GENERAL PROVISIONS

• Citation: 19 CFR Part 101
• Sections: 11

§ 101.1 Definitions.

As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated unless either the context in which they are used requires a different meaning or a different definition is prescribed for a particular part or portion thereof:

Business day. A “business day” means a weekday (Monday through Friday), excluding national holidays as specified in § 101.6(a).

CBP. The term “CBP” means U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

Center director. The term “Center director” means the person who manages their designated Center and is responsible for certain trade decisions and functions concerning that Center and the importers that are processed by that Center.

Centers of Excellence and Expertise or Centers . The terms “Centers of Excellence and Expertise” or “Centers” refer to national CBP offices that are responsible for performing certain trade functions and making certain determinations as set forth in particular regulatory provisions regarding importations by importers that are considered by CBP to be in the industry sector, regardless of the ports of entry at which the importations occur. Industry sectors are categorized by the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) numbers representing an industry sector. The list of HTSUS numbers will be published in a Federal Register document and any change made to that list will be announced in a subsequent Federal Register document.

Commissioner or Commissioner of Customs. The terms “Commissioner” or “Commissioner of Customs” mean Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

Customs or U.S. Customs Service. The terms “Customs” or “U.S. Customs Service” mean U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

Customs regulations or CBP regulations. The terms “Customs regulations” or “CBP regulations” mean chapter 1 of title 19 of the Code of Federal Regulations (19 CFR chapter 1).

Customs station. A “Customs station” is any place, other than a port of entry, at which Customs officers or employees are stationed, under the authority contained in article IX of the President's Message of March 3, 1913 (T.D. 33249), to enter and clear vessels, accept entries of merchandise, collect duties, and enforce the various provisions of the Customs and navigation laws of the United States.

Customs territory of the United States. “Customs territory of the United States” includes only the States, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico.

Date of entry. The “date of entry” or “time of entry” of imported merchandise shall be the effective time of entry of such merchandise, as defined in § 141.68 of this chapter.

Date of exportation. “Date of exportation” or “time of exportation” shall be as defined in § 152.1(c) of this chapter.

Date of importation. “Date of importation” means, in the case of merchandise imported otherwise than by vessel, the date on which the merchandise arrives within the Customs territory of the United States. In the case of merchandise imported by vessel, “date of importation” means the date on which the vessel arrives within the limits of a port in the United States with intent then and there to unlade such merchandise.

Duties. “Duties” means Customs duties and any internal revenue taxes which attach upon importation.

Entry or withdrawal for consumption. “Entry or withdrawal for consumption” means entry for consumption or withdrawal from warehouse for consumption.

Exportation. “Exportation” means a severance of goods from the mass of things belonging to this country with the intention of uniting them to the mass of things belonging to some foreign country. The shipment of merchandise abroad with the intention of returning it to the United States with a design to circumvent provisions of restriction or limitation in the tariff laws or to secure a benefit accruing to imported merchandise is not an exportation. Merchandise of foreign origin returned from abroad under these circumstances is dutiable according to its nature, weight, and value at the time of its original arrival in this country.

Importer. “Importer” means the person primarily liable for the payment of any duties on the merchandise, or an authorized agent acting on his behalf. The importer may be:

(1) The consignee, or

(2) The importer of record, or

(3) The actual owner of the merchandise, if an actual owner's declaration and superseding bond has been filed in accordance with § 141.20 of this chapter, or

(4) The transferee of the merchandise, if the right to withdraw merchandise in a bonded warehouse has been transferred in accordance with subpart C of part 144 of this chapter.

Port and port of entry . The terms “port” and “port of entry” refer to any place designated by Executive Order of the President, by order of the Secretary of the Treasury, or by Act of Congress, at which a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (“CBP”) officer is authorized to accept entries of merchandise to collect duties, and to enforce the various provisions of the customs and navigation laws. The terms “port” and “port of entry” incorporate the geographical area under the jurisdiction of a port director. (The customs ports in the Virgin Islands, although under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Treasury, have their own customs laws (48 U.S.C. 1406(i)). These ports, therefore, are outside the customs territory of the United States and the ports thereof are not “ports of entry” within the meaning of these regulations).

Port director . The term “port director” means the person who has jurisdiction within the geographical boundaries of their port of entry unless the regulations provide that particular trade functions or determinations are exclusively within the purview of a Center Director or other CBP personnel.

Principal field officer. A “principal field officer” is an officer in the field service whose immediate supervisor is located at Customs Service Headquarters.

Service port. The term “service port” refers to a Customs location having a full range of cargo processing functions, including inspections, entry, collections, and verification.

Shipment. “Shipment” means the merchandise described on the bill of lading or other document used to file or support entry, or in the oral declaration when applicable.

§ 101.2 Authority of Customs officers.

(a) Supremacy of delegated authority. Action taken by any person pursuant to authority delegated to him by the Secretary of the Treasury, whether directly or by subdelegation, shall be valid despite the existence of any statute or regulation, including any provision of this chapter, which provides that such action shall be taken by some other person. Any person acting under such delegated authority shall be deemed to have complied with any statute or regulation which provides or indicates that it shall be the duty of some other person to perform such action.

