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Title 19:
Customs Duties
PART 4—VESSELS IN FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC TRADES

Arrival and Entry of Vessels

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§ 4.8   Preliminary entry.

(a) Generally. Preliminary entry allows a U.S. or foreign vessel
arriving under circumstances that require it to formally enter, to
commence lading and unlading operations prior to making formal entry.
Preliminary entry may be accomplished electronically pursuant to an
authorized electronic data interchange system, or by any other means of
communication approved by the Customs and Border Protection (CBP).

(b) Requirements and conditions. Preliminary entry must be made
in compliance with §4.30, and may be granted prior to, at, or subsequent
to arrival of the vessel. The granting of preliminary vessel entry by
Customs at or subsequent to arrival of the vessel, is conditioned upon the
presentation to and acceptance by Customs of all forms, electronically or
otherwise, comprising a complete manifest as provided in §4.7, except that
the Cargo Declaration, CBP Form 1302, must be presented to Customs
electronically in the manner provided in §4.7(b)(2) or (4). Vessels
seeking preliminary entry in advance of arrival must do so: By presenting
to Customs the electronic equivalent of a complete CBP Form 1302 (Cargo
Declaration), in the manner provided in §4.7(b)(2) or (4), showing all
cargo on board the vessel; and by presenting CBP Form 3171 electronically
no less than 48 hours prior to vessel arrival. The CBP Form 3171 will also
serve as notice of intended date of arrival. The port director may allow
for the presentation of the CBP Form 1302 and CBP Form 3171 less than 48
hours prior to arrival in order to grant advanced preliminary entry if a
vessel voyage takes less than 48 hours to complete from the last foreign
port to the first U.S. port, or if other reasonable circumstances warrant.
Preliminary entry granted in advance of arrival will become effective upon
arrival at the port granting preliminary entry. Additionally, Customs must
receive confirmation of a vessel's estimated time of arrival in a manner
acceptable to the port director.

[T.D. 00–4, 65 FR 2872, Jan. 19, 2000, as amended by T.D. 02–62, 67 FR
66332, Oct. 31, 2002; CBP Dec. 11–10, 76 FR 27609, May 12, 2011]

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