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Title 19:
Customs Duties
PART 122—AIR COMMERCE REGULATIONS
Subpart E—Aircraft Entry and Entry Documents;
Electronic Manifest Requirements for Passengers, Crew Members, and
Non-Crew Members Onboard Commercial Aircraft Arriving In, Continuing
Within, and Overflying the United States

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§ 122.48   Air cargo manifest.

(a) When required. Except as provided in paragraphs (d) and (e)
of this section, an air cargo manifest need not be filed or retained
aboard the aircraft for any aircraft required to enter under §122.41.
However, an air cargo manifest for all cargo on board must otherwise be
available for production upon demand. The general declaration must be
filed as provided in §122.43.

(b) Exception. A cargo manifest is not required for merchandise,
baggage and stores arriving from and departing for a foreign country on
the same through flight. Any cargo manifest already on board may be
inspected. All articles on board which must be licensed by the Secretary
of State shall be listed on the cargo manifest. Company mail shall be
listed on the cargo manifest.

(c) Form. The air cargo manifest, Customs Form 7509, must
contain all required information regarding all cargo on board the
aircraft, except that a more complete description of the cargo shipped may
be provided by attaching to the manifest copies of the air waybills
covering the cargo on board, including, if a consolidated shipment, any
house air waybills. When copies of air waybills are attached, the
statement “Cargo as per air waybills attached” must appear on the
manifest. The manifest must reference an 11-digit air waybill number for
each air waybill it covers. The air waybill number must not be used by the
issuer for another air waybill for a period of one year after
issuance.

(d) Unaccompanied baggage. Unaccompanied baggage arriving in the
U.S. under a check number from any foreign country by air and presented
timely to Customs may be authorized for delivery by the carrier after
inspection and examination without preparation of an entry, declaration,
or being manifested as cargo. Such baggage must be found to be free of
duty or tax under any provision of Chapter 98, HTSUS (19 U.S.C. 1202), and
cannot be restricted or prohibited. Unaccompanied checked baggage not
presented timely to Customs or presented timely and found by Customs to be
dutiable, restricted, or prohibited may be subject to seizure. Such
unaccompanied checked baggage shall be added to the cargo list in columns
under the following headings:

Check No.

Description

Where from

Destination

Name of examining officer

Disposition

The two columns, headed “Name of examining officer” and “Disposition,”
are provided on the cargo manifest for the use of Customs officers.
Unaccompained unchecked baggage arriving as air express or freight shall
be manifested as other air express or freight.

(e) Accompanied baggage in transit. This section applies when
accompanied baggage enters into the U.S. in one aircraft and leaves the
U.S. in another aircraft. When passengers do not have access to their
baggage while in transit through the U.S., the baggage is considered cargo
and shall be listed on Customs Form 7509, Air Cargo Manifest.

[T.D. 88–12, 53 FR 9292, Mar. 22, 1988, as amended by T.D. 89–1, 53 FR
51255, Dec. 21, 1988; T.D. 02–51, 67 FR 55721, Aug. 30, 2002; CBP Dec.
03–32, 68 FR 68170, Dec. 5, 2003]

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