(b) Consolidation of functions. Any reorganization of the Customs Service or consolidation of the functions of two or more persons into one office which results in the failure of a designated Customs officer to perform an action required by statute or regulation, shall not invalidate the performance of that action by any other Customs officer.

(c) Customs supervision. Whenever anything is required by the regulations in this chapter or by any provision of the customs or navigation laws to be done or maintained under the supervision of Customs officers, such supervision shall be carried out as prescribed in the regulations of this chapter or by instructions from the Secretary of the Treasury or the Commissioner of Customs in particular cases. In the absence of a governing regulation or instruction, supervision shall be direct and continuous or by such occasional verification as the principal Customs field officer shall direct if such officer shall determine that less intensive supervision will ensure proper enforcement of the law and protection of the revenue. Nothing in this section shall be deemed to warrant any failure to direct and furnish required supervision or to excuse any failure of a party in interest to comply with prescribed procedures for obtaining any required supervision.

§ 101.3 Customs service ports and ports of entry.

(a) Designation of Customs field organization. The Secretary of Homeland Security is authorized to establish, rearrange or consolidate, and to discontinue Customs ports of entry and Customs service ports as operational needs may require.

(b) List of Ports of Entry and Service Ports. The following is a list of Customs Ports of Entry and Service Ports. Many of the ports listed were created by the President's message of March 3, 1913, concerning a reorganization of the Customs Service pursuant to the Act of August 24, 1912 (37 Stat. 434; 19 U.S.C. 1). Subsequent orders of the President or of the Secretary of the Treasury which affected these ports, or which created (or subsequently affected) additional ports, are cited following the name of the ports.

(1) Customs ports of entry. A list of Customs ports of entry by State and the limits of each port are set forth below:

Ports of entry

Limits of port

Alabama

Birmingham

Huntsville

T.D. 83-196.

Mobile

Including territory described in T.D. 76-259.

Alaska

Alcan

T.D. 71-210.

Anchorage

T.D.s 55295 and 68-50.

Dalton Cache

T.D. 79-74.

Fairbanks

E.O. 8064, Mar. 9, 1939 (4 FR 1191).

Juneau

Ketchikan

Including territory described in T.D. 74-100.

Kodiak

T.D. 98-65.

Sitka

Including territory described in T.D. 55609.

Skagway

Valdez

Including territory described in T.D. 79-201.

Wrangell

Including territory described in T.D. 56420.

Arizona

Douglas

Including territory described in E.O. 9382, Sept. 25, 1943 (8 FR 13083).

Lukeville

E.O. 10088, Dec. 3, 1949 (14 FR 7287).

Naco

Nogales

Including territory described in T.D. 77-285.

Phoenix

T.D. 71-103.

San Luis

E.O. 5322, Apr. 9, 1930.

Sasabe

E.O. 5608, Apr. 22, 1931.

Tucson

Including territory described in T.D. 89-102.

Arkansas

Little Rock-North Little Rock

T.D. 70-146. (Restated in T.D. 84-126).

California

Andrade

E.O. 4780, Dec. 13, 1927.

Calexico

Eureka

Fresno

Including territory described in T.D. 74-18.

Los Angeles-Long Beach

Including territory described in T.D. 78-130.

Port Hueneme

T.D. 92-10.

Port San Luis

T.D. 35546.

Sacramento

CBP Dec. 06-23.

San Diego

T.D. 85-163.

+ San Francisco-Oakland

CBP Dec. 06-23.

San Jose

95-80

Tecate

E.O. 4780, Dec. 13, 1927.

Colorado

Denver

T.D. 80-180.

Connecticut

Bridgeport

Including territory described in T.D. 68-224.

Hartford

Including territory described in T.D. 68-224.

New Haven

Including territory described in T.D. 68-224.

New London

Including territory described in T.D. 68-224.

Delaware

Wilmington

Included in the Consolidated Port of the Delaware River and Bay described in T.D. 96-4.

District of Columbia

Washington

Including territory described in T.D. 68-67.

Florida

Fernandina Beach

Including St. Mary's, GA; T.D. 53033.

Fort Myers

T.D. 99-9

Jacksonville

T.D. 69-45.

Key West

Including territory described in T.D. 53994.

Miami

Including territory described in T.D. 53514.

Orlando

T.D. 76-306.

Orlando-Sanford Airport

T.D. 97-64.

Panama City

E.O. 3919, Nov. 1, 1923.

Pensacola

Port Canaveral

Including territory described in T.D. 66-212.

Port Everglades

E.O. 5770, Dec. 31, 1931; including territory described in T.D. 53514. Mail: Fort Lauderdale, FL.

Port Manatee

T.D. 88-14.

St. Petersburg

E.O. 7928, July 14, 1938 (3 FR 1749); including territory described in T.D. 53994.

Tampa

Including territory described in T.D. 68-91.

West Palm Beach

E.O. 4324, Oct. 15, 1925; including territory described in T.D. 53514.

Georgia

Atlanta

Including territory described in T.D. 55548.

Brunswick

Including territory described in T.D. 86-162.

Fernandina Beach, FL

Including St. Mary's, GA; T.D. 53033.

Savannah

CBP Dec. 18-03.

