19 CFR § 148.114 - Shipment of unaccompanied articles.

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title: "19 CFR § 148.114 - Shipment of unaccompanied articles."
title_number: 19
title_name: "Customs Duties"
section_number: "148.114"
section_name: "Shipment of unaccompanied articles."
chapter_name: "U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY; DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY"
part_number: "148"
part_name: "PERSONAL DECLARATIONS AND EXEMPTIONS"
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authority: "19 U.S.C. 66, 1496, 1498, 1624. The provisions of this part, except for subpart C, are also issued under 19 U.S.C. 1202 (General Note 3(i), Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States)."
regulatory_source: "T.D. 73-27, 38 FR 2449, Jan. 26, 1973, unless otherwise noted."
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# 148.114 Shipment of unaccompanied articles.

One copy of the validated Customs Form 255 shall be returned to the vendor. The vendor shall place the form in an envelope, affix it to the outside of the shipment, and clearly mark the outside of the shipment “Unaccompanied Tourist Shipment.”

[T.D. 78-394, 43 FR 49790, Oct. 25, 1978]