14 CFR § 1217.106 - Articles brought into the United States by NASA from space.

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title: "14 CFR § 1217.106 - Articles brought into the United States by NASA from space."
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title_name: "Aeronautics and Space"
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section_name: "Articles brought into the United States by NASA from space."
chapter_name: "NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION"
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part_name: "DUTY-FREE ENTRY OF SPACE ARTICLES"
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authority: "51 U.S.C. 20113; Proclamation No. 6780 of March 23, 1995, 60 FR 15845."
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# 1217.106 Articles brought into the United States by NASA from space.

Pursuant to U.S. note 1 subchapter VIII of chapter 98, HTSUS, articles brought into the customs territory of the United States by NASA from space shall not be considered an importation, and no certification or entry of such materials through U.S. Customs shall be required. This provision is applicable to articles brought to the U.S. from space whether or not the articles were launched into space aboard a NASA vehicle.