Hawaii

Hilo

T.D. 95-11.

Honolulu

Including territory described in T.D. 90-59.

Kahului

T.D. 95-11.

Nawiliwili-Port Allen

E.O. 4385, Feb. 25, 1926; including territory described in T.D. 56424.

Idaho

Boise

Pub.L. 98-573; T.D. 85-22.

Eastport

Porthill

Illinois

+ Chicago

Including territory described in CBP Dec. 04-24.

Davenport, IA-Moline and Rock Island, IL

T.D.s 86-76 and 89-10.

Peoria

Including territory described in T.D.72-130.

Rockford

CBP Dec. 05-38.

Indiana

Cincinnati, OH-Lawrenceburg, IN

Consolidated port, T.D. 84-91.

Indianapolis

CBP Dec. 13-13.

Owensboro, KY-Evansville, IN

Consolidated port, T.D. 84-91.

Iowa

Davenport,IA-Moline and Rock Island, IL

T.D.s 86-76 and 89-10.

Des Moines

T.D. 75-104.

Kansas

Wichita

T.D. 74-93.

Kentucky

Louisville

Including territory described in T.D. 77-232.

Owensboro, KY-Evansville, IN

Consolidated port, T.D. 84-91.

Louisiana

Baton Rouge

E.O. 5993, Jan. 13, 1933; including territory described in T.D.s 53514 and 54381. (Restated in T.D. 84-126).

Gramercy

T.D. 82-93.

Lake Charles

E.O. 5475, Nov. 3, 1930; including territory described in T.D. 54137.

Morgan City

T.D. 54682; including territory described in T.D.s 66-266 and 94-77. (Restated in T.D. 84-126).

New Orleans

E.O. 5130, May 29, 1929; including territory described in T.D. 74-206. (Restated in T.D. 84-126).

Shreveport-Bossier City

Including territory described in T.D. 86-145.

Maine

Bangor

Including Brewer, ME, E.O. 9297, Feb. 1, 1943 (8 FR 1479).

Bar Harbor

Including Mount Desert Island, the city of Ellsworth, and the townships of Hancock, Sullivan, Sorrento, Gouldsboro, and Winter Harbor and Trenton, E.O. 4572, Jan. 27, 1927, and T.D. 78-130.

Bath

Including Booth Bay and Wiscasset, E.O. 4356, Dec. 15, 1925.

Belfast

Including Searsport, E.O. 6754, June 28, 1934.

Bridgewater

E.O. 8079, Apr. 4, 1939 (4 FR 1475).

Calais

Including townships of Calais, Robbinston, and Baring, E.O. 6284, Sept. 13, 1933.

Eastport

Including Lubec and Cutler, E.O. 4296, Aug. 26, 1925.

Fort Fairfield

Fort Kent

Houlton

E.O. 4156, Feb. 14, 1925.

Jackman

Including townships of Jackman, Sandy Bay, Bald Mountain, Holeb, Attean, Lowelltown, Dennistown, and Moose River, T.D. 54683.

Jonesport

Including towns (townships) of Beals, Jonesboro, Roque Bluffs, and Machiasport, E.O. 4296, Aug. 26, 1925; E.O. 8695, Feb. 25, 1941 (6 FR 1187).

Limestone

Madawaska

Portland

Including territory described in CBP Dec. 03-08.

Portsmouth, N.H

Including Kittery, ME.

Rockland

Van Buren

Vanceboro

Maryland

Annapolis

Baltimore

Including territory described in T.D. 68-123.

Cambridge

E.O. 3888, Aug. 13, 1923; Crisfield.

Massachusetts

Boston

Including territory and waters adjacent thereto described in T.D. 56493.

Fall River

Including territory described in T.D. 54476.

Gloucester

Lawrence

E.O. 5444, Sept. 16, 1930; E.O. 10088, Dec. 3, 1949 (14 FR 7287); including territory described in T.D. 71-12.

New Bedford

Plymouth

Salem

Including Beverly, Marblehead, and Lynn; including Peabody, E.O. 9207, July 29, 1942 (7 FR 5931).

Springfield

T.D. 69-189.

Worcester

Michigan

Battle Creek

T.D. 72-233.

Detroit

Including territory described in E.O. 9073, Feb. 25, 1942 (7 FR 1588), and T.D. 53738.

Grand Rapids

T.D. 77-4.

Marinette, WI

Including Menominee, MI.

Muskegon

E.O. 8315, Dec. 22, 1939 (4 FR 4941); including territory described in T.D. 56230.

Port Huron

Including territory described in T.D. 87-117.

Saginaw-Bay City-Flint

Consolidated port, T.D. 79-74; including territory described in T.D. 82-9.

Sault Ste. Marie

Including territory described in T.D. 79-74.

Minnesota

Baudette

E.O. 4422, Apr. 19, 1926.

Duluth, MN and Superior, WI

Including territory described in T.D. 55904.

Grand Portage

T.D. 56073.

International Falls-Ranier

Including territory described in T.D. 66-246.

Minneapolis-St. Paul

Including territory described in T.D. 69-15.

Pinecreek

E.O. 7632, June 15, 1937 (2 FR 1245).

