[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: 19CFR4.5]



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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.  4.5  Government vessels.



    (a) No report of arrival or entry shall be required of any vessel 

owned by, or under the complete control and management of the United 

States or any of its agencies, if such vessel is manned wholly by 

members of the uniformed services of the United States, by personnel in 

the civil service of the United States, or by both, and is transporting 

only property of the United States or passengers traveling on official 

business of the United States, or it is ballast. In addition, any vessel 

chartered by, and transporting only cargo that is the property of, the 

U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) will be treated as a Government vessel 

for the purpose of being exempt from entry, where the DoD-chartered 

vessel is manned entirely by the civilian crew of the vessel carrier 

under contract to DoD. Notwithstanding Sec.  4.60(b)(3) of this part, 

such DoD-chartered vessel is not exempt from vessel clearance 

requirements. However, if any cargo is on board, the master or commander 

of each such vessel arriving from abroad shall file a Cargo Declaration, 

Customs Form 1302, or an equivalent form issued by the Department of 

Defense, in duplicate. The original of each Cargo Declaration or 

equivalent form required under this paragraph shall be filed with the 

port director within 48 hours after the arrival of the vessel. The other 

copy shall be made available for use by the discharging inspector at the 

pier. See Sec.  148.73 of this chapter with respect to baggage on 

carriers operated by the Department of Defense.

    (b) The arrival of every vessel owned or controlled and manned as 

described in paragraph (a) of this section but transporting other 

property or passengers, and every vessel so owned or controlled but not 

so manned, whether in ballast or transporting cargo or passengers, shall 

be reported in accordance with Sec.  4.2 and the vessel shall be entered 

in accordance with Sec.  4.9.

    (c) Every vessel owned by, or under the complete control and 

management of, any foreign nation shall be exempt from or subject to the 

laws relating to



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report of arrival and entry under the same conditions as a vessel owned 

or controlled by the United States.



[28 FR 14596, Dec. 31, 1963, as amended by 39 FR 10897, Mar. 22, 1974; 

T.D. 83-213, 48 FR 46978, Oct. 17, 1983; CBP Dec. 03-32, 68 FR 68168, 

Dec. 5, 2003]