[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: 19CFR18.4a]



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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.  18.4a  Containers or road vehicles accepted for transport under 

customs seal; requirements.



    (a)(1) Containers covered by the Customs Convention on Containers 

shall be accepted for transport under Customs seal (see Sec.  18.4) if 

(i) durably marked with the name and address of the owner, particulars 

of tare, and identification marks and numbers, and (ii) constructed and 

equipped as outlined in Annex 1 to the Customs Convention on Containers, 

as evidenced by an accompanying unexpired certificate of approval in the 

form prescribed by Annex 2 to that Convention or by a metal plate 

showing design type approval by a competent authority.

    (2) Containers carrying merchandise covered by a TIR carnet shall be 

accepted for transport under Customs seal (see Sec.  18.4) if (i) 

durably marked with the name and address of the owner, particulars of 

tare, and identification marks and numbers, (ii) constructed and 

equipped as outlined in Annex 6 to the TIR Convention, as evidenced by 

an accompanying unexpired certificate of approval in the form prescribed 

by Annex 8 to that Convention, or by a metal plate showing design type 

approval by a competent authority, and (iii) if the container or road 

vehicle hauling the container has affixed to it a rectangular plate 

bearing the letters ``TIR'' in accordance with Article 31 of the TIR 

Convention.

    (b) Road vehicles carrying merchandise covered by a TIR carnet shall 

be accepted for transport under Customs seal if (1) durably marked with 

the name and address of the owner, particulars of tare, and 

identification marks and numbers, (2) constructed and equipped as 

outlined in Annex 3 to the TIR Convention, as evidenced by an 

accompanying unexpired certificate of approval in the form prescribed by 

Annex 5 to that Convention, or by a metal plate showing design type 

approval by a competent authority, and (3) if the road vehicle has 

affixed to it a rectangular plate bearing the letters ``TIR'' in 

accordance with Article 31 of the TIR Convention.

    (c) The port director may refuse to accept for transport under 

Customs seal a container or road vehicle bearing evidence of approval 

if, in his opinion, the container or road vehicle no longer meets the 

requirements of the applicable Convention.

    (d) Containers or road vehicles which are not approved under the 

provisions of a Customs Convention may be accepted for transport under 

Customs seal only if the port director at the port of origin is 

satisfied that (1) the container or road vehicle can be effectively 

sealed and (2) no goods can be removed from or introduced into the 

container or road vehicle without obvious damage to it or without 

breaking the seal. A container or road vehicle so accepted shall not 

carry merchandise covered by a TIR carnet.



[T.D. 71-70, 36 FR 4486, Mar. 6, 1971, as amended by T.D. 89-1, 53 FR 

51254, Dec. 21, 1988]