Roseau

E.O. 7632, June 15, 1937 (2 FR 1245).

Warroad

Mississippi

Greenville

T.D. 73-325. (Restated in T.D. 84-126).

Gulfport

Pascagoula

Including territory described in T.D. 86-68.

Vicksburg

T.D. 72-123; including territory described in T.D. 93-32. (Restated in T.D. 84-126).

Missouri

Kansas City

Including Kansas City, KS and North Kansas City, MO, E.O. 8528, Aug. 27, 1940 (5 FR 3403); including territory described in T.D. 67-56.

Spirit of St. Louis Airport

Including territory described in T.D. 97-7.

Springfield

Including all territory within Greene and Christian Counties, T.D. 84-84.

St. Joseph

St. Louis

CBP Dec. 09-16.

Montana

Butte

T.D. 73-121.

Del Bonita

E.O. 7947, Aug. 9, 1938 (3 FR 1965); Mail: Cut Bank, MT.

Great Falls

Morgan

E.O. 7632, June 15, 1937 (2 FR 1245); Mail: Loring, MT.

Opheim

E.O. 7632, June 15, 1937 (2 FR 1245).

Piegan

E.O. 7632, June 15, 1937 (2 FR 1245); Mail: Babb, MT.

Raymond

E.O. 7632, June 15, 1937 (2 FR 1245).

Roosville

E.O. 7632, June 15, 1937 (2 FR 1245); Mail: Eureka, MT.

Scobey

E.O. 7632, June 15, 1937 (2 FR 1245).

Sweetgrass

Turner

E.O. 7632, June 15, 1937 (2 FR 1245).

Whitlash

E.O. 7632, June 15, 1937 (2 FR 1245).

Nebraska

Omaha

Including territory described in T.D. 73-228.

Nevada

Las Vegas

Including territory described in T.D. 79-74.

Reno

Including territory described in T.D. 73-56.

New Hampshire

Portsmouth

Including Kittery, ME.

New Jersey

Camden, Gloucester City, and Salem

Included in the Consolidated Port of the Delaware River and Bay described in T.D. 96-4.

Perth Amboy

New Mexico

Albuquerque

Including territory described in T.D. 74-304.

Columbus

Santa Teresa

T.D. 94-34.

New York

Albany

Alexandria Bay

Including territory described in E.O. 10042, Mar. 10, 1949 (14 FR 1155).

Buffalo-Niagara Falls

T.D. 56512.

Cape Vincent

Champlain-Rouses Point

Including territory described in T.D. 67-68.

Clayton

Massena

T.D. 54834.

+ New York

Including territory described in E.O. 4205, Apr. 15, 1925 (T.D. 40809).

Ogdensburg

Oswego

Rochester

Sodus Point

Syracuse

Trout River

Consolidated port includes Chateaugay and Fort Covington, T.D. 83-253.

Utica

North Carolina

Beaufort-Morehead City

Including territory described in T.D. 87-76.

Charlotte

T.D. 56079.

Durham

E.O. 4876, May 3, 1928; including territory described in E.O. 9433, Apr. 4, 1944 (9 FR 3761), and T.D. 82-9.

Reidsville

E.O. 5159, July 18, 1929; including territory described in E.O. 9433, Apr. 6, 1944 (9 FR 3761).

Wilmington

Including townships of Northwest, Wilmington, and Cape Fear, E.O. 7761, Dec. 3, 1937 (2 FR 2679); including territory described in E.O. 10042, Mar. 10, 1949 (14 FR 1155).

Winston-Salem

Including territory described in T.D. 87-64.

North Dakota

Ambrose

E.O. 5835, April 13, 1932.

Antler

Carbury

E.O. 5137, June 17, 1929.

Dunseith

E.O. 7632, June 15, 1937 (2 FR 1245).

Fargo

CBP Dec. 03-09.

Fortuna

E.O. 7632, June 15, 1937 (2 FR 1245).

Hannah

Hansboro

Maida

E.O. 7632, June 15, 1937 (2 FR 1245).

Neche

Noonan

E.O. 7632, June 15, 1937 (2 FR 1245).

Northgate

T.D. 37386, T.D. 37439

Pembina

CBP Dec. 06-15.

Portal

Sarles

Sherwood

St. John

E.O. 5835, Apr. 13, 1932.

Walhalla

Westhope

E.O. 4236, June 1, 1925.

Ohio

Ashtabula/Conneaut

Consolidated port, T.D. 77-232.

Cincinnati, OH-Lawrenceburg, IN

Consolidated port, T.D. 84-91.

Cleveland

Including territory described in T.D. 77-232; consolidated port, T.D. 87-123.

Columbus

CBP Dec. 09-35.

Dayton

CBP Dec. 09-19.

Toledo-Sandusky

Consolidated port, T.D. 84-89.

Oklahoma

Oklahoma City

Including territory described in T.D. 66-132.

Tulsa

T.D. 69-142.

Oregon

Astoria

Including territory described in T.D. 73-338.

Coos Bay

E.O. 4094, Oct. 28, 1924; E.O. 5193, Sept. 14, 1929; E.O. 5445, Sept. 16, 1930; E.O. 9533, Mar. 23, 1945 (10 FR 3173).

