T. D. 44109

T. D. 37675.

Art. 1274. Description of articles exported.-(a) The description of merchandise in export declarations must be stated in specific and not in general terms. Such designations as "fruits," "provisions," "groceries," "canned goods," "hardware," "machinery," or any other general term must not be used. The articles should be described in sufficient detail to permit of their classification under the proper classes of export Schedule B, giving total quantity and value of each article, but omitting invoice details for different marks, sizes, and kinds of the same article.

(b) The number of packages, boxes, barrels, bales, etc., must be specified, with quantities in the unit stated in Schedule B, in net weight exclusive of the weight of barrels, boxes, or other bulky coverings and of salt or pickle in the case of salted or pickled fish and meats. Tons, where required, should be given in long tons of 2,240 pounds.

(See art. 699 (i) relative to export declarations for drugs.)

Art. 1275. Errors in entries and export declarations.— (a) Collectors will make a preliminary examination of all import entries and export declarations presented.

(b) If on examination any entries or declarations are found to be inaccurate or incomplete, either in the description of articles, or in omitting to state proper quantities and values, or insertion of the intermediate country instead of the country of final destination, or containing any error apparent on the face of the entry or declaration, the correction thereof will be required before acceptance. (Arts. 173 and 293, par. c.)

REPORTS TO THE BUREAU OF FOREIGN AND

DOMESTIC COMMERCE

Art. 1276. Reports, forwarding of.-The following reports will be prepared by collectors at headquarters ports in accordance with the detailed instructions printed on the blank forms and forwarded to the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce at Washington, D. C., as early as possible after the close of the month and in no case later than the time specified for the various reports.

Art. 1277. Imports and exports of gold and silver.(a) To be reported monthly on Commerce Cat. Nos. 1101, 1106, and 1110.

(b) These reports should be mailed in time to reach the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce in Washington by the 12th of each month. Whenever that is not possible, collectors will telegraph to that bureau by the above date the total values of imports and total exports of gold and silver, each separately.

(c) Exports of gold and silver bullion obtained by smelting foreign ore and base bullion in this country should be returned as domestic exports.

Art. 1278. Manufactured articles exported with benefit of drawback on imported materials contained therein.(a) Such articles will be reported quarterly on Cat. No. 1115 within 30 days after the close of each quarter. The articles will also be returned as domestic exports from the district of exportation.

(b) The articles exported will be shown, with quantities, classified according to Schedule B of the Department of Commerce, enlarged by the addition of sufficient subclasses to show separately each different kind of article exported, though several may be grouped under the same class number.

(c) For each exported article there will be shown the imported articles contained therein, classified according to Schedule A, showing quantities or values, or both, with rates of duty, sufficient to verify the amount of drawbacks paid.

Art. 1279. Vessels entered from and cleared for foregin countries. (a) Such vessels will be reported monthly on Cat. Nos. 1134, 1135, and 1136 within 15 days after the close of each month. These reports will embrace all vessels entering and clearing in the foreign trade at the ports from which the returns are rendered, distinguishing between American and foreign vessels, sailing and steam vessels, and vessels entering and clearing with cargo and in ballast. Vessels having on board commodities other than ballast will be returned as with cargo, although only partially laden. The net tonnage of vessels is to be returned in all cases, and fractions of a ton are to be reported in whole numbers.

(b) As a general rule, for statistical purposes, a vessel arriving from a foreign country should be reported as entered at the first port in the United States where the whole or part of a vessel's cargo is unladen or where she enters in ballast; and a vessel departing as cleared from

the port in the United States where her outward cargo is completed or whence she clears in ballast.

(c) Collectors in tabulating entrances of vessels from foreign ports will credit the tonnage to the country in which is located the first foreign port from which the vessel sailed with cargo for the United States, except when the bulk of the cargo is laden at some other foreign port, when the tonnage will be credited to the country in which that port is located. This, however, will not necessarily govern in the collection of tonnage tax or the requirements of bills of health.

(d) In the case of clearances the tonnage will be credited to the country in which is located the first foreign port at which the vessel will enter for discharge of cargo, as shown on the clearance papers, unless the bulk of the cargo is destined for some other foreign port, when the tonnage will be credited to the country in which that port is located.

(e) Vessels touching at a domestic port en route for bunker fuel, in distress, or for other temporary cause should not be reported as entered or cleared from such port.

Art. 1280. Bunker coal or fuel oil.-(a) Bunker coal or fuel oil laden on vessels cleared for foreign countries will be reported monthly on Commerce Cat. No. 1182, within 15 days after the close of each month.

