33 CFR § 401.74 - Transit declarations.

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title: "33 CFR § 401.74 - Transit declarations."
title_number: 33
title_name: "Navigation and Navigable Waters"
section_number: "401.74"
section_name: "Transit declarations."
chapter_name: "GREAT LAKES ST. LAWRENCE SEAWAY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION"
part_number: "401"
part_name: "SEAWAY REGULATIONS AND RULES"
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# 401.74 Transit declarations.

(a) A Seaway e-business Transit Declaration (Cargo) shall be completed and submitted to the Manager by the representative of a vessel for each vessel that has an approved preclearance, except non-cargo vessels, within fourteen (14) days after the vessel enters the Seaway on any upbound ordown bound transit. The e-business Transit Declaration must be filed directly on the St. Lawrence Seaway website *www.greatlakes-seaway.com* via e-business. The use of the Harmonized System (HS Codes) and the UN Location Codes on the e-business Transit Declaration is mandatory to identify cargo and ports respectively.

(b) The loaded or manifest weight of cargo shall be shown on the Seaway e-business Transit Declaration, except in the case of petroleum products where gallonage meters are not available at the point of loading, in which case offloaded weights may be shown on the e-business Transit Declaration.

(c) Where a vessel carried cargo to or from an overseas port, an electronic copy of the cargo manifest, duly certified, shall be submitted with the Seaway e-business Transit Declaration.

(d) A Weight-Scale Certificate or similar document issued in the place of a cargo manifest or a bill of lading may be accepted in lieu thereof.

(e) Where a submitted Seaway e-business Transit Declaration is found to be inaccurate concerning the destination or cargo, the representative shall immediately forward to the Manager a revision of the submitted Declaration.

(f) Submitted Seaway e-business Transit Declarations shall be used in assessing fees in accordance with the St. Lawrence Seaway Schedule of Tolls, and fees invoices shall be forwarded to the representative or its designated agent.

(g) Where government aid cargo is declared, appropriate Canadian or U.S. customs form or a stamped and signed certification letter from the U.S. or Canada Customs must accompany the e-business Transit Declaration or notification must be made to the Manager.

[91 FR 12692, Mar. 17, 2026]