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which might give rise to a reasonable belief that the vessel may have been rebuilt within the meaning of the second proviso to section 27, Merchant Marine Act, 1920, as amended (46 U.S.C. 883), has been effected which has not been either previously reported or separately reported simultaneously with the filing of such declaration. The declaration shall be ready for production on demand and for inspection by the boarding officer, and shall be presented with the original manifest when formal entry of the vessel is made.

(3) The master of every American vessel of more than 500 gross tons which is altered or rebuilt, when any part of the alteration or rebuilding, including the construction of any major component of the hull or superstructure of the vessel, is effected outside the United States, its Territories (not including trust territories), or its possessions, shall upon the first entry of the vessel at a port of the United States thereafter report the facts and circumstances of the alteration or rebuilding of the vessel to the collector of customs at the port of entry. The report shall be accompanied by the papers required under § 3.28 of these regulations. If any such papers are not available at the time such report is made, they shall be produced to the collector concerned as soon thereafter as may be practicable but if they are not presented within 30 days, and if the delay is not explained to the satisfaction of the collector, appropriate penalty action shall be taken charging violations of the provisions of section 2 of the Act of July 14, 1956, as amended (46 U.S.C. 883a).16c

(c) The list of passengers required by the fifth subparagraph of section 431(a), Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, and the list of the crew shall be on customs and immigration Form I-418 or on a substantially similar form, except that where no steerage passengers are aboard upon ar

16c # * Sec. 2. If any vessel of more than five hundred gross tons documented under the laws of the United States, or last documented under such laws, is rebuilt, and any part of the rebuilding, including the construction of major components of the hull and superstructure of the vessel, is not effected within the United States, its Territories (not including trust territories), or its possessions, a report of the circumstances of such rebuilding shall be made to the Secretary of the Treasury, upon the first arrival of the vessel thereafter at a port within the customs territory of the United States, if rebuilt outside the United States, its Terri

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tories (not including trust territories), or its possessions, or, in any other case, upon completion of the rebuilding, in accordance with such regulations as the Secretary may prescribe. If the required report is not made, the vessel, together with its tackle, apparel, equipment, and furniture, shall be forfeited, and the master and owner shall each be liable to a penalty of $200. Any penalty or forfeiture incurred under this Act may be remitted or mitigated by the Secretary under the provisions of section 5294 of the Revised Statutes of the United States, as amended (46 U.S.C. 7). (Sec. 2, Act of July 14, 1956, as amended (46 U.S.C. 883a))

16a "Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, no collector of customs shall require a master or owner of a vessel arriving, otherwise than by sea, at a port or place in the United States on the Great Lakes, or their connecting or tributary waters, from a port or place in the Dominion of Canada to furnish a list of passengers on board such vessel." (60 Stat. 882)

(d) The manifest shall separately specify articles to be retained aboard at sea or ship's stores, as required by section 432, Tariff Act of 1930." Less than whole packages of sea or ship's stores may be described as "sundry small and broken stores."

(e) All articles on board the vessel acquired abroad by officers and members of the crew, except such articles as are exclusively for use on the voyage or which have been duly cleared through customs in the United States, shall be specified in the list of sea stores in the following form:

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Upon the delivery to customs of this list of articles acquired abroad by officers and members of the crew, the master of the vessel shall have shown thereon opposite the name of each officer and crew member who intends to land articles in the United States for which written declaration and entry are required (see § 23.4(a) of this chapter) the number of the declaration and entry on customs Form 5123 which the officer or crew member shall have prepared and signed (see § 10.22 (a) and (b) of this chapter). (Secs. 431, 439, 465, 581(a), 583, 46 Stat. 710, as amended, 712, as amended, 718, 747, as amended, 748, as amended, secs. 2, 3, 70 Stat. 544; 19 U.S.C. 1431, 1439, 1465, 1581(a), 1583, 46 U.S.C. 883a, 883b) [28 F.R. 14596, Dec. 31, 1963, as amended by T.D. 56439, 30 F.R. 9006, July 17, 1965]

17 "The manifest of any vessel arriving from a foreign port or place shall separately specify the articles to be retained on board of such vessel as sea stores, ship's stores, or bunker coal, or bunker oil, and if any other or greater quantity of sea stores, ship's stores, bunker coal, or bunker oil is found on board of any such vessel than is specified in the manifest, or if any such articles, whether shown on the manifest or not are landed without a permit therefor issued by the collector, all such articles omitted from the manifest or landed without a permit shall be subject to forfeiture, and the master shall be liable to a penalty equal to the value of the articles." (Tariff Act of 1930, sec. 432; 19 U. S. C. 1432)

