[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 14, Volume 5]

[Revised as of January 1, 2006]

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

[CITE: 14CFR1217.105]



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                     TITLE 14--AERONAUTICS AND SPACE

 

                          SPACE ADMINISTRATION

 

PART 1217_DUTY-FREE ENTRY OF SPACE ARTICLES--Table of Contents

 

Sec. 1217.105  Procedures.



    (a) Requests for certification shall be forwarded to an appropriate 

NASA official or designee as provided for in Sec. 1217.103 of this 

part.

    (b) Each request for certification shall be accompanied by:

    (1) A proposed certificate as provided for in Sec. 1217.104 of this 

part;

    (2) The information and documentation required by 19 CFR 10.102(a), 

including invoice documentation or a description of covered articles; 

and

    (3) The anticipated date of entry of entry and port of entry for 

each article. If the article is to be transported in bond from the port 

of arrival to another port of entry in the United States, identify both 

ports.

    (c) The signed certificate and its attachment(s) will be forwarded 

to the NASA Installation responsible for duty-free entry of the 

materials, unless issued at such Installation by an authorized official 

in accordance with Sec. 1217.103(c) of this part. These documents shall 

be presented to an appropriated Customs official at the port(s) of 

entry. The procedures specified in 19 CFR 10.102 will be followed by the 

NASA Installation in obtaining duty-free entry at the Customs port(s) of 

entry. The NASA Installation should ensure that, at the time the 

articles are to be released after Customs entry, the custody of the 

imported articles is transferred directly from the carrier or from the 

U.S. Customs Service to the NASA Installation, its agent, or the launch 

service customer in the case of a Launch and Associated Services 

Agreement.

    (d) If articles procured under contract by NASA are imported prior 

to compliance with these procedures and it is essential that the 

articles be released from Customs custody prior to such compliance, the 

procedures outlined in 19 CFR 10.101 may be followed by cognizant NASA 

officials to secure the release of the articles from Customs custody. To 

the extent applicable, the procedures in Sec. 1217.105 of this part 

shall be followed when time permits to obtain duty-free entry for the 

articles released from Customs custody.