(b) Collectors will require masters or agents of vessels clearing in the foreign trade to show on the outward foreign vessel manifest the quantities and values of bunker or fuel coal and oil taken on board such vessels for their own fueling use apart from such quantities as may have been laden on the vessel as cargo.

Art 1281. Dumping duties.-Collectors will report quarterly dumping duties collected under section 202 of the emergency tariff act of May 27, 1921, showing commodity, country from which imported, and amount of dumping duties. (Art. 847.)

Art. 1282. No transactions report.-Whenever there are no transactions in any of the above statements a report to that effect should be rendered within the required time on Cat. No. 1175.

Art. 1283. Statistical reports prepared at headquarters ports. The above statistical returns will be prepared and transmitted at the headquarters ports covering the commerce of the entire district, but collectors may

require that deputy collectors at ports of entry compile monthly reports covering transactions at such ports, to be forwarded to headquarters for consolidation with the district returns.

REPORTS TO SECTION OF CUSTOMS STATISTICS AT
NEW YORK

Art. 1284. Imported foods, drugs, etc., subject to inspection.—(a) Statistical copies of entries for imported foods, drugs, insecticides, and fungicides; meat and meatfood products; grain and grass seeds; viruses, serums, and toxins; tea; narcotic drugs, and other special classes of merchandise covered in Chapter X (arts. 528 to 672) as subject to inspection, examination, or permit by the Department of Agriculture or other Government offices, should not be transmitted to the Section of Customs Statistics of the Department of Commerce until the goods are admitted and released to the consignee.

(b) Entries for rejected goods which are exported or destroyed, regarded as "nonimportation" under article 538, should not be transmitted to the Section of Customs Statistics; if part of an entry is admitted and part rejected, the rejected portion should be crossed out and clearly indicated on the statistical entry sent to the Section of Customs Statistics.

Ds. 37341,

Art. 1285. Import entries and warehouse withdraw-37461, 37531, 44109. als. (a) Statistical copies of entries and withdrawals must describe the merchandise in the detail required by the statistical import Schedule A of the Department of Commerce. Collectors will insert the code numbers of district, port, country, and flag in the proper columns and forward the entries to the Section of Customs Statistics at New York in accordance with the procedure outlined in the Treasury decisions.

(b) Collectors may insert the code numbers of commodities and units of quantities if they find it convenient to do so while examining entries for compliance with the commodity classification required by Schedule A.

(c) Entries for imported raw wool must show the class T. D:40217. of wool, whether carpet, clothing, combing, mohair, alpaca, etc.; the condition, greasy, washed, scoured, or pulled; and the quality or grade in English or American standards: 36's to 44's as coarse or low crossbred; 44's/ 46's to 56's as medium crossbred; 56's to 58's as fine crossbred; and 60's and over as fine.

T. Ds. 37775, 39828, 41519.

T. Ds. 37531, 38410.

Art. 1286. Reports of corrections.-Changes in classification and changes in quantities or values amounting to $100 made in liquidating entries or withdrawals must be reported to the Section of Customs Statistics at New York on customs Form 7401, correction report of import entry or withdrawal. In order to minimize correction reports, collectors may hold entries until after examination and weighing of the goods, making any changes on the statistical copies forwarded to the New York statistical office, if that practice will not result in great delay in transmitting statistical copies of entries.

Art. 1287. Immediate transportation entries returned by port of final destination.-(a) Imported merchandise entered for immediate transportation without appraisement, and merchandise imported through frontier ports in cars secured by customs seals, will be excluded from the return of imports at the port of first arrival, but will be returned as imported at the port where entered for immediate consumption or for warehouse.

(b) The entries of such goods, made at the port of first arrival and the port of final destination, are required to show the country where the articles were invoiced and the nationality and motive power of the vessel in which they were brought to the United States, or to Canada, or Mexico, if the goods reach the United States through those countries.

Art. 1288. Imports of crude ores or metals.—(a) Imported crude ores or metals entered into bonded smelting warehouses will be reported statistically as imported at the port where entered into the bonded smelting or refining warehouse, in accordance with the instructions of T. D. 39828. Quantities and values of the different metal contents will be obtained from the consular invoice or estimated from previous similar importations in accordance with T. D. 39828. (Art. 336, par. (e).)

(b) Consular invoices of gold, silver, copper, lead, tin, and other metals in ore and base bullion are required by Department of State circular of August 22, 1925, to show separately the quantities and values of each of the metals contained therein. (Art. 336, par. (f).)

Art. 1289. Coding and forwarding of export declarations.-Export declarations will be numbered, coded, and forwarded to the Section of Customs Statistics at New York in accordance with the instructions in paragraphs 3, 4, and 8 of T. D. 37531, sections 19 and 20 of T. D. 38410, and other special instructions.