Section 30.34

§ 30.34 Return of exported cargo to the United States prior to reaching its final destination.

(a) When a vessel carrying cargo which cleared from a port in the U.S. Customs area returns to the U.S. Customs area before it reaches its destination and discharges any or all of its cargo in the United States, the Customs Director at the port of unlading shall notify the Foreign Trade Division, Bureau of the Census, of this fact. The letter of notification shall contain the following information: Name of the carrier, dates of clearance, manifest numbers assigned at the various Customs ports at which cargo was laden and the final disposition of all cargo. If the vessel returns to the port at which the cargo was originally laden, the letter of notification shall also include the bill of lading numbers shown on each export declaration filed at the time of clearance.

(b) For shipments by air where the Shipper's Export Declarations are filed at the port of lading, if it becomes necessary because of an emergency to unload part or all of the cargo at another port in the U.S. Customs area (other than the port in Puerto Rico or U.S. Possession which is its final destination), the Shipper's Export Declarations filed at the port of lading need not be cancelled if the merchandise is re-laden on another plane at the second port within a reasonable time and proceeds to its country of destination. If there is unreasonable delay in reloading, the originally filed declarations should be cancelled and new declarations should be filed at the second port of lading. If for any reason, the merchandise remains permanently in the United States, the Customs Director at the first port of lading must be notified to cancel the Shipper's Export Declarations, which have been filed. This provision is not intended as an exception from the requirements of 30.12 as to the place at which Shipper's Export Declarations are required to be filed; it is intended only for cases where an emergency requires an unintended unloading after the requirements of 30.12 have been met.