All articles brought into the United States by any individual must be declared to a CBP officer at the port of first arrival in the United States, on a conveyance en route to the United States on which a CBP officer is assigned for that purpose, or at a preclearance office in a foreign country where a United States CBP officer is stationed for that purpose.

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Terms Used In 19 CFR 148.11

  • CBP: means U. See 19 CFR 101.1
  • Country: means the political entity known as a nation. See 19 CFR 134.1
  • United States: includes all territories and possessions of the United States, except the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Wake Island, Midway Islands, Kingman Reef, Johnston Island, and the island of Guam. See 19 CFR 134.1

[T.D. 73-27, 38 FR 2449, Jan. 26, 1973, as amended by CBP Dec. 09-37, 74 FR 48854, Sept. 25, 2009]