19 CFR 142.42 – Application for Line Release processing
In order to obtain approval for processing import transactions through Line Release, a broker or importer filing its own entries (entry filer) must submit an application to the port director, signed by the entry filer, in a format described as a Line Release Data Loading Sheet. The application must be accompanied by a representative sample of an actual commercial invoice for the products sought to be processed under Line Release. The Line Release Data Loading Sheet must contain the following information with each information element appearing on a separate line.
Terms Used In 19 CFR 142.42
- Country: means the political entity known as a nation. See 19 CFR 134.1
- Importer: means the person primarily liable for the payment of any duties on the merchandise, or an authorized agent acting on his behalf. See 19 CFR 101.1
- port director: means the person who has jurisdiction within the geographical boundaries of their port of entry unless the regulations provide that particular trade functions or determinations are exclusively within the purview of a Center Director or other CBP personnel. See 19 CFR 101.1
(a) Port where application is being made.
(b) Initiating Company Information: name, address, city, state, contact person, phone number of contact person, and signature.
(c) Listing of all ports in which the initiating company has filed a similar application for Line Release.
(d) Country of origin codes (ISO codes from Annex B of HTSUS) for the merchandise.
(e) Shipper or manufacturer information: Name, address, city, province/state, country, postal code, indication by noting “M” or “S” whether this information relates to a manufacturer (M) or a shipper (S), and manufacturer identification number of the shipper or manufacturer.
(f) Importer information (if importer is different than filer): Name, address, city, state and country, zip code, importer number, bond number, and surety code.
(g) Entry filer information: Name, importer number, filer code, bond number, and surety code.
(h) Product information: Product description, manifest unit of measure, HTSUS number described to sub-heading level for particular product or range of HTSUS numbers at sub-heading levels for multiple products for which Line Release is sought.
(i) Election of whether the Line Release transaction is to be considered an entry or an immediate delivery.