19 Cfr 123.41

§ 123.31

19 CFR Ch. I (4–1–97 Edition)

such seals has been released by Customs.
(d) Proper manifest. In-transit merchandise shall not be released until
proper in-transit manifests are received except that it may be treated as
imported merchandise.
(e) Substitution of merchandise. Any
instance of substitution of merchandise
shall be reported to the Commissioner
of Customs, and the merchandise shall
be detained.

Subpart D—Shipments in Transit
Through the United States
§ 123.31 Merchandise in transit.
(a) From one contiguous country to another. Merchandise may be transported
in transit across the United States between Canada and Mexico under the
procedures set forth in part 18 of this
chapter for merchandise entered for
transportation and exportation.
(b) From one point in a contiguous
country to another through the United
States. Merchandise may be transported
from point to point in Canada or in
Mexico through the United States in
bond in accordance with the procedures
set forth in §§ 18.20 to 18.24 of this chapter except where those procedures are
modified by this subpart or subparts E
for trucks transiting the United
States, F for commercial traveler’s
samples, or G for baggage.
§ 123.32 Manifests.
(a) Form and number of copies required.
Three copies of the transportation
entry and manifest on Customs Form
7512 shall be presented upon arrival of
merchandise which is to proceed under
the provisions of this subpart.
(b) Consolidated train manifest. When
the route is such that a train will remain intact while proceeding through
the United States, a consolidated train
manifest containing the same information as is required on individual manifests may be used.
(c) Disposition of manifest form. One
copy of the manifest shall be delivered
to the person in charge of the carrier
to accompany the conveyance and be
delivered to the Customs officer at the
final port of exit.

§ 123.33

[Reserved]

§ 123.34 Certain
shipments.

vehicle

and

vessel

In the following circumstances, the
copy of Customs Form 7512 to be retained at the port of first arrival may
be adapted for use as a combined inward foreign manifest and in-bond
transportation or direct exportation
entry:
(a) When all the merchandise arriving on one vehicle (except on trucks on
the Canadian border) is to move in
bond in the importing vehicle in a continuing movement through the United
States; or
(b) When all the merchandise arriving on one vessel or on one vehicle (except on trucks on the Canadian border)
is entered immediately upon arrival either under a single immediate transportation entry or a single transportation and exportation or direct exportation entry.
When Customs Form 7512 is to be used
in this manner, the foreign port of lading and the name of the shipper shall
be shown in every case, and a certificate in the following form shall be legibly stamped on the manifest or on a
separate paper securely fastened thereto and executed by the master of the
vessel or the person in charge of the vehicle:
This entry correctly covers all the merchandise on the vessel or vehicle, of which I
am the master or person in charge, when it
first arrived in the United States. If an error
in the quantity, kind of article, or other details is discovered, I will immediately report
the correct information to the port director.

Subpart E—United States and
Canada In-Transit Truck Procedures
§ 123.41 Truck
Canada.

shipments

transiting

(a) Manifest required. Trucks with
merchandise transiting Canada from
point to point in the United States will
be manifested on United States-Canada
Transit Manifest, Customs Form 7512–B
Canada 81⁄2. The driver shall present
the manifest in four copies to U.S. Customs at the United States port of departure for review and validation.

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(b) Procedure at United States port of
departure. The Customs officer receiving the manifest shall validate it by
stamping each copy in the lower right
hand corner to show the port name and
date and by initialing each copy. All
copies of the validated manifest then
will be returned to the driver for presentation to Canadian Customs at the
Canadian port of entry.
(c) Procedure at Canadian ports of arrival
and
exit.
Truck
shipments
transiting Canada shall comply with
Canadian Customs regulations. These
procedures generally are as follows:
(1) Canadian port of arrival. The driver
shall present a validated United
States-Canada Transit Manifest Customs Form 7512–B Canada 81⁄2, in four
copies to the Canadian Customs officer,
who shall review the manifest for accuracy and verify its validation by U.S.
Customs. If the manifest is found not
to be properly validated, the truck
shall be required to be returned to the
United States port of departure so that
the manifest may be validated. If the
manifest is validated properly and no
irregularity is found, the truck will be
sealed unless sealing is waived by Canadian Customs. The original manifest
will be retained by Canadian Customs
at the port of arrival, and the three
copies will be returned to the driver for
presentation to Canadian Customs at
the Canadian port of exit.
(2) Canadian port of exit. The driver
shall present the three copies of the
validated manifest to the Canadian
Customs officer at the Canadian port of
exit for certification. That officer shall
verify that the seals are intact if the
vehicle has been sealed or, if sealing
has been waived, that there are no
irregularities. After verification and
certification of the manifest, two certified copies will be returned to the
driver (one to be presented to U.S. Customs at the United States port of reentry, the other for the carrier’s
records), and the truck will be allowed
to proceed to the United States.
(d) Procedure at United States port of
reentry. The driver of a truck reentering the United States after transiting
Canada shall present a certified copy of
the United States-Canada Transit
Manifest, Customs Form 7512–B Canada
81⁄2, to the U.S. Customs officer. If this

§ 123.42
copy of the manifest does not bear the
certification of a Canadian Customs officer at the Canadian port of exit, the
driver will be allowed to return to that
port to have it certified. The driver
will be allowed to break any seals affixed by Canadian Customs upon presentation of a certified manifest. If sealing has been waived, the U.S. Customs
officer shall satisfy himself that the
truck contains only that merchandise
covered by the manifest which moved
on the truck from the United States
through Canada.
(e) Proof of exportation from Canada.
The certified copy of the manifest returned to the driver by Canadian Customs at the Canadian port of exit will
serve as proof of exportation of the
shipment from Canada.
[T.D. 81–85, 46 FR 21990, Apr. 15, 1981]

§ 123.42 Truck shipments
the United States.

transiting

(a) Manifest required. Trucks with
merchandise transiting the United
States from point to point in Canada
will be manifested on United StatesCanada Transit Manifest, Customs
Form 7512–B Canada 81⁄2. The driver, in
accordance with Canadian Customs
regulations, shall present the manifest
in four copies to Canadian Customs at
the Canadian port of departure for review and validation.
(b) Procedure at Canadian port of departure. The Customs officer receiving
the manifest shall validate it by
stamping each copy in the lower right
hand corner to show the port name and
date and by initialing each copy. All
copies of the validated manifest then
will be returned to the driver for presentation to U.S. Customs at the United
States port of entry.
(c) Procedure at United States port of
arrival—(1) Presentation of manifest. The
driver shall present a validated United
States-Canada Transit Manifest, Customs Form 7512–B Canada 81⁄2, in four
copies to the U.S. Customs officer, who
shall review the manifest for accuracy
and verify its validation by Canadian
Customs. If the manifest is found not
to be validated properly, the truck will
be required to be returned to the Canadian port of departure so that the

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