§141.43. Delegation to subagents.
19 C.F.R. § 141.43
Resident principals. Except as otherwise provided for in paragraph (c) of this section, the holder of a power of attorney for a resident principal cannot appoint a subagent except for the purpose of filing Electronic Export Information (EEI). A subagent so appointed cannot delegate his power.
Nonresident principals. Except as otherwise provided for in paragraph (c) of this section, an agent who has power of attorney for a nonresident principal may execute a power of attorney delegating authority to a subagent only if the original power of attorney contains express authority from the principal for the appointment of a subagent