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REGULATIONS * USA - CBP could require manifests for liquid tanker residue
A proposed change to the U.S. Tariff Act could drastically change the way carriers report cross-border movements of tanker containers to U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Washington,DC,USA -Today's Trucking (CAN) -26 Feb 2009: -- ... Now, the border agency says that allowance is inconsistent with its treatment of other commodities (such as 'petroleum slops' from vessels) and that in order to ensure the "safety and security" of CBP officers who examine them, re-imported containers with chemical residues should no longer be manifested as 'empty'... Re-imported' tankers could soon no longer be reported as 'empty' when crossing back into the US... Petroleum slops, for example, would be manifested as ‘‘crude oil residue" and such substances of foreign origin must also be entered as imported merchandise... Since the gross weight of most residues cannot be determined until generated, carriers would then have to estimate the quantity of residue left in the tank and have their broker prepare a formal Customs entry under the Harmonized Tariff Schedule for it... That could be tricky, considering electronic manifests have to be submitted between half an hour and an hour in advance of the unit reaching the port of entry... (Re-imported' tankers could soon no longer be reported as 'empty' when crossing back into the US)Labels: trucks' regulations
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