[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 22, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2001]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 22CFR72.45]

[Page 354]
 
                       TITLE 22--FOREIGN RELATIONS
 
                     CHAPTER I--DEPARTMENT OF STATE
 
PART 72--DEATHS AND ESTATES--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 72.45  Shipment of personal estate to the United States.

    (a) When the consular officer is requested to ship to the United 
States the personal estate in his possession, he should deliver it to a 
forwarding company selected by the legal representative. Clearance by 
Customs in the United States will be facilitated if the personal estate 
is accompanied by a consular certificate identifying it and indicating 
its nature. If the entire shipment is covered by a single bill of 
lading, a certificate attached to the original bill of lading covering 
the shipment would be sufficient; otherwise a certificate should 
accompany each parcel, box or case.
    (b) Extra copies of the bill of lading can serve as a receipt from 
the forwarding company, one copy to be attached to the consular 
officer's final statement of account (Sec. 72.50), and one copy to be 
retained in the office files. If shipment by registered or insured 
parcel post, or by other safe means covered by receipt, is possible, 
there is no objection to forwarding the estate in this fashion, and 
postal or other receipts should be disposed of in the manner described 
above, with the original attached to the final statement of account. The 
personal effects of Foreign Service personnel (see Sec. 72.27) and of 
personnel of other Government agencies (except Department of Defense and 
Coast Guard personnel) should be consigned to the United States despatch 
agent at the port of entry, for forwarding to the legal representative.