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Subpart B--General RequirementsExporting Carriers

30.20 General statement of requirement for the filing of manifests and Shipper's Export Declarations by carriers.

(a) Carriers transporting merchandise from the United States, Puerto Rico, or U.S. Possessions to foreign countries; from the United States or Puerto Rico to the Virgin Islands of the United States; or between Puerto Rico and the United States; shall not be granted clearance, where clearance is required, and shall not depart, where clearance is not required, until manifests (for vessels, aircraft, and rail carriers) and Shipper's Export Declarations have been filed with the Customs Director as specified below, except as provided in 30.24. Where for reasons beyond the control of the exporting carrier, a given declaration (or declarations) has not been received prior to exportation or departure, and the merchandise has been laden, such carrier shall not as a result of this circumstance be required to off- load the merchandise, or to delay its clearance (where clearance is required) or departure (if clearance is not required). However, the provisions of 30.24 remain applicable.

(b) Except as otherwise specifically provided, declarations should not be filed at the place where the shipment originates if it is to be transshipped within the United States area before beingdispatched to a foreign country or to its final destination in a nonforeign area. This applies to shipments originating in Puerto Rico or the Virgin Islands of the United States being forwarded to the United States for transshipment to another destination, and to shipments originating in the United States and being forwarded to Puerto Rico or the Virgin Islands of the United States for transshipment, as well as to merchandise being transshipped in Customs Districts within the States of the United States. In such cases, the declarations should be filed only with the Customs Director at the actual port of exportation.

(c) For purposes of these regulations, the port of exportation is defined as the Customs port at which or nearest to which the land surface carrier transporting the merchandise crosses the border of the United States into foreign territory, or, in the case of exportation by vessel or air, the Customs port where the merchandise is loaded on the vessel or aircraft which is to carry the merchandise to a foreign country or to a nonforeign area of ultimate destination.

30.21 Requirements for the filing of manifests.

(a) Vessels. Vessels transporting merchandise as specified in 30.20 (except vessels exempted by paragraph(d) of this section) shall file a complete manifest on Customs Form 1374 or similar form approved by the Customs Director. The manifest shall be filed with the Customs Director at the respective ports where the merchandise is laden, and shall show the destination of the vessel and list all the cargo so laden. For each item of cargo, the manifest shall show the marks and numbers of the packages; and a description of the articles, contents, quantities, and values, shall be shown; however, a notation on the manifest that values are as stated on the Shipper's Export Declaration, copies of which are attached to such manifest, will be accepted. There shall also be shown for each item of cargo the bill of lading number shown on the declaration covering the item, except that bill of lading numbers are not required on manifests covering cargo destined for Canada or a nonforeign area. If an item on a manifest is one for which a Shipper's Export Declaration is not required under the regulations in this part, a notation shall be inserted on the manifest as to the basis for the exemption. In lieu of a listing of cargo on Customs Form 1374, the list of cargo may be shown on bills of lading, cargo lists, or other similar commercial forms, attached to the manifest: Provided, that the manifest is completely executed on Customs Form 1374 or similar form approved by the CustomsDirector, except for particulars as to cargo: And provided also, that the bills of lading, cargo lists, or other commercial forms are securely attached to that form in such manner as to constitute one document; that they are incorporated by suitable reference on the face of the form such as "Cargo as per bills of lading attached," or "Cargo as per commercial forms attached," and that there is shown on the face of each bill the information required by Customs Form 1374 for the cargo covered by that document. The manifest of vessels clearing for foreign countries shall also show the quantities and values of bunker fuel taken aboard at that port for fueling use of the vessel, apart from such quantities as may have been laden on vessels as cargo. The quantity of coal shall be reported in tons, and the quantity of fuel oil shall be reported in barrels of 42 gallons. Fuel oil shall be described in such manner as to identify diesel oil as distinguished from other types of fuel oil.

