19 CFR § 122.77 - Clearance certificate.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t19/s122.77"
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title: "19 CFR § 122.77 - Clearance certificate."
title_number: 19
title_name: "Customs Duties"
section_number: "122.77"
section_name: "Clearance certificate."
chapter_name: "U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY; DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY"
part_number: "122"
part_name: "AIR COMMERCE REGULATIONS"
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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. 58b, 66, 1415, 1431, 1433, 1436, 1448, 1459, 1590, 1594, 1623, 1624, 1644, 1644a, 2071 note."
regulatory_source: "T.D. 88-12, 53 FR 9292, Mar. 22, 1988, unless otherwise noted."
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# 122.77 Clearance certificate.

(a) *Aircraft departing from the U.S.* One copy of the air cargo manifest shall be used as a clearance certificate when endorsed by the port director to show that clearance is granted.

(b) *Scheduled aircraft.* If a scheduled aircraft clears at an airport which is not the airport at or nearest the place of final take-off from the U.S., two copies of the air cargo manifest shall be filed. One copy shall be used as a clearance certificate when endorsed by the director of the port where clearance is obtained, and the second copy shall be attached to the first for use at subsequent U.S. ports.