[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: 19CFR4.3]



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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 4_VESSELS IN FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC TRADES--Table of Contents

 

Sec.  4.3  Vessels required to enter; place of entry.



    (a) Formal entry required. Unless specifically excepted by law, 

within 48 hours after the arrival at any port or place in the United 

States, the following vessels are required to make formal entry:

    (1) Any vessel from a foreign port or place;

    (2) Any foreign vessel from a domestic port;

    (3) Any vessel of the United States having merchandise on board 

which is being transported in-bond (not including bonded ship's stores 

or supplies), or foreign merchandise for which entry has not been made; 

or

    (4) Any vessel which has visited a hovering vessel as defined in 19 

U.S.C. 1401(k), or has delivered or received merchandise or passengers 

while outside the territorial sea.

    (b) Completion of entry. (1) When vessel entry is to be made at the 

customhouse, either the master, licensed deck officer, or purser may 

appear in person during regular working hours to complete preliminary or 

formal vessel entry; or necessary documents properly executed by the 

master or other authorized officer may be delivered at the customhouse 

by the vessel agent or other personal representative of the master.

    (2) The appropriate Customs port director may permit the entry of 

vessels to be accomplished at locations other than the customhouse, and 

services may be requested outside of normal business hours. Customs may 

take local resources into consideration in allowing formal entry to be 

transacted on board vessels or at other mutually convenient approved 

sites and times within or outside of port limits. When services are 

requested to be provided outside the limits of a Customs port, the 

appropriate port director to whom an application must be submitted is 

the director of the port located nearest to the point where the proposed 

services would be provided. That port director must be satisfied that 

the place designated for formal entry will be sufficiently under Customs 

control at the time of entry, and that the expenses incurred by Customs 

will be reimbursed as authorized. It may be required that advance notice 

of vessel arrival be given as a condition for granting requests for 

optional entry locations. A master, owner, or agent of a vessel who



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desires that entry be made at an optional location will file with the 

appropriate port director an application on Customs Form 3171 and a 

single entry or continuous bond on Customs Form 301 containing the bond 

conditions set forth in Sec.  113.64 of this chapter, in such amount as 

that port director deems appropriate but not less than $1,000. If the 

application is approved, the port director or a designated Customs 

officer will formally enter the vessel. Nothing in this paragraph 

relieves any person or vessel from any requirement as to how, when and 

where they are to report, be inspected or receive clearance from other 

Federal agencies upon arrival in the United States.



[T.D. 00-4, 65 FR 2872, Jan. 19, 2000]