C.F.R. » Title 19 » CHAPTER I—U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY; DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY › PART 142—ENTRY PROCESS › Subpart A—Entry Documentation

19 C.F.R. § 142.3

Entry documentation required

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(a) Contents. Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this section, the entry documentation required to secure the release of merchandise must consist of the following:

(1) Entry. CBP Form 3461 (appropriately modified), or its electronic equivalent, except that CBP Form 7533 (appropriately modified), or its electronic equivalent, in duplicate, may be used in place of CBP Form 3461 for merchandise imported from a contiguous country. The form used must be prepared in accordance with § 141.61(a)(1) of this chapter.

(2) Evidence of the right to make entry. Evidence of the right to make entry, as set forth in § 141.11 of this chapter.

(3) Commercial invoice. A commercial invoice, except that in those instances listed in § 141.83(d) of this chapter where a commercial invoice is not required, a pro forma invoice or other acceptable documentation listed in that section may be submitted in place of a commercial invoice.

(4) Packing list. A packing list, where appropriate.

(5) Other documentation. Other documents which may be required by CBP or other Federal, State, or local agencies for a particular shipment.

(6) Identification. When merchandise is imported having been sold, or consigned, to a person in the United States, the name, street address, and appropriate identification number of that person, as provided in § 24.5 of this chapter, must be shown on the entry documents (CBP Form 3461, 3461 ALT, 7501), or their electronic equivalents. When, at the time of immediate delivery, entry or release, there is no known buyer, the name, street address, and appropriate identification number (as above) of the premises in the United States to which the merchandise is to be delivered must be shown on the entry or release documents.

(b) Entry summary filed at time of entry. When the entry summary is filed at time of entry in accordance with § 142.12(a)(1) or § 142.13:

(1) CBP Form 3461 or 7533, or their electronic equivalents, will not be required; and

(2) CBP Form 7501 or CBP Form 3311, or their electronic equivalent, (as appropriate, see § 142.11) may serve as both the entry and the entry summary documentation if the additional documentation set forth in paragraphs (a)(2), (3), (4) and (5) of this section and § 142.16(b) is filed.

(c) Extra copies. The CBP may require additional copies of the documentation.

(d) Electronic format. The entry documentation identified in this section may be submitted to CBP in either a paper or, where appropriate, an electronic format.

(R.S. 251, as amended (19 U.S.C. 66), secs. 484, 624, 46 Stat. 722, as amended, 759 (19 U.S.C. 1484, 1624); sec. 301, 80 Stat. 379 (5 U.S.C. 301), Pub. L. 95-410 (Oct. 3, 1978); Pub. L. 96-511 (Dec. 11, 1980)) [T.D. 79-221, 44 FR 46821, Aug. 9, 1979, as amended by T.D. 84-129, 49 FR 23167, June 5, 1984; T.D. 90-92, 55 FR 49884, Dec. 3, 1990; CBP Dec. 09-47, 74 FR 69020, Dec. 30, 2009; CBP Dec. 15-14, 80 FR 61289, Oct. 13, 2015]
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 11 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1986–2023 · leading case: Hartford Fire Ins. Co. v. United States, 2017 CIT 103 (Ct. Intl. Trade 2017).
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Hartford Fire Ins. Co. v. United States, 2017 CIT 103 (Ct. Intl. Trade 2017). “The form tracks the requirements of 19 C.F.R. §§ 142.3 , 142.16, 142.22, and 142.”
United States v. Modes, Inc., 787 F. Supp. 1466 (Ct. Intl. Trade 1992). “19 C.F.R. §§ 142.3 (a)(1), (3), and (4) (1989); see 19 U.”
Ford Motor Co. v. United States, 435 F. Supp. 2d 1324 (Ct. Intl. Trade 2006). “See 19 C.F.R. §§ 142.3 (b), 142.12(a) (2005).”
Azurin v. United States, 632 F. Supp. 30 (Ct. Intl. Trade 1986). “19 C.F.R. §§ 142.3 , 142.7 (1986). 8 Defendants allege that Customs has not completed its inspection of the merchandise, and that there are conflicting claims to the imported property.”
United States v. Watches, Watch Parts, Calculators & Misc. Parts, 692 F. Supp. 1317 (S.D. Fla. 1988). “” 19 C.F.R. § 142.3 requires filing of either Cus *1322 toms Form 3461 or Customs Form 7533 to complete entry.”
Blink Design, Inc. v. United States, 2014 CIT 56 (Ct. Intl. Trade 2014). “See 19 C.F.R. § 142.3 (b)(1). 11 . Section 1582 concerns actions commenced by the United States and, therefore, is inapplicable to this case.”
Wanxiang Am. Corp. v. United States, 2019 CIT 112 (Ct. Intl. Trade 2019). · cites it 2× “6 6 CBP’s regulation, 19 C.F.R. § 142.3 , sets forth the required content of what is commonly called an “entry packet.”
Wanxiang Am. Corp. v. United States, 2019 CIT 112 (Ct. Intl. Trade 2019). · cites it 2× “6 6 CBP’s regulation, 19 C.F.R. § 142.3 , sets forth the required content of what is commonly called an “entry packet.”
Aspects Furniture Int'l, Inc. v. United States, 2023 CIT 123 (Ct. Intl. Trade 2023). · cites it 2× “(citing 19 C.F.R.§ 142.3). Aspects asserts that the information contained in the loading plans was ascertainable from other documents available to Customs.”
Shinyei Corp. of Am. v. United States, 2011 CIT 69 (Ct. Intl. Trade 2011). · cites it 3× “§ 1504 (b)(1). It need not use this authority, however.”
United States v. Wanxiang Am. Corp., 2023 CIT 115 (Ct. Intl. Trade 2023). “” 19 C.F.R. § 142.3 (a)–(b). Among other requirements, “[t]he entry summary filed for merchandise subject to an antidumping or countervailing duty order must include the unique identifying number assigned by the Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration.”
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