19 C.F.R. § 122.61 Aircraft required to clear.
Title 19 - Customs Duties
(a) All aircraft, except public and private aircraft, leaving the U.S. for a foreign area are required to clear if: (1) Carrying passengers and/or merchandise for hire; or (2) Taking aboard or discharging passengers and/or merchandise for hire in a foreign area. (b) Any aircraft used by members of air travel clubs are required to clear, and foreign aircraft traveling under a permit to proceed shall also clear.
Title 19: Customs Duties
PART 122—AIR COMMERCE REGULATIONS
Subpart G—Clearance of Aircraft and Permission To Depart
§ 122.61 Aircraft required to clear.