(b) Aircraft. Aircraft transporting merchandise as specified in 30.20 shall file a complete manifest on Customs Form 7509. Such manifest shall be filed with the Customs Director at the respective ports where the merchandise is laden aboard the aircraft which is to carry the merchandise to the foreign country or to its ultimate destination in a nonforeign area, and shall list all the cargo so laden and show, for each item, the air waybill number or marks andnumbers on packages, the number of packages, and the nature of the goods, except as otherwise provided in this paragraph (b). In addition, for any item for which a Shipper's Export Declaration is not required under the regulations in this part, a notation as to the basis for the exemption shall be inserted on the manifest, or on the waybill filed in lieu of listing on the manifest as provided below. In lieu of listing the cargo on the manifest, (1) in the case of shipments on an air waybill, a copy of each document may be attached to the cargo manifest, the numbers of such air waybills listed in the body of the manifest, and the statement "Cargo as per Air Waybills Attached" noted on the manifest, or (2) on direct departures only, for shipments requiring a Shipper's Export Declaration a copy of each export declaration may be attached to the cargo manifest. In such case the Air Waybill numbers of such declaration shall be listed on the cargo manifest in the column for air waybill numbers, and the statement "Cargo as per Export Declarations Attached" noted on the manifest. Under this alternative procedure, any shipments not requiring a Shipper's Export Declaration shall be listed on the manifest, and a notation as to the basis for the exemption shall be shown. For aircraft carrying merchandise on direct flights between the United States and Puerto Rico, where the conditions of 19 CFR 6.8(e) of the Customs Regulations are met and complied with, a cargo manifest shall be required onlyfor any merchandise transported as cargo for which Shipper's Export Declarations are required to be filed but which cannot be timely filed. For cargo requiring Shipper's Export Declarations, a declaration shall be made on the cargo manifest, or if none is required under the provisions of this section, then either on the form for a cargo manifest or the form for making a general declaration as required by Customs Regulations. This declaration shall state either "Attached Shipper's Export Declarations together with the items (if any) listed on the manifest represent a full and complete enumeration and description of the cargo carried on this flight except that for which Shipper's Export Declarations are not required" or "All required cargo documents will be filed within the 4day bond period," the latter statement to be used in those instances where none of the Shipper's Export Declara tions are available at the time of departure. When the Shipper's Export Declarations and any required cargo Manifests are in fact subsequently filed, they shall be accompanied by the following declaration:

Attached Shipper's Export Declarations represent a full and complete enumeration and description (or complete/supplement enumeration and description) of the cargo carried on aircraft no............flightno......... cleared direct for................on ...................except that cargo for which Shipper's Export Declarations are not required in accordance with the Foreign Trade Statistics Regulations.

Airline........................ .....

Authorized Agent ...........

(c) Rail carriers. Rail carriers transporting merchandise as specified in 30.20 shall file a car manifest. Such manifest shall be filed with the Customs Director at the border port of exportation, giving the marks and numbers, the name of the shipper or consignor, description of the goods and the destination thereof. The manifest may be a waybill, or a copy thereof, or a copy of the manifest prepared for foreign customs. For any item for which a Shipper's Export Declaration is not required by these regulations, a notation on the manifest, or an oral declaration to the Customs Director, shall be made by the carrier as to the basis for the exemption.

(d) Carriers not required to file manifests. These regulations do not require the filing of manifests by carriers other than vessels, aircraft and rail carriers, nor by vessels under 5 net tons engaged in trade with a foreign country otherwise than by sea, nor by vessels specifically exempted from entry by section 441, Tariff Act of 1930, as amended.

30.22 Requirements for the filing of Shipper's Export Declarations by departing carriers.

(a) To meet the requirements of 30.20 for the filing of Shipper's Export Declarations, every departing carrier transporting merchandise as Specified in 30.20, including vessels, aircraft, rail carriers, trucks and other vehicles, ferries, and every other carrier shall deliver to the District Director of Customs at the port of exportation, with the manifest of the carrier, if a manifest is required by the regulations in this part, Shipper's Export Declarations prepared and signed by the exporters or their agents covering all the cargo for which such Shipper's Export Declarations are required by the regulations in this part.

(b) The exporting carrier shall be responsible for the accuracy of the following items of information (where required) on the declaration: Name of carrier (including flag, if vessel carriers), foreign port of unloading, the bill of lading or air waybill number, and whether or not containerized.

(c) Except as provided in paragraph (d) of this section, when a transportation company finds, prior to the filing of declarations and manifest as provided in (a) of this section, that due to circumstances beyond the control of the transportation company or to inadvertence, a portion of the merchandisecovered by an individual Shipper's Export Declaration has not been exported on the intended carrier, the transportation company shall correct the descriptions and the quantity, value and shipping weight (if any) amounts shown on the declaration to reflect the amount actually exported on the carrier named in the Shipper's Export Declaration. If a short shipment of this type is discovered by the carrier after the Shipper's Export Declaration in question has been delivered to the District Director of Customs, the transportation company will immediately notify the District Director of Customs so that a correction can be made by the Director on all copies of the declaration if it is still in his possession. If the statistical copy of the declaration has been transmitted by the Director to the Bureau of the Census at the time of such notification, the Director will require the exporter (or his agent) to file a "Correction Copy" of the originally filed Shipper's Export Declaration as described in 30.16 of these regulations. If the balance of the shortshipped merchandise is subsequently exported, a new Shipper's Export Declaration, complete in all detail, will be required. If the shortshipped merchandise is exported on a carrier of the transportation company named in the originaldeclaration, and if such exportation is made within a reasonable period, the District Director of Customs may accept a declaration executed by such transportation company; otherwise the new declaration shall be executed by the exporter or his agent. In any event, the new declaration shall contain the following statement:

These commodities or technical data were included, but not shipped, on a Shipper's Export Declaration filed at ______________________
(Port)

on _____________________
( Date )

(d) When a shipment by air covered by a single Shipper's Export Declaration is divided by the transportation company and exported in more than one aircraft of the transportation company, the "split shipment" procedure provided in 30.41 shall be followed by the transportation company in delivering manifests and Shipper's Export Declarations to the District Director of Customs.

