Sec. 146.8  Seals, authority of operator to break and affix.

    The port director may authorize an operator to break a Customs in-
bond seal affixed under Sec. 18.4 of this chapter, or under any Customs 
order or directive, on any vehicle or intermodal container containing 
merchandise approved for admission to the zone upon its arrival at the 
zone; or to affix a Customs in-bond seal to any vehicle or intermodal 
container of merchandise for which an entry, withdrawal, or other 
approval document has been obtained for movement in-bond from the zone. 
The authorized affixing or breaking of that seal will be considered to 
have been done under Customs supervision. The operator shall report to 
the port director, upon arrival of the vehicle or container at the zone, 
any seal found to be broken, missing, or improperly affixed, and hold 
the vehicle or container and its contents intact pending instructions 
from the port director. If the operator does not obtain the written 
concurrence of the carrier as to the condition of the seal or delivering 
conveyance, the port director shall deem the seal or delivering 
conveyance to be intact.

[T.D. 86-16, 51 FR 5049, Feb. 11, 1986; 51 FR 11012, Apr. 1, 1986]