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If it is desired that any vessel having on board inward foreign cargo, passengers, or baggage shall discharge or take on cargo, passengers, or baggage before the vessel has been entered, preliminary entry shall be made by compliance with §4.30 and execution by the master on the reverse side of the inward foreign manifest of a certificate (stamped thereon by the boarding officer) certifying that the manifest contains a just, true, and full account of all cargo, and other items, including passengers and their baggage, required by law to be manifested.18

(Secs. 448, 486, 46 Stat. 714, 725, as amended; 19 U.S.C. 1448, 1486) [T.D. 66-249, 31 F.R. 14394, Oct. 9, 1966]

§ 4.9 Formal entry.

(a) The formal entry of a vessel of the United States shall be in accordance with section 434, Tariff Act of 1930.19 The required oath shall be on customs Form 3251. Such entry of a foreign vessel shall be in accordance with section 435, Tariff Act of 1930.20

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the master may make a preliminary entry of a vessel by making oath or affirmation to the truth of the statements contained in the vessel's manifest and delivering the manifest to the customs officer who boards such vessel, but the making of such preliminary entry shall not excuse the master from making formal entry of his vessel at the customhouse, as provided by this Act. * * *" (Tariff Act of 1930, sec. 448 (a); 19 U.S.C. 1448(a))

19 "Except as otherwise provided by law, and under such regulations as the Secretary of the Treasury may prescribe, the master of a vessel of the United States arriving in the United States from a foreign port or place shall, within forty-eight hours after its arrival within the limits of any customs collection district, make formal entry of the vessel at the customhouse by producing and depositing with the collector the vessel's crew list, its register, or document in lieu thereof, the clearance and bills of health issued to the vessel at the foreign port or ports from which it arrived, together with the original and one copy of the manifest, and shall make oath that the ownership of the vessel is as indicated in the register, or document in lieu thereof, and that the manifest was made out in accordance with section 431 of this Act." (Tariff Act of 1930, sec. 434, as amended; 19 U. S. C. 1434)

20 "The master of any foreign vessel arriving within the limits of any customs collection district shall, within forty-eight hours thereafter, make entry at the customhouse in the same manner as is required for the entry

(b) Upon the entry of an American vessel, the master shall present to the collector, in addition to the passenger and crew lists required under § 4.7 (c), the certified copy of the crew list on customs and immigration Form I-418 obtained, in accordance with the provisions of § 4.68 (a), upon the last previous clearance outward from the United States. The master shall deposit his register or frontier enrollment with the collector before or at the time of entry, except that the register may be returned upon request to the master in the case of a vessel of less than 100 gross tons engaged in taking out fishing parties. The collector may give the master a certificate of deposit on customs Form 1370. If the collector gives the master such a certificate, it shall be exchanged for the vessel's document upon clearance of the vessel, or upon its departure if clearance is not required.

(c) The master of any foreign vessel shall exhibit his register to the collector on or before the entry of the vessel. After the net tonnage has been noted, the master may deliver it to the consul of the nation to which such vessel belongs, in which event he shall file with the collector the certificate required by section 435 of the tariff act. If not delivered to the consul, the register shall be deposited in the customhouse."1

(d) The master of every vessel required to make entry shall present on entry the pratique required by the pertinent regulations of the United States

of a vessel of the United States, except that a list of the crew need not be delivered, and that instead of depositing the register or document in lieu thereof such master may produce a certificate by the consul of the nation to which such vessel belongs that said documents have been deposited with him: Provided, That such exception shall not apply to the vessels of foreign nations in whose ports American consular officers are not permitted to have the custody and possession of the register and other papers of vessels entering the ports of such nations." (Tariff Act of 1930, sec. 435; 19 U. S. C. 1435)

"It shall not be lawful for any foreign consul to deliver to the master of any foreign vessel the register, or document in lieu thereof, deposited with him in accordance with the provisions of section 435 of this Act until such master shall produce to him a clearance in due form from the collector of the port where such vessel has been entered. Any consul offending against the provisions of this section shall be liable to a fine of not more than $5,000." (Tariff Act of 1930, sec. 438; 19 U. S. C. 1438)

Public Health Service (42 CFR Chapter I) and shall pay all required fees and penalties incurred.