(e) Exporting carriers are authorized to amend incorrect shipping weights reported on Shipper's Export Declarations, and to prorate total shipping weights among the individual commodities where such carriers are able to do so based upon information in their possession.

30.23 Requirements for the filing of Shipper's

Export Declarations by pipeline carriers.

The operator of a pipeline may transport merchandise to a foreign country without prior filing of Shipper's Export Declarations, on the condition that within 4 days following the end of each calendar month the pipeline operator will deliver to the Customs Director Shipper's Export Declarations prepared by the exporter or his agent covering all exportations through the pipeline to each consignee during the month.

30.24 Clearance or departure of carriers under bond on incomplete manifest or Shipper's Export Declarations.

(a) For purposes of the regulations in this part, clearance (where clearance is required) or permission to depart (where clearance is not required) may be granted to any carrier by the Customs Director prior to the filing of a complete manifest as required under the regulations in this part, or prior to the filing by the carrier of all required Shipper's Export Declarations, provided that a bond as specified in paragraph (b) of this section is filed with the Customs Director. The condition of the bond shall be that a complete manifest, where a manifest is required by the regulations in this part, and all required Shipper's Export Declarations, shall be filed by the carrier 30.24 Clearance or departure of carriers under bond on incomplete manifest or Shipper's Export Declarations.--Cont.

not later than the fourth business day after clearance (where clearance is required ordeparture (where clearance is not required) of the carrier for all carriers except as otherwise specifically provided in subparagraphs (1) and (2) of this paragraph.

(1) For shipments aboard a U.S. flag carrier between the United States and Puerto Rico, or from the United States or Puerto Rico to the Virgin Islands of the United States, the condition of the bond shall be that a complete manifest (where a manifest is required) and all required Shipper's Export Declarations shall be filed by the carrier not later than the seventh business day after departure.

(2) For rail carriers to Canada, the condition of the bond shall be that the manifest and all required Shipper's Export Declarations shall be filed not later than the 15th business day after departure.

In the event that any required manifest and all required Shipper's Export Declarations are not filed by the carrier within the period provided by the bond, then a penalty of $50 shall be exacted for each day's delinquency beyond the allowed period of 4 days, 7 days, or 15 days, as appropriate; and if the com pleted manifest, where required, and all required Shipper's Export Declarations are not filed within 3 days following the period of 4 days, 7 days, or 15 days, allowed under the bond, then for each succeeding day of delinquency a penalty of $100 shall be exacted, but no penalty shall exceed $1,000 in total. Remission or mitigation of thepenalties provided herein may be granted in those cases where, in the judgment of the administering authority provided in paragraph (b) of this section, the penalties were incurred without willful negligence or fraud, or other circumstances justify a remission or mitigation.

(b) Bonds filed in accordance with the provisions of this 30.24 may take the form of a single entry bond on Customs Form 7567 in the amount of $1,000 or of a term or blanket bond on Customs Form 7569 in the amount of $10,000 or such larger amount as the Secretary of the Treasury may prescribe, or in other approved form. Except as provided below in this paragraph, there shall be shown on the bond, or on a separate listing which refers to and is made a part of the bond, a pro forma list of shipments on board the departing carrier for which Shipper's Export Declarations have not been filed with the Customs Director. The list shall show for each such ship ment the name of the shipper, the country to which exported, marks and numbers of the packages, the number and kind of packages, a description ofthe goods and the value (or estimated value). However, where such waiver will not interfere with the ability of the Customs Director to check on performance under the bond, or with the identification of the shipment for purposes of obtaining statistical information in the event of failure of performance under the bond, the Customs Director may waive the requirement for the pro forma list of shipments for which declarations are missing, or may accept a list containing less than the items of information enumerated above. Approval of bonds and administration of the provisions of the regulations in this part relating to performance by carriers under such bonds, including remission and mitigation of penalties incurred by the carriers, are hereby delegated to the Commissioner of Customs or his delegate to be carried out in accordance with the provisions of section 623 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, and the regulations of the U.S. Customs Service issued pursuant thereto.

Last modified: 18 May 1999