512, a carnet, or an air waybill (see Sec.  

122.92 of this chapter), shall be used as a combined transportation 

entry, invoice, and manifest. If Customs Form 7512 is used, a minimum of 

three copies shall be required at the port of origin. The port director, 

however, may require additional copies of Customs Form 7512 or the Goods 

Manifest of the carnet for use in connection with the delivery of the 

merchandise to the bonded carrier. In lieu of additional copies of the 

Goods Manifest, the port director may accept copies of a bill of lading 

covering the merchandise. The merchandise shall be described in such 

detail as to enable the port director to estimate the duties and taxes, 

if any, due. The port director may require evidence to satisfy him of 

the approximate correctness of the value or quantity stated in the 

entry. If a TIR carnet is used, and the duties and taxes estimated to be 

due exceed the maximum liability of the guaranteeing association under 

the carnet, the provisions of Sec.  114.22(d) of this chapter shall 

apply.

    (i) The value stated on the entry at the port of first arrival is 

not binding on the ultimate consignee making entry at the port of 

destination and does not relieve the importer of the obligation to show 

the correct value on entry.



[28 FR 14755, Dec. 31, 1963, as amended by T.D. 71-70, 36 FR 4488, Mar. 

6, 1971; T.D. 73-175, 38 FR 17446, July 2, 1973; T.D. 82-116, 47 FR 

27262, June 24, 1982; T.D. 84-207, 49 FR 38247, Sept. 28, 1984; T.D. 85-

38, 50 FR 8723, Mar. 5, 1985; T.D. 89-1, 53 FR 51254, Dec. 21, 1988; 

T.D. 92-82, 57 FR 38275, Aug. 24, 1992; T.D. 98-74, 63 FR 51288, Sept. 

25, 1998]