[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: 19CFR19.44]



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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 19_CUSTOMS WAREHOUSES, CONTAINER STATIONS AND CONTROL OF MERCHANDISE THEREIN--Table of Contents

 

Sec.  19.44  Carrier responsibility.



    (a) If merchandise is transferred directly to a container station 

from an importing carrier, the importing carrier shall remain liable 

under the terms of its bond for the proper safekeeping and delivery of 

the merchandise until it is formally receipted for by the container 

station operator.

    (b) If merchandise is transferred directly from a bonded carrier's 

facility to a container station or is delivered directly to the 

container station by a bonded carrier, the bonded carrier shall remain 

liable under the terms of his bond for the proper safekeeping and 

delivery of the merchandise until it is formally receipted for by the 

container station operator.

    (c) In either case under paragraph (a) or (b) of this section, the 

importing carrier and the bonded carrier, as applicable, shall be 

responsible for assuring that the provisions of subpart A, part 158 of 

this chapter, relating to quantity determinations, and discrepancy 

reporting and accountability are followed.

    (d) The importing carrier and the bonded carrier, as applicable, 

shall indicate concurrence in the transfer of the merchandise either by 

signing the application for transfer or by physically turning the 

merchandise over to the operator.

    (e) The importing carrier and the bonded carrier, as applicable, 

shall be responsible for ascertaining that the person to whom a 

container is delivered for transfer to the container station is an 

authorized representative of the operator.

    (f) The importing carrier and the bonded carrier, as applicable, 

shall furnish an abstract manifest showing the bill of lading number, 

the marks and numbers of the container, and the usual manifest 

description for each shipment in the container.

    (g) If a container station operator chooses to collect merchandise 

from within the boundaries of the district (see definition of 

``district'' at Sec.  112.1) in which the container station is located 

and transport the merchandise to his container station, the container 

station operator must formally receipt for the merchandise at the time 

of collection, and he becomes liable under his bond for proper 

safekeeping of the merchandise at that time.



[T.D. 82-135, 47 FR 32416, July 27, 1982, as amended by T.D. 94-81, 59 

FR 51494, Oct. 12, 1994; T.D. 95-77, 60 FR 50010, Sept. 27, 1995]