Art. 1290. Summary reports of small exports to Canada T. D. 37776. and Mexico and of informal import entries.-Consolidated statements including transactions from the 1st to the 10th, from the 11th to the 20th, and from the 21st to the last of the month will be prepared by collectors in accordance with instructions of T. D. 37776 and circular letter of November 13, 1922, from the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce and forwarded to the Section of Customs Statistics at New York.

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Art. 1291. Shipments in transit through the United 3410 States. (a) Export declarations are not required for foreign merchandise shipped in transit through the United States from one foreign country to another. Such shipments will be handled under the regulations prescribed in T. D. 37340 on customs Form 7512, carrier's customs manifests, and customs Form 7513, export declaration on bonded goods, etc.

(b) Collectors at the port of exportation will forward customs Form 7513 to the Section of Customs Statistics at New York in accordance with instructions in subsections (a) and (b) in the section on "Procedure at port of exportation" of T. D. 37340.

(c) Any export declarations filed by shippers for intransit goods in addition to customs Form 7513, under a misunderstanding of the regulations, should not be forwarded to the Section of Customs Statistics at New York. Collectors should make a careful check of the outward foreign vessel manifest and railroad car manifest for the purpose of detecting such duplication of declarations.

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Art. 1292. Manifests of vessels-Shippers' declara- R. tions-Clearance.-(a) Before clearance shall be granted 32 Stat. 172. to any vessel bound to a foreign place or noncontiguous territory of the United States the master shall file a manifest on Commerce Cat. No. 1374 of all the cargo on board his vessel. There shall also be filed with the collector declarations of the owners, shippers, or consignors of the cargo shipped by them, specifying the kinds, quantities, values, and the places to which destined. These declarations will be made in duplicate on customs Form 7525 in accordance with the instructions printed thereon, the original verified by oath before a customs officer, notary public, or other authorized person for

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shipments valued at over $100. Collectors will number the declarations serially as received.

(b) The manifest of a vessel bound to a foreign country or to or from noncontiguous territory of the United States must show the customhouse number of the export declaration for each consignment, also the particulars required by section 4199, Revised Statutes, namely, the destination of the vessel, the marks and numbers of the packages, and a description of the articles, contents, quantities, and values, provided that a notation on the manifest that values are as stated on shipper's declaration, copies of which are attached to such manifest, will be accepted. Any short shipment must be noted on the duplicate export declarations presented with the manifest. (Art. 172.)

Art. 1293. Clearance on incomplete manifest under bond.-Clearance may be granted on incomplete cargo manifest and before all shipper's declarations have been filed, upon application to the collector on customs Form 7301, and the execution of the bond printed thereon. The condition of the bond is that a complete outward manifest be filed not later than the fourth business day after clearance of the vessel, together with all export declarations theretofore received. Delinquent declarations must be filed with the collector as soon as received and at the latest within six days after clearance, unless a further extension of time is granted by the collector in exceptional cases. If required by the collector, pro forma declarations on customs Form 7303 must be filed enumerating shipments for which declarations are missing.

Art. 1294. Cargo of vessel laden in different customs districts, how returned.-When a vessel is laden in different customs districts with commodities to be exported to foreign countries, shippers' export declarations must be filed in the respective districts where laden. The collector will report as exports only the merchandise laden in his district.

Art. 1295. Declarations for exports by railways, ferryboats, and vehicles.—(a) Any person who delivers merchandise to any transportation company for exportation from the United States to a foreign country by rail, ferryboat, or vehicle must deliver to the collector of customs at the port through which the merchandise passes into foreign territory export declarations in duplicate on customs Form 7525, showing the kinds, quantities, and

values of all merchandise delivered by him or his agent to such carrier for exportation.

(b) The collector shall not permit any car or other vehicle laden with merchandise intended for exportation to any foreign country to depart from the United States until a declaration specifying the kinds, quantities, and values of the merchandise has been delivered to him by the shipper or his agent.

Art. 1296. In transit shipments, customs Form 7525 not to be used for.-The foregoing article applies only to merchandise exported by land carriage or ferryboat to or through adjacent foreign territory for a market. Export declarations on customs Form 7525 are not to be filed for shipments from one part of the United States to another part thereof across foreign territory, nor for merchandise passing through the United States in transit from one foreign country to another, or from one portion of a foreign country to another portion thereof, across the territory of the United States. (Art. 1291.)

