Supporting Law/Regulation

§ 10.106

19 CFR Ch. I (4–1–02 Edition)

the provisions of Chapter 98, Subchapter XIII, HTSUS (19 U.S.C. 1202),
are not met, however, the port director
will proceed as if a bond had been filed
to cover the particular importation.
Articles temporarily imported by a
Government agency or office under this
section are entitled to immediate delivery under the procedures set forth in
§ 10.101.
[T.D. 77–23, 42 FR 2311, Jan. 11, 1977, as
amended by T.D. 89–1, 53 FR 51251, Dec. 21,
1988]

(c) Any article admitted under paragraph (a) of this section which is used
in the United States otherwise than for
a purpose contemplated for it by section 322(b), or which is not exported
within 90 days after its arrival in the
United States, or within such longer
time as may be specially authorized by
the port director or Headquarters, U.S.
Customs Service, shall be seized and
forfeited to the United States.
[28 FR 14663, Dec. 31, 1963, as amended by
T.D. 89–1, 53 FR 51252, Dec. 21, 1988]

WHEAT
§ 10.106

PRODUCTS EXPORTED UNDER LEASE AND
REIMPORTED

[Reserved]

RESCUE AND RELIEF WORK

§ 10.108 Entry of reimported articles
exported under lease.

§ 10.107 Equipment and supplies; admission.
(a) There shall be admitted without
entry and without the payment of duty
or any tax imposed upon or by reason
of importation of any article described
in section 322(b), Tariff Act of 1930, as
amended, subject to compliance with
the following conditions:
(1) Before importation or as soon
thereafter as possible, and in every
case before the expiration of 10 days
after importation, a report shall be
made to the nearest Customs officer by
the person in charge of sending the article from the foreign country, or by
the person for whose account it was
brought into the United States, stating
the character, quantity, destination,
and use to be made of the article.
(2) If practicable, the article shall be
exported under Customs supervision. In
any other case a report shall be made
by the person in charge of the exportation as soon as possible after exportation to the Customs officer to whom
the arrival was reported, stating the
character, quantity, and circumstances
of the exportation.
(b) In the case of each article admitted under paragraph (a) of this section,
the port director shall satisfy himself
as to whether the article was exported
within a reasonable time, or that it has
been properly expended or destroyed. If
an article is so far destroyed, in connection with a use contemplated for it
by section 322 (b) that it has only a salvage value, it shall not be required to
be exported.

Free entry shall be accorded under
subheading 9801.00.20, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States
(HTSUS), whenever it is established to
the satisfaction of the port director
that the article for which free entry is
claimed was duty paid on a previous
importation or was previously entered
free of duty pursuant to the Caribbean
Basin Economic Recovery Act or Title
V of the Trade Act of 1974, is being reimported without having been advanced in value or improved in condition by any process of manufacture or
other means, was exported from the
United States under a lease or similar
use agreement, and is being reimported
by or for the account of the person who
imported it into, and exported it from,
the United States.
[T.D. 94–40, 59 FR 17474, Apr. 13, 1994]

STRATEGIC MATERIALS OBTAINED BY
BARTER OR EXCHANGE
§ 10.110

[Reserved]

LATE FILING OF FREE ENTRY AND
REDUCED DUTY DOCUMENTS
§ 10.112 Filing free entry documents or
reduced duty documents after
entry.
Whenever a free entry or a reduced
duty document, form, or statement required to be filed in connection with
the entry is not filed at the time of the
entry or within the period for which a
bond was filed for its production, but
failure to file it was not due to willful

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