(e) The master, licensed deck officer, or purser may appear in person at the customhouse to enter the vessel or the required oaths, related documents, and other papers properly executed by the master or other proper officer may be delivered at the customhouse by the vessel agent or other personal representative of the master.

(R.S. 4576, as amended, secs. 434, 435, 46 Stat. 711, as amended, sec. 366, 58 Stat. 705; 19 U.S.C. 1434, 1435, 42 U.S.C. 269, 46 U.S.C. 677)

§ 4.10 Request for overtime services.

Request for overtime services in connection with the entry or clearance of a vessel, including the boarding of a vessel for the purpose of preliminary entry," if made at the time the application for a permit to unlade or lade is filed, may be on customs Form 3171 in the space provided therefor, otherwise the request for overtime services shall be on customs Form 3853. Such request

22 Except as provided in section 441 of this Act (relating to vessels not required to enter), no merchandise, passengers, or baggage shall be unladen from any vessel or vehicle arriving from a foreign port or place until entry of such vessel or report of the arrival of such vehicle has been made and a permit for the unlading of the same issued by the collector: Provided, That the master may make a preliminary entry of a vessel by making oath or affirmation to the truth of the statements contained in the vessel's manifest and delivering the manifest to the customs officer who boards such vessel, but the making of such preliminary entry shall not excuse the master from making formal entry of his vessel at the customhouse, as provided by this Act. After the entry, preliminary or otherwise, of any vessel or report of the arrival of any vehicle, the collector may issue a permit to the master of the vessel, or to the person in charge of the vehicle, to unlade merchandise or baggage, but except as provided in subdivision (b) of this section merchandise or baggage so unladen shall be retained at the place of unlading until entry therefor is made and a permit for its delivery granted, and the owners of the vessel or vehicle from which any imported merchandise is unladen prior to entry of such merchandise shall be liable for the payment of the duties accruing on any part thereof that may be removed from the place of unlading without a permit therefor having been issued. *

(Tariff Act of 1930, section 448(a); 19 U.S.C. 1448(a))

for overtime services must specify the nature of the services desired and the exact times when they will be needed, unless arrangements are made locally so that the proper customs officer will be seasonably notified during official hours in advance of the rendering of the services as to the nature of services desired and the exact times that they will be needed. Such request shall not be approved unless the required cash deposit or bond on customs Form 7567 or 7569 shall have been received.

(Secs. 448, 451, 46 Stat. 714, 715, as amended; 19 U.S.C. 1448, 1451)

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Upon the arrival of a vessel from a foreign port, or a vessel engaged in the foreign trade from a domestic port, sea stores and ship's stores not required for immediate use or consumption on board while the vessel is in port and articles acquired abroad by officers and members of the crew, for which no permit to land has been issued, shall be placed under seal, unless the customs officer is of the opinion that the circumstances do not require such action. Customs inspectors in charge of the vessel, from time to time, as in their judgment the necessity of the case requires, may issue stores from under seal for consumption on board the vessel by its passengers and crew. § 4.39.)

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(a) Collectors of customs shall notify masters or agents of vessels of overages or shortages of merchandise on customs Form 5931. The discrepancies shall be resolved promptly by the master or agent and the customs Form 5931 shall be returned to the collector with the completion thereon of a shortage certificate," a post entry," or other suitable

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If any merchandise described in such manifest is not found on board the vessel or vehicle the master or other person in charge or the owner of such vessel or vehicle shall be subject to a penalty of $500: Provided, That if the collector shall be satisfled that the manifest is incorrect

by reason of clerical error or other mistake and that no part of the merchandise not found on board was unshipped or discharged except as specified in the report of the master, said penalties shall not be incurred. • (Tariff Act of 1930, sec. 584, as amended; 19 U. S. C. 1584)

24 "If there is any merchandise or baggage on board such vessel which is not included

explanation of the corrective action taken (see § 4.34). Unless the collector is satisfied that the discrepancies were the result of clerical error or other mistake and that there has been no loss to the revenue, applicable penalties under section 584, Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, shall be assessed, and the facts shall be reported to the collector for the port where the vessel's bond was filed for any necessary action against the bond. For the purpose of assessing such penalties, the value of the merchandise shall be computed as prescribed in § 23.12 of this chapter. The fact that the master or owner had no knowledge of a discrepancy shall not relieve him from the penalty.

