19 C.F.R. § 128.11 Express consignment carrier application process.
Title 19 - Customs Duties
(a) Facility application. Requests for approval of an express consignment carrier or hub facility must be in writing to the port director. (b) Application contents. The application for approval of an express consignment carrier or hub facility must include the following: (1) A full description of the international cargo facilities, including blueprints, floor plans and facility location(s). (2) A statement of the general character of the express consignment operations. (3) An estimate of volume of transactions by: (i) Formal entries. (ii) Informal entries. (iii) Shipments not requiring entry (see §128.23 of this part). (4) An application processing fee, as set forth in §128.13. (5) A list of principal company officials or officers. (6) A projected start-up date, and days and hours of operation. (7) An agreement that the express consignment entity will: (i) Ensure that all cargo will be processed in the Customs Automated Commercial System (ACS) and associated modules, including, but not limited to, Automated Broker Interface (ABI), Automated Manifest System (AMS), Cargo Selectivity, and Statement Processing. (ii) Sign and implement a narcotics enforcement agreement with Customs. (iii) Provide, without cost to the Government, adequate office space, equipment, furnishings, supplies and security as per Customs specifications. (iv) Timely pay all reimbursable costs, as determined by the port director. (v) Pay to Customs all relocation, training and all other exceptional costs and expenses incurred by Customs in relocating necessary staff to the company's hub location to provide service to the company and to pay expenses incurred by Customs due to termination or decline of operations at the facility. (c) Changes or alterations to facility. All proposed changes or alterations to an existing approved international cargo processing facility must be submitted in writing to the port director for approval prior to the implementation thereof and shall contain the information specified in paragraph (b) of this section. Failure to obtain Customs approval by an express consignment operator or carrier for any modifications to the international cargo processing area may result in the suspension of approval as an express consignment facility or hub and the procedures for processing cargo contained in this part. [T.D. 89–53, 54 FR 19566, May. 8, 1989, as amended by T.D. 93–66, 58 FR 44130, Aug. 19, 1993]
Title 19: Customs Duties
PART 128—EXPRESS CONSIGNMENTS
Subpart B—Administration
§ 128.11 Express consignment carrier application process.
