19 C.F.R. Subpart B—Procedure for Importation


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Title 19: Customs Duties
PART 147—TRADE FAIRS

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Subpart B—Procedure for Importation

§ 147.11   Entry.

(a) Made in name of fair operator. All entries of articles for a fair shall be made at the port in the name of the fair operator which shall be deemed for Customs purposes the sole consignee of the merchandise entered under the Act and responsible to the Government for all duties and charges due the United States on account of such entries.

(b) Merchandise arriving at port other than port of the fair. Articles to be entered under this subpart which arrive at ports other than the port of the fair shall be entered for immediate transportation without appraisement to the latter port in the manner prescribed in part 18 of this chapter.

(c) Form of entry. Articles shall be entered upon arrival at the port of the fair on a special form of entry to read substantially as follows:

Entry for Exhibition

Entry No. ______

Entry at the port of ____________ of articles consigned or transferred to ____________ (Fair operator) under ____________ I.T. No. ____________ ex S.S. ____________ from ____________ on the ______ day of _________, 19__, for exhibition purposes under the Trade Fair Act of 1959.

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(Fair operator)      By____________________

(d) Supersedes previous entry. When entry for a fair is made under this part, such entry shall supersede any previous entry.

§ 147.12   Invoices.

Articles intended for a fair under the provisions of the Act are subject to the invoice requirements of subpart F, part 141 of this chapter.

(R.S. 251, as amended, secs. 481, 484, 624, 46 Stat. 719, 722, as amended, 759 (19 U.S.C. 66, 1481, 1484, 1624))

[T.D. 85–39, 50 FR 9612, Mar. 11, 1985]

§ 147.13   Transfer to fair building.

(a) Immediate delivery. The provisions governing immediate delivery in part 142 of this chapter are applicable to articles for a fair.

(b) After entry. Upon the entry being made, a permit may be issued by the port director for the transfer of the articles covered thereby to the buildings in which they are to be exhibited or used, or, in his discretion, to the public stores for examination and subsequent delivery to the buildings in which they are to be exhibited or used.

[T.D. 70–134, 35 FR 9268, June 13, 1970, as amended by T.D. 73–175, 38 FR 17470, July 2, 1973]

§ 147.14   Articles not to be immediately entered and delivered to a fair.

(a) Placed in bonded warehouses. If for any reason articles imported for a fair are not to be entered and delivered to a fair upon their arrival, the fair operator should request the port director, in writing, to cause such articles to be placed in a bonded warehouse under a “general order permit” at the risk and expense of the fair operator. If no request is made and the articles remain unentered after 5 days from the date of arrival, they will be placed in general order.

(b) Entry within 1 year. At any time within 1 year from the date such articles are imported or brought in, they may be entered under this part for a fair or entered under the general tariff law, or for exportation.

(c) Abandonment. If not entered within such period, they will be regarded as abandoned to the Government.

§ 147.15   Tentative appraisement.

All articles entered for a fair shall be tentatively appraised prior to exhibition or use.

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