19 CFR § 146.38 - Certificate of arrival of merchandise.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t19/s146.38"
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title: "19 CFR § 146.38 - Certificate of arrival of merchandise."
title_number: 19
title_name: "Customs Duties"
section_number: "146.38"
section_name: "Certificate of arrival of merchandise."
chapter_name: "U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY; DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY"
part_number: "146"
part_name: "FOREIGN TRADE ZONES"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "19 U.S.C. 66, 81a-81u, 1202 (General Note 3(i), Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States), 1623, 1624."
regulatory_source: "T.D. 86-16, 51 FR 5049, Feb. 11, 1986, unless otherwise noted."
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# 146.38 Certificate of arrival of merchandise.

Whenever a certificate prepared by Customs as to the arrival of any merchandise in a zone is required by a Federal agency, the port director shall issue the document certifying only that authorization to deliver the merchandise to a zone has been made. The operator shall issue a certificate of arrival of merchandise at a zone.