Art. 1297. In transit shipments through Canada diverted. When grain or other commodities shipped from northern border or lake ports by vessel or railroad in transit through Canada to other United States ports are diverted for import into Canada or for export from a Canadian port to foreign countries and collectors at the port of shipment are informed to that effect, they will obtain export declaration on customs Form 7525 from the original shippers and forward them to the Section of Customs Statistics at New York, in order that such diverted shipments may be included in the statistics of exports from the United States.

Art. 1298. Shipments from interior to seaboard.-Declarations for merchandise shipped from an interior point in the United States partly in transit through Canada or Mexico for export from a seaboard port of the United States are not required to be delivered to the collector of customs at the first border port, but the statistics of exports will be secured from shippers' declarations filed at the seaboard port of exportation.

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Art. 1299. Reporting in-transit shipments.-Foreign 38410 merchandise entered for shipment in transit through the United States, or for transshipment in ports of the United States, will not be reported as importations when received, nor will export declarations be required therefor when shipped out. Such merchandise will be reported to

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the Section of Customs Statistics at New York on customs Form 7513, giving the aggregate quantity and value of each of the various classes of merchandise and the countries to which destined, as prescribed by the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce. (Arts. 1291, 1296.) Art. 1300. Car manifests.-(a) Upon arrival of merchandise for exportation at a border port the carrier must deliver to the collector of customs a car manifest, giving marks and numbers, the name of the shipper or consignor, description of the goods, and the destination thereof. This manifest may be the waybill, or a copy thereof, or a copy of the manifest prepared for the foreign customs. The required shipper's export declarations in duplicate must be attached to the car manifest or waybill when delivered to the collector.

(b) Under the provisions of the act of March 3, 1893, no railway car containing commodities for export will be permitted to leave the United States until the car manifest and shipper's export declarations have been delivered to the collector of customs; but if any declarations are missing, immediate exportation may be permitted upon the filing of pro forma declarations therefor and the execution of a bond on customs Form 7303.

Art. 1301. Exportation by ferry or vehicle.-The shipper or his agent must deliver shipper's export declarations in duplicate to the customs officer covering all goods exported by ferry, wagon, or other vehicle. The customs officer will retain the original declaration and deliver the certified duplicate to the shipper, master, or driver as a permit for the exportation of the goods. The driver of a vehicle will deliver the certified duplicate to the customs officer when the goods are taken out of the country. The master of a ferry will deliver to the customs officer at the close of each day all duplicates received during that day, accompanied by a statement that such duplicate declarations cover all goods exported on such ferry during that day. If a declaration can not be produced, exportation may be permitted upon the filing of a pro forma declaration and bond on customs Form 7303.

Art. 1302. Penalty.-The agent or other employee of any railway or transportation company who shall transport any merchandise into a foreign country before the delivery of a declaration, as required by law, except under bond as provided for, shall be liable to a penalty of $50 for each offense.

Art. 1303. Report of violations of law.-Collectors of customs shall report without delay to the nearest United States attorney all violations of the provisions of the statistical laws.

Art. 1304. Shipments from the interior for export.—(a) For goods shipped on a through export bill of lading from an interior point to a foreign country or to a noncontiguous territory of the United States, the shipper must prepare and deliver to the carrier the export declaration in duplicate to accompany the waybill to the seaport or border port of exportation.

(b) For shipments from the interior on domestic bills of lading consigned to the seaboard for exportation, the export declaration may be delivered to the carrier as prescribed above or mailed to the consignee at the port of exportation. (Pars. 3 and 4, T. D. 38410.)

Art. 1305. Divided shipments. If a shipment is divided at the port of exit by accident or intention, part being exported in one vessel or car and part in another, the agent of the carrier will note the amount shipped on the duplicate declaration attached to the vessel or car manifest. A declaration and duplicate covering subsequent shipments must be prepared by the carrier's agent from records of the previous shipment and be presented to the collector when the remainder is shipped. The number of the original declaration must be noted on each of the copies and duplicates.

Art. 1306. Exportations from Alaska, Hawaii, and Porto Rico via the United States. Shipper's export declarations in duplicate must accompany merchandise shipped from Alaska, Hawaii, and Porto Rico for transshipment and exportation from a port in the United States and be delivered by the shipping agent to the collector of customs at such port of exportation, with the name of the exporting vessel noted thereon.

Art. 1307. Trade between the United States and its Act Apr., 29, 1902. noncontiguous territory.-The regulations contained in this chapter with respect to the collection of statistics of merchandise, gold, and silver exported from the United States to foreign countries by water and of clearances of vessels in such trade are extended to, and will govern, so far as applicable, in the collection of statistics of shipments between the United States and its noncontiguous territory and between the respective portions of said noncontiguous territory.