19 CFR § 115.38 - Application.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t19/s115.38"
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legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "19 CFR § 115.38 - Application."
title_number: 19
title_name: "Customs Duties"
section_number: "115.38"
section_name: "Application."
chapter_name: "U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY; DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY"
part_number: "115"
part_name: "CARGO CONTAINER AND ROAD VEHICLE CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO INTERNATIONAL CUSTOMS CONVENTIONS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "5 U.S.C. 301, 19 U.S.C. 66, 1624; E.O. 12445 of October 17, 1983."
regulatory_source: "T.D. 86-92, 51 FR 16161, May 1, 1986, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "115"
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# 115.38 Application.

A written request for approval of a container after manufacture may be made by the owner or operator to a Certifying Authority and must include the following:

(a) Three copies, each no longer than 3 feet by 4 feet, of the Customs and TIR/Container plan;

(b) Customs and TIR/Container plan number;

(c) Three copies of the specifications which include the following information:

(1) Type of container;

(2) Name and business address of applicant;

(3) Identification marks and numbers;

(4) Tare weight;

(5) Nominal overall dimensions in centimeters;

(6) Type of construction and essential particulars of structure (nature of materials, coating system used, parts which are reinforced, whether bolts are riveted or welded, and similar matters); and

(7) Proposed location and date for inspection of the container.