Newport

Portland

Pennsylvania

Chester

Included in the Consolidated Port of the Delaware River and Bay described in T.D. 96-4.

Erie

Including territory described in T.D. 77-5.

Harrisburg

T.D. 71-233.

Lehigh Valley

T.D. 93-75.

Philadelphia

Included in the Consolidated Port of the Delaware River and Bay described in T.D. 96-4.

Pittsburgh

Including territory described in T.D. 67-197.

Wilkes-Barre/Scranton

T.D. 75-64.

Puerto Rico

Aguadilla

T.D. 22305.

Fajardo

Guanica

Humacao

Including territory described in T.D. 70-157.

Jobos

E.O. 9162, May 13, 1942 (7 FR 3569).

Mayaguez

T.D. 22305.

Ponce

Including territory described in T.D. 54017.

San Juan

Including territory described in T.D. 54017.

Rhode Island

Newport

Providence

Including territory described in T.D. 67-3.

South Carolina

Charleston

Including territory described in T.D. 76-142.

Columbia

Including all territory in Richland and Lexington Counties, T.D. 82-239.

Georgetown

Greenville-Spartanburg

T.D. 70-148.

South Dakota

Sioux Falls

T.D. 96-3.

Tennessee

Chattanooga

(Restated in T.D. 84-126).

Knoxville

T.D. 75-128. (Restated in T.D. 84-126).

Memphis

CBP Dec. 04-22.

Nashville

(Restated in T.D. 84-126).

Tri-Cities, TN/VA

CBP Dec. 06-14.

Texas

Amarillo

T.D. 75-129.

Austin

T.D. 81-170.

Beaumont, Orange, Port Arthur, Sabine

Consolidated port, T.D. 74-231; including territory described in T.D. 81-160.

Brownsville

Including territory described in T.D. 79-254.

Corpus Christi

E.O. 8288, Nov. 22, 1939 (4 FR 4691), and territory described in T.D. 78-130.

Dallas-Fort Worth

T.D. 73-297; T.D. 79-232; T.D. 81-170.

Del Rio

Eagle Pass

Including territory described in T.D. 91-93.

El Paso

T.D. 54407, including territory described in T.D. 78-221.

Fabens

E.O. 4869, May 1, 1928.

Freeport

E.O. 7632, June 15, 1937 (2 FR 1245).

Hidalgo

T.D. 85-164.

+ Houston-Galveston

Consolidated port includes territory lying within corporate limits of both Houston and Galveston, and remaining territory in Harris and Galveston Counties, T.D.s 81-160 and 82-15.

Laredo

Including territory described in T.D. 90-69.

Lubbock

T.D. 76-79.

Port Lavaca-Point Comfort

T.D. 56115.

Presidio

E.O. 2702, Sept. 7, 1917.

Progreso

T.D. 85-164.

Rio Grande City

Including territory described in T.D. 92-43.

Roma

E.O. 4830, Mar. 14, 1928.

San Antonio

Utah

Salt Lake City

T.D. 69-76.

Vermont

Beecher Falls

Burlington

Including town of South Burlington, T.D. 54677.

Derby Line

Highgate Springs/Alburg

E.O. 7632, June 15, 1937 (2 FR 1245); includes territory described in T.D. 77-165.

Norton

T.D. 73-249.

Richford

St. Albans

Including township of St. Albans, E.O. 3925, Nov. 13, 1923; E.O. 7632, June 15, 1937 (2 FR 1245); T.D. 77-165.

Virginia

Alexandria, VA

T.D. 68-67.

Front Royal

T.D. 89-63.

New River Valley

CBP Dec. 06-10.

Norfolk-Newport News

Consolidated port includes waters and shores of Hampton Roads.

Richmond-Petersburg

Consolidated port, T.D. 68-179.

Virgin Islands, U.S.

Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas

Christiansted, St. Croix

Coral Bay, St. John

Cruz Bay, St. John

Frederiksted, St. Croix

Washington

Aberdeen

Including territory described in T.D.s 56229, 79-169, and 84-90.

Blaine

E.O. 5835, Apr. 13, 1932.

Boundary

T.D. 67-65.

Danville

Ferry

Frontier

T.D. 67-65.

Laurier

Longview

Including territory described in T.D. 73-338.

Lynden

E.O. 7632, June 15, 1937 (2 FR 1245).

Metaline Falls

E.O. 7632, June 15, 1937 (2 FR 1245).

Nighthawk

T.D. 39882

Oroville

E.O. 5206, Oct. 11, 1929.

Point Roberts

T.D. 78-272.

Puget Sound

Consolidated port includes Seattle, Anacortes, Bellingham, Everett, Friday Harbor, Neah Bay, Olympia, Port Angeles, Port Towsend, and Tacoma, T.D. 00-35.

Spokane

Sumas

West Virginia

Charleston

T.D. 73-170 and including territory described in T.D. 73-212.

Wisconsin

Ashland

Duluth, MN and Superior, WI

Including territory described in T.D. 55904.

Green Bay

CBP Dec. 13-2.

Manitowoc

Marinette

Including Menominee, MI.

