19 Usc 1433

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19 USC Sec. 1433
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TITLE 19 - CUSTOMS DUTIES

CHAPTER 4 - TARIFF ACT OF 1930

SUBTITLE III - ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

Part II - Report, Entry, and Unlading of Vessels and Vehicles
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Sec. 1433. Report of arrival of vessels, vehicles, and aircraft
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(a) Vessel arrival

(1) Immediately upon the arrival at any port or place within the

United States or the Virgin Islands of -

(A) any vessel from a foreign port or place;

(B) any foreign vessel from a domestic port;

(C) any vessel of the United States carrying foreign

merchandise for which entry has not been made; or

(D) any vessel which has visited a hovering vessel or received

merchandise while outside the territorial sea;

the master of the vessel shall report the arrival at the nearest

customs facility or such other place as the Secretary may prescribe

by regulations.

(2) The Secretary may by regulation -

(A) prescribe the manner in which arrivals are to be reported

under paragraph (1); and

(B) extend the time in which reports of arrival must be made,

but not later than 24 hours after arrival.

(b) Vehicle arrival

(1) Vehicles may arrive in the United States only at border

crossing points designated by the Secretary.

(2) Except as otherwise authorized by the Secretary, immediately

upon the arrival of any vehicle in the United States at a border

crossing point, the person in charge of the vehicle shall -

(A) report the arrival; and

(B) present the vehicle, and all persons and merchandise

(including baggage) on board, for inspection;

to the customs officer at the customs facility designated for that

crossing point.

(c) Aircraft arrival

The pilot of any aircraft arriving in the United States or the

Virgin Islands from any foreign airport or place shall comply with

such advance notification, arrival reporting, and landing

requirements as the Secretary may by regulation prescribe.

(d) Presentation of documentation

The master, person in charge of a vehicle, or aircraft pilot

shall present, or transmit pursuant to an electronic data

interchange system, to the Customs Service such information, data,

documents, papers, or manifests as the Secretary may by regulation

prescribe.

(e) Prohibition on departures and discharge

Unless otherwise authorized by law, a vessel, aircraft or vehicle

after arriving in the United States or Virgin Islands may, but only

in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary -

(1) depart from the port, place, or airport of arrival; or

(2) discharge any passenger or merchandise (including baggage).
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(June 17, 1930, ch. 497, title IV, Sec. 433, 46 Stat. 711; Pub. L.

99-570, title III, Sec. 3112, Oct. 27, 1986, 100 Stat. 3207-80;

Pub. L. 103-182, title VI, Sec. 652, Dec. 8, 1993, 107 Stat. 2209;

Pub. L. 106-476, title I, Sec. 1452(a)(1), Nov. 9, 2000, 114 Stat.

2167.)
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PRIOR PROVISIONS

Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in act

Sept. 21, 1922, ch. 356, title IV, Sec. 433, 42 Stat. 951. That

section was superseded by section 433 of act June 17, 1930,

comprising this section, and repealed by section 651(a)(1) of the

1930 act.

R.S. Sec. 2774, requiring a report of arrival, and a further

report in the form of a manifest, and imposing a penalty for

violations was superseded by act Sept. 21, 1922, ch. 356, title IV,

Sec. 433, 42 Stat. 951, and repealed by section 642 of that act.

R.S. Sec. 2772, relative to report and entry by the master of

every vessel, bound to a port of delivery; section 2775, requiring

a special report by the master of any vessel having on board

distilled spirits or wines; and section 2832, relative to report of

arrival of vessels proceeding to the ports of Natchez or Vicksburg,

were also repealed by section 642 of the act of Sept. 21, 1922, ch.

356.

AMENDMENTS

2000 - Subsec. (a)(1)(C). Pub. L. 106-476 struck out ''bonded

merchandise, or'' before ''foreign merchandise''.

1993 - Subsec. (a)(1)(D). Pub. L. 103-182, Sec. 652(1), added

subpar. (D).

Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 103-182, Sec. 652(2), substituted ''present,

or transmit pursuant to an electronic data interchange system, to

the Customs Service such information, data,'' for ''present to

customs officers such''.

Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 103-182, Sec. 652(3), amended subsec. (e)

generally.

Prior to amendment, subsec. (e) read as follows:

''Unless otherwise authorized by law, a vessel, aircraft, or

vehicle may, after arriving in the United States or the Virgin

Islands -

''(1) depart from the port, place, or airport of arrival; or

''(2) discharge any passenger or merchandise (including

baggage);

only in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary.''

1986 - Pub. L. 99-570 amended section generally.

Prior to

amendment, section read as follows: ''Within twenty-four hours

after the arrival of any vessel from a foreign port or place, or of

a foreign vessel from a domestic port, or of a vessel of the United

States carrying bonded merchandise, or foreign merchandise for

which entry has not been made, at any port or place within the

United States at which such vessel shall come to, the master shall,

unless otherwise provided by law, report the arrival of the vessel

at the nearest customhouse, under such regulations as the

Commissioner of Customs may prescribe.''

EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2000 AMENDMENT

Amendment by Pub. L. 106-476, except as otherwise provided,

applicable with respect to goods entered, or withdrawn from

warehouse, for consumption, on or after the 15th day after Nov. 9,

2000, see section 1471 of Pub. L. 106-476, set out as a note under

section 58c of this title.
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SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in sections 1436, 1441, 1448, 1459 of

this title; title 46 section 12109.
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