[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 19, Volume 1]

[Revised as of April 1, 2005]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 19CFR10.180]



[Page 159-160]

 

                        TITLE 19--CUSTOMS DUTIES

 

   CHAPTER I--BUREAU OF CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION, DEPARTMENT OF 

              HOMELAND SECURITY; DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

 

PART 10_ARTICLES CONDITIONALLY FREE, SUBJECT TO A REDUCED RATE, ETC.

--Table of Contents

 

                      Subpart A_General Provisions

 

Sec.  10.180  Certification.



    (a) The foreign official's meat-inspection certificate required by 

U.S. Department of Agriculture regulations (9 CFR 327.4) shall be 

modified to include the certification below when fresh, chilled, or 

frozen beef is to be entered under the provisions of subheadings 

0201.20.10, 0201.30.02, 0202.20.02, 0202.20.10, Harmonized Tariff 

Schedule of the United States (HTSUS). The certification shall be made, 

prior to exportation of the beef, by an official of the government of 

the exporting country and filed with Customs with the entry summary or 

with the entry when the entry summary is filed at the time of entry. The 

requirements of this section shall be in addition to those requirements 

contained in 9 CFR 327.4. Appropriate officials of the exporting country 

should consult with the U.S. Department of Agriculture as to the beef 

grades or standards within their country that satisfy the certification 

requirement. Exporters or importers of beef to be entered under the 

provisions of subheadings 0201.20.10, 0201.30.02,



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0202.20.02, 0202.20.10, HTSUS, should consult with the U.S. Department 

of Agriculture prior to exportation in order to insure that the beef 

will satisfy the certification requirements. This certification is 

relevant only to U.S. Customs tariff classification and is not 

applicable to marketing of beef under U.S. Department of Agriculture 

grading standards, a matter within U.S. Department of Agriculture's 

jurisdiction.



                              Certification



    I hereby certify to the best of my knowledge and belief that the 

herein described fresh, chilled, or frozen beef, meets the 

specifications prescribed in regulations issued by the U.S. Department 

of Agriculture (7 CFR 2853.106 (a) and (b)).

    (b) Appropriate officials of the following countries have agreed 

with the U.S. Department of Agriculture as to the grades or standards 

for fresh, chilled, or frozen beef within their respective countries 

which will satisfy the certification requirements of paragraph (a) of 

this section: Canada.



[T.D. 82-8, 47 FR 945, Jan. 8, 1982, as amended by T.D. 89-1, 53 FR 

51252, Dec. 21, 1988; T.D. 97-82, 62 FR 51769, Oct. 3, 1997]



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