(b) A correction in the manifest shall not be required in the case of bulk merchandise if the collector is satisfied that the difference between the manifested quantity and the quantity unladen, whether the difference constitutes an overage or a shortage, is an ordinary and usual difference properly attributable to absorption of moisture, temperature, faulty weighing at the port of lading, or other similar reason. A correction in the manifest shall not be required because of discrepancies between marks or numbers on packages of merchandise and the marks or numbers for the same packages as shown on the manifest of the importing vessel when the quantity and description of the merchandise in such packages are correctly given. (Secs. 440, 584, 46 Stat. 712, as amended, 748, as amended; 19 U.S.C. 1440, 1584)

§ 4.13 Alcoholic liquors on vessels of not

over 500 net tons.2

(a) When a vessel of not over 500 net tons which arrives from a foreign port or a hovering vessel, has on board any alcoholic liquors, a certificate respecting the importation of any spirits, wines, or other alcoholic liquors on board, other than sea stores, shall be delivered

in or which does not agree with the manifest, the master of the vessel shall make a post entry thereof, and mail or deliver a copy to such employee as the Secretary of the Treasury shall designate and for failure so to do shall be liable to a penalty of $500." (Tariff Act of 1930, sec. 440, as amended; 19 U. S. C. 1440)

25 "In addition to any other requirement of law, every vessel, not exceeding five hundred net tons, from a foreign port or place, or which has visited a hovering vessel, shall carry a certificate for the importation into the United States of any spirits, wines, or

to the boarding officer with the inward foreign manifest. Each such certificate shall consist of a declaration of the master of the vessel, together with the certificate of a consular officer of the United States or other authorized person, and shall cover only one shipment from one consigner to one consignee or firm of consignees. The document shall be in substantially the following form: DECLARATION OF MASTER AND CERTIFICATE CovERING SHIPMENT OF SPIRITS, WINES, OR OTHER ALCOHOLIC LIQUORS ON A VESSEL OF 500 NET TONS OR LESS (19 U.S.C. 1707)

Declaration of Master. I declare that the following merchandise is being shipped in accordance with the facts here stated as true and correct to the best of my information and belief:

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Certificate of Other Authorized Person. I certify that I have been designated by letter of 19, from (insert name of officer), American (title) at (place), to provide certifications upon declarations made by masters under § 7 of the AntiSmuggling Act of 1935 (19 U.S.C. 1707), that the above declaration was this day produced and signed before me by the individual whose signature appears, that I am satisfied he is the person he represents himself to be, that I have no interest in the shipment described, that I have delivered one copy hereof to the person making the declaration, and that I have forwarded one copy to the American (Embassy, Consulate General, Consulate) at (place).

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other alcoholic liquors on board thereof (sea stores excepted), destined to the United States, said certificate to be issued by a consular officer of the United States or other authorized person pursuant to such regulations as the Secretary of State and the Secretary of the Treasury may jointly prescribe. spirits, wines, or other alcoholic liquors (sea stores excepted) found, or discovered to have been, upon any such vessel at any place in the United States, or within the customs waters, without said certificate on board. which are not shown to have a bona fide destination without the United States, shall be seized and forfeited and, in the case of any such merchandise so destined to a foreign port or place, a bond shall be required in double the amount of the duties to which such merchandise would be subject if imported into the United States, conditioned upon the delivery of said merchandise at such foreign port or place as may be certified by a consular officer of the United States or otherwise as provided in said regulations: Provided, That if the collector shall be satisfied that the certificate required for the importation of any spirits, wines, or other alcoholic liquors was issued and was lost or mislaid without fraud, or was defaced by accident, or is incorrect by reason of clerical error or other mistake, said penalties shall not be incurred nor shall such bond be required. (19 U.S.C. 1707)

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The provisions of this paragraph, read together with those of § 91.4, Title 22, Code of Federal Regulations, constitute the joint regulations contemplated for issuance by the Secretary of State and the Secretary of the Treasury under section 1707, title 19, United States Code.

(b) When any shipment of spirits, wines, or other alcoholic liquors found on board a vessel not exceeding 50C net tons is not accompanied by a certified declaration as described in paragraph (a) of this section but is shown to have a bona fide destination outside the United States, the master shall furnish a landing bond on customs Form 7593 with an authorized corporate surety.

(c) The condition of the landing bond shall be satisfied by the delivery to the collector of customs within 6 months from the date of the bond of a landing certificate or certificates of a revenue officer of the country of destination showing that all the alcoholic liquors

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