[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 21, Volume 9]
[Revised as of April 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 21CFR1313.31]

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                         TITLE 21-FOOD AND DRUGS
 
   CHAPTER II--DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
 
PART 1313_IMPORTATION AND EXPORTATION OF PRECURSORS AND ESSENTIAL
CHEMICALS--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 1313.31  Advance notice of importation for transshipment or transfer.

    (a) A quantity of a chemical listed in Sec. 1310.02 of this chapter 
that meets or exceeds the threshold reporting requirements found in 
Sec. 1310.04(f) of this chapter may be imported into the United States 
for transshipment, or may be transferred or transshipped within the 
United States for immediate exportation, provided that advance notice is 
given to the Administration.
    (b) Advance notification must be provided to the Drug Enforcement 
Administration, P.O. Box 27284, Washington, DC 20038, not later than 15 
days prior to the proposed date the listed chemical will transship or 
transfer through the United States. The written notification (not a DEA 
Form 486) shall contain the following information:
    (1) The date the notice was executed;
    (2) The complete name and description of the listed chemical as it 
appears on the label or container.
    (3) The name of the listed chemical as designated by Sec. 1310.02 
of this chapter.
    (4) The number of containers and the size or weight of the container 
for each listed item;

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    (5) The new weight of each listed chemical given in kilograms or 
parts thereof;
    (6) The gross weight of the shipment given in kilograms or parts 
thereof;
    (7) The name, address, telephone number, telex number, business of 
the foreign exporter and, where available, the facsimile number;
    (8) The foreign port of exportation;
    (9) The approximate date of exportation;
    (10) The complete identification of the exporting carrier;
    (11) The name, address, business, telephone number, telex number, 
and, where available, the facsimile number of the importer, transferor, 
or transshipper;
    (12) The U.S. port of entry;
    (13) The approximate date of entry;
    (14) The name, address, telephone number, telex number, business of 
the consignee and, where available, facsimile number of the consignee at 
the foreign port of entry;
    (15) The shipping route from the U.S. port of exportation to the 
foreign port of entry at final destination;
    (16) The approximate date of receipt by the consignee at the foreign 
port of entry; and
    (17) The signature of the importer, transferor or transshipper, or 
his agent, accompanied by the agent's title.
    (c) Unless notified to the contrary prior to the expected date of 
delivery, the importation for transshipment or transfer is considered 
approved.
    (d) No waiver of the 15-day advance notice will be given for imports 
of listed chemicals in quantities meeting or exceeding threshold 
quantities for transshipment or transfer outside the United States.

[54 FR 31665, Aug. 1, 1989, as amended at 67 FR 49569, July 31, 2002]