[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 19, Volume 2]

[Revised as of April 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 19CFR141.62]



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                        TITLE 19--CUSTOMS DUTIES

 

   CHAPTER I--BUREAU OF CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION, DEPARTMENT OF 

        HOMELAND SECURITY; DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY (CONTINUED)

 

PART 141_ENTRY OF MERCHANDISE--Table of Contents

 

                 Subpart E_Presentation of Entry Papers

 

Sec.  141.62  Place and time of filing.



    (a) Place. An application for immediate delivery and entry, entry 

summary, or withdrawal documentation shall be filed at the customhouse 

or at any other Customs location approved by the director of the port 

where the merchandise is to be or has been released.

    (b) Time--(1) Normal business hours. (i) Except as provided in 

paragraph (b)(2) of this section, an application for immediate delivery 

or entry documentation shall be filed when the customhouse is open for 

the general transaction of business, or when Customs has established a 

regular tour of duty in accordance with Sec.  101.6(f) of this chapter.

    (ii) Except as provided in paragraph (b)(2) of this section, entry 

summary or withdrawal documentation shall be filed when the customhouse 

is open for the general transaction of business, as provided in Sec.  

101.6 of this chapter.

    (2) Overtime services--(i) Generally. Except as provided in 

paragraph (b)(2)(ii) of this section, an application for immediate 

delivery or entry documentation may be filed when the customhouse is not 

open for the general transaction of Customs business and no regular tour 

of duty has been established; and entry summary or withdrawal 

documentation may be filed when the customhouse is not open for the 

general transaction of business, if:

    (A) The person desiring to transact business has applied for and 

received authorization for overtime services on a reimbursable basis, as 

provided for in Sec.  24.16 of this chapter, and

    (B) Overtime services of Customs officers are available.

    (ii) Quota-class merchandise. Overtime shall not be authorized for 

the presentation of entry summary documentation which serves as both the 

entry and entry summary or withdrawal documentation, for quota-class 

merchandise without Headquarters authorization. If Headquarters 

authorization is granted, the time of delivery of the entry summary or 

withdrawal documentation, with the estimated duties attached, or without 

the estimated duties attached, if the entry/entry summary information 

and a scheduled statement date have been successfully received by 

Customs via the Automated Broker Interface, shall be the time of 

presentation for quota purposes. However, if an entry summary or 

withdrawal for quota-class merchandise is delivered inadvertently during 

overtime hours without Headquarters authorization, the time of 

presentation for quota purposes shall be the opening of business on the 

next business day.



[T.D. 79-221, 44 FR 46818, Aug. 9, 1979, as amended by T.D. 89-104, 54 

FR 50498, Dec. 7, 1989]



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