[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 19, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2008]
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[CITE: 19CFR10.48]

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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 10_ARTICLES CONDITIONALLY FREE, SUBJECT TO A REDUCED RATE, ETC.--Table of Contents
 
                      Subpart A_General Provisions
 
Sec. 10.48  Engravings, sculptures, etc.

    (a) Invoices covering works of art claimed to be free of duty under 
subheadings 9702.00.00 and 9703.00.00, HTSUS, shall show whether they 
are originals, replicas, reproductions, or copies, and also the name of 
the artist who produced them, unless upon examination the Customs 
officer is satisfied that such statement is not necessary to a proper 
determination of the facts.
    (b) The following evidence shall be filed in connection with the 
entry: A declaration in the following form by the artist who produced 
the article, or by the seller, shipper or importer, showing whether it 
is original, or in the case of sculpture, the original work or model, or 
one of the first twelve castings, replicas, or reproductions made from 
the original work or model; and in the case of etchings, engravings, 
woodcuts, lithographs, or prints made by other hand-transfer processes, 
that they were printed by hand from hand-etched, hand-drawn, or hand-
engraved plates, stones, or blocks:

    I, --------, do hereby declare that I am the producer, seller, 
shipper or importer of certain works of art, namely -------- covered by 
the annexed invoice dated --------; that any sculptures or statuary 
included in that invoice are the original works or models or one of the 
first twelve castings, replicas, or reproductions made from the 
sculptor's original work or model; and that any etchings, engravings, 
woodcuts, lithographs, or prints made by other hand-transfer processes 
included in that invoice were printed by hand from hand-etched, hand-
drawn, or hand-engraved plates, stones, or blocks.

    (c) The port director may waive the declaration requirement set 
forth in paragraph (b) of this section.
    (d) Artists' proof etchings, engravings, woodcuts, lithographs, or 
prints made by other hand-transfer processes should bear the genuine 
signature or mark of the artist as evidence of their authenticity. In 
the absence of such a signature or mark, other evidence shall be 
required which will establish the authenticity of the work to the 
satisfaction of the port director.

[T.D. 94-3, 58 FR 68742, Dec. 29, 1993]