Milwaukee

Including territory described in T.D. 72-105.

Racine

Including city of Kenosha and townships of Mount Pleasant and Somers, T.D. 54884.

Sheboygan

+ Indicates Drawback unit/office.

(2) Customs service ports. A list of Customs service ports and the States in which they are located is set forth below:

State

Service ports

Alabama

Mobile.

Alaska

Anchorage.

Arizona

Nogales.

California

Los Angeles.

LAX.

San Diego.

San Francisco.

Colorado

Denver.

Florida

Miami.

Tampa.

Georgia

Savannah.

Hawaii

Honolulu.

Illinois

Chicago.

Louisiana

New Orleans.

Maine

Portland.

Maryland

Baltimore.

Massachusetts

Boston.

Michigan

Detroit.

Minnesota

Duluth.

Minneapolis.

Missouri

St. Louis.

Montana

Great Falls.

New Jersey

New York/Newark.

New York

Buffalo.

Champlain.

JFK.

New York/Newark.

North Carolina

Charlotte.

North Dakota

Pembina.

Ohio

Cleveland.

Oregon

Portland.

Pennsylvania

Philadelphia.

Puerto Rico

San Juan.

Rhode Island

Providence.

South Carolina

Charleston.

Texas

Dallas.

El Paso.

Houston.

Laredo.

Vermont

St. Albans.

Virginia

Dulles.

Norfolk.

Virgin Islands

Charlotte Amalie.

Washington

Blaine.

Seattle.

Wisconsin

Milwaukee.

§ 101.4 Entry and clearance of vessels at Customs stations.

(a) Entry at Customs station. A vessel shall not be entered or cleared at a Customs station, or any other place that is not a port of entry, unless entry or clearance is authorized by the director of the port under whose jurisdiction the station or place falls pursuant to the provisions of section 447, Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (19 U.S.C. 1447).

(b) Authorization to enter. Authorization to enter or be cleared at a Customs station shall be granted by the director of the port under whose jurisdiction the station or place falls provided the port director is notified in advance of the arrival of the vessel concerned and the following conditions are met:

(1) Such Customs supervision as may be necessary can be provided.

(2) All applicable Customs and navigation laws and regulations are complied with.

(3) The owner, master or agent of a vessel sought to be entered at a Customs station reimburses the Government for the salary and expenses of the Customs officer or employee stationed at or sent to such Customs station or other place which is not a port of entry for services rendered in connection with the entry or clearance of such vessel, and

(4) Except as otherwise provided by these regulations, the Government is reimbursed by the interested parties for the expenses, including any per diem allowed in lieu of subsistence, but not the salary of a Customs officer or employee for services rendered in connection with the entry or delivery of merchandise.

(c) Customs stations designated.

(1) The Secretary of Homeland Security is authorized to establish, rearrange, or consolidate, and to discontinue Customs stations as operational needs may require.

(2) The Customs stations and the ports of entry having supervision thereof are listed below:

Customs station

Supervisory port of entry

Alaska

Barrow

Fairbanks.

Dutch Harbor

Anchorage.

Eagle

Alcan.

Fort Yukon

Fairbanks.

Haines

Dalton Cache.

Hyder

Ketchikan.

Kaktovik (Barter Island)

Fairbanks.

Kenai (Nikiski)

Anchorage.

Northway

Alcan.

Pelican

Juneau.

Petersburg

Wrangell.

California

Campo

Tecate.

Otay Mesa

San Diego.

San Ysidro

San Diego.

Colorado

Colorado Springs

Denver.

Delaware

Lewes

Philadelphia, PA.

Florida

Fort Pierce

West Palm Beach.

Green Cove Springs

Jacksonville.

Port St. Joe

Panama City.

Indiana

Fort Wayne

Indianapolis.

Maine

Bucksport

Belfast.

Coburn Gore

Jackman.

Daaquam

Jackman.

Easton

Fort Fairfield.

Estcourt

Fort Kent.

Forest City

Houlton.

Hamlin

Van Buren.

Maryland

Salisbury

Baltimore.

Massachusetts

Provincetown

Plymouth.

Michigan

Alpena

Saginaw-Bay City-Flint.

Detour

Sault Ste. Marie.

Escanaba

Sault Ste. Marie.

Grand Haven

Muskegon.

Houghton

Sault Ste. Marie.

Marquette

Sault Ste. Marie.

Rogers City

Saginaw-Bay City-Flint.

Minnesota

Crane Lake

Duluth, MN-Superior, WI.

Ely

Duluth, MN-Superior, WI.

Lancaster

Noyes.

Oak Island

Warroad.

Mississippi

Biloxi

Mobile, AL.

Montana

Wild Horse

Great Falls.

Willow Creek

Great Falls.

New Jersey

Atlantic City

Philadelphia-Chester, PA and Wilmington, DE.

Port Norris

Philadelphia-Chester, PA and Wilmington, DE.

Tuckerton

Philadelphia-Chester, PA and Wilmington, DE.

New York

Cannons Corners

Champlain-Rouses Point.

Churubusco

Trout River.

New Hampshire

Pittsburg

Beecher Falls, VT.

Monticello

Houlton, ME.

Orient

Houlton, ME.

Ste. Aurelie

Jackman, ME.

St. Pamphile

Jackman, ME.

New Mexico

Antelope Wells (Mail: Hachita, NM)

Columbus, NM.

North Dakota

Grand Forks

Pembina.

Minot

Pembina.

Ohio

Akron

Cleveland.

Fairport Harbor

Ashtabula/Conneaut.

Lorain

Sandusky.

Marblehead-Lakeside

Sandusky.

Put-in-Bay

Sandusky.

Oklahoma

Muskogee

Tulsa.

Texas

Amistad Dam

Del Rio.

Boquillas

Presidio.

Falcon Dam

Roma.

Fort Hancock

Fabens.

Los Ebanos

Rio Grande City.

Marathon

El Paso.

Vermont

Beebe Plaine

Derby Line.

Canaan

Beecher Falls.

East Richford

Richford.

Newport

Derby Line.

North Troy

Derby Line.

West Berkshire

Richford.

(d) Temporary Customs stations. Customs stations may be designated for a temporary time only, to provide Customs facilities where needed because of certain large-scale operations. Because these designations change from time to time they are not listed. However, current information as to the existence of such stations may be obtained from the local port director.

§ 101.5 CBP preclearance offices in foreign countries.

Listed below are the preclearance offices in foreign countries where CBP Officers are located. A Director, Preclearance, located in the Office of Field Operations at CBP Headquarters, is the responsible CBP Officer exercising supervisory control over all preclearance offices.

Country

CBP office

Aruba

Oranjestad.

The Bahamas

Freeport. Nassau.

Bermuda

Kindley Field.

Canada

Calgary, Alberta. Edmonton, Alberta. Halifax, Nova Scotia. Montreal, Quebec. Ottawa, Ontario. Toronto, Ontario. Vancouver, British Columbia. Winnipeg, Manitoba.

Ireland

Dublin. Shannon.

United Arab Emirates

Abu Dhabi.

§ 101.6 Hours of business.

Except as specified in paragraphs (a) through (g) of this section, each CBP office shall be open for the transactions of general CBP business between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. on all days of the year:

(a) Saturdays, Sundays and national holidays. In addition to Saturdays, Sundays, and any other calendar day designated as a holiday by Federal statute or Executive Order, CBP offices shall be closed on the following national holidays:

(1) The first day of January.

(2) The third Monday of January.

(3) The third Monday of February.

(4) The last Monday of May.

(5) The fourth day of July.

(6) The first Monday of September.

(7) The second Monday of October.

(8) The eleventh day of November.

(9) The fourth Thursday of November.

(10) The twenty-fifth day of December.

If a holiday falls on Saturday, the day immediately preceding such Saturday will be observed. If a holiday falls on Sunday, the day immediately following such Sunday will be observed. (5 U.S.C. 6103(b)(1)); (E.O. No. 11582, Jan. 1, 1971; 34 FR 2957; 3 CFR Ch. 11)

(b) Local conditions requiring different hours. If, because of local conditions, different but equivalent hours are required to maintain adequate service, such hours shall be observed provided the Commissioner of Customs and Border Protection approves them and provided further that a notice of business hours is prominently displayed at the principal entrance and in each public room of the CBP office.

(c) Fixing of hours. At each port or station where there is no full-time CBP employee, the port director shall fix the hours during which the CBP office will be open for the transaction of general CBP business. Notice of such hours shall be prominently displayed at the principal entrance of the office.

(d) State and local holidays. Each CBP office shall be open for the transaction of business on all State and local holidays occurring on days other than Saturdays, Sundays, and national holidays listed in paragraph (a) of this section. The appropriate principal field officer may excuse any employee(s) without charge to leave when a state or local holiday interferes with the performance of his work in a CBP office.

(e) Services performed outside a CBP office. CBP services required to be performed outside a CBP office shall be furnished between the hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. (or between the corresponding hours at ports where different but equivalent hours are required for the maintenance of adequate service) on all days when the CBP office is open for the transaction of general CBP business.

(f) CBP services not within prescribed hours. Where there is a regularly recurring need for CBP services outside the hours prescribed in paragraphs (a) through (e) of this section and the volume and duration of the required services are uniformly such as to require, of themselves or in immediately consecutive combination with other essential CBP activities of the port, the full time of one or more CBP employees, the necessary number of regular tours of duty to furnish such services on all days of the year except Sundays and national holidays may be established with the approval of the Commissioner of CBP.

(g) CBP services furnished private interests. Other than as specified in this section. CBP services shall be furnished private interests only in accordance with the provisions of § 24.16 of this chapter.

§ 101.7 Customs seal.

(a) Design. According to the design furnished by the Department of the Treasury, the Customs seal of the United States shall consist of the seal of the Department of the Treasury surrounded by an outer circle in which appear the words “Treasury” at the top and “U.S. Customs Service” at the bottom.

(b) Use of the Customs seal. The Customs seal currently in official use, including the dies, rolls, plates, and like devices now in the possession of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, shall continue to be equally effective as the official seal of the United States Customs Service and shall continue to be so used by each Customs officer and employee having possession of the seal until that particular device requires replacing and is replaced. Use of the United States Customs seal shall be restricted in the following manner:

(1) The Customs seal of the United States shall be impressed upon all official documents requiring the impress of a seal. It shall be impressed upon all marine documents and landing certificates, certificates of weight, gauge, or measure, and similar classes of documents for outside interests.

(2) The impress of the seal is not necessary on documents passing within the Customs Service nor shall the seal be used in the manner of a notary seal to indicate authority to administer oaths.

§ 101.8 Identification cards.

Each Customs employee shall be issued an appropriate identification card with that employee's photograph and signature, signed by the appropriate issuing officer.

§ 101.9 Test programs or procedures; alternate requirements.

(a) General testing. For purposes of conducting a test program or procedure designed to evaluate the effectiveness of new technology or operational procedures regarding the processing of passengers, vessels, or merchandise, the Commissioner of CBP may impose requirements different from those specified in the CBP Regulations, but only to the extent that such different requirements do not affect the collection of the revenue, public health, safety, or law enforcement. The imposition of any such different requirements will be subject to the following conditions:

(1) Defined purpose. The test is limited in scope, time, and application to such relief as may be necessary to facilitate the conduct of a specified program or procedure;

(2) Prior publication requirement. Whenever a particular test allows for deviation from any regulatory requirements, notice will be published in the Federal Register not less than thirty days prior to implementing such test, followed by publication in the Customs Bulletin. The notice will invite public comments concerning the methodology of the test program or procedure, and inform interested members of the public of the eligibility criteria for voluntary participation in the test and the basis for selecting participants.

(b) NCAP testing. For purposes of conducting an approved test program or procedure designed to evaluate planned components of the National Customs Automation Program (NCAP), as described in section 411(a)(2) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (19 U.S.C. 1411), the Commissioner of CBP may impose requirements different from those specified in the CBP Regulations, but only to the extent that such different requirements do not affect the collection of the revenue, public health, safety, or law enforcement. In addition to the requirement of paragraph (a)(1) of this section, the imposition of any such different requirements will be subject to the following conditions:

(1) Prior publication requirement. For tests affecting the NCAP, notice will be published in the Federal Register not less than thirty days prior to implementing such test, followed by publication in the Customs Bulletin. The notice will invite public comments concerning any aspect of the test program or procedure, and inform interested members of the public of the eligibility criteria for voluntary participation in the test and the basis for selecting participants; and,

(2) Post publication requirement. Within a reasonable time period following the completion of the test, a complete description of the results will be published in both the Federal Register and the Customs Bulletin.

§ 101.10 Centers of Excellence and Expertise.

(a) Center Management Offices . The Centers of Excellence and Expertise (Centers) (see definition in § 101.1) are managed out of the following locations:

Centers of Excellence and Expertise (Centers)

Management offices

Agriculture & Prepared Products

Miami, Florida.

Apparel, Footwear & Textiles

San Francisco, California.

Automotive & Aerospace

Detroit, Michigan.

Base Metals

Chicago, Illinois.

Consumer Products & Mass Merchandising

Atlanta, Georgia.

Electronics

Long Beach, California.

Industrial & Manufacturing Materials

Buffalo, New York.

Machinery

Laredo, Texas.

Petroleum, Natural Gas & Minerals

Houston, Texas.

Pharmaceuticals, Health & Chemicals

New York, New York.

(b) Assignment of importers to the Centers . Generally, each importer will be assigned to an industry-category administered by a specific Center based on the tariff classification in the HTSUS of the predominant number of goods imported. The list of HTSUS numbers that will be used by CBP for the importer's placement in a Center is the same list of HTSUS numbers that are referenced in the definition for Centers (see § 101.1). Factors that may cause CBP to place an importer in a Center not based on the tariff classification of the predominant number of goods imported include the importer's associated business practices within an industry, the intended use of the predominant number of goods imported, or the high relative value of goods imported.

(c) Appeal of Center assignment. An importer may appeal the Center assignment at any time by submitting a written appeal, with a subject line identifier reading “Appeal Regarding Center Assignment”, to U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations, Executive Director, Cargo and Conveyance Security (CCS), 1300 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Suite 2.3D, Washington, DC 20229-1015 or by email to [email protected] . Appeals must include the following information:

(1) Current Center assignment;

(2) Preferred Center assignment;

(3) All affected Importer of Record (IOR) numbers and associated bond numbers;

(4) Written justification for the change in Center assignments; and

(5) Import data:

(i) For new importers. Projected importations at the four (4) digit HTSUS heading level during the current year; or

(ii) For importers with less than one year of prior import history. Projected importations and prior import data with entry summary lines and value at the four (4) digit HTSUS heading level; or

(iii) For importers with more than one year of prior import history. One year of prior import data with entry summary lines and value at the four (4) digit HTSUS heading level.

§ 101.0 Scope.

This part sets forth general regulations governing the authority of Customs officers, and the location of Customs ports of entry, service ports and Customs stations. It further sets forth regulations concerning the entry and clearance of vessels at Customs stations and a listing of Customs preclearance offices in foreign countries. In addition, this part contains provisions concerning the hours of business of Customs offices, the Customs seal, and the identification cards issued to Customs officers and employees.