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Effective March 27, 2003, U.S. Customs will allow, under certain
conditions, a single entry to cover a shipment imported on two
different conveyances. In other words, an importer would be able
to make a single entry to cover shipments that arrive separately into
the United States within a 10 day time period. In shipments by
air, for example, it is a common occurrence for shipments to arrive
separately due to availability of space or safety concerns. The
new law would apply to merchandise shipped by air, land or sea.
The new rule for split shipments applies to "merchandise whose
size or nature necessitates that the merchandise be shipped in an
unassembled or disassembled condition on more than one
conveyance" and to shipments "intended to be carried on a
single conveyance [that] are divided at the initiative of the
carrier."
The language of the Customs Regulations has been now modified to state
that "the importer of record may still file a single entry
or special permit for immediate delivery under paragraph (d)(1) of
this section covering the entire split shipment of such merchandise
following, and to the extent of, its arrival within the required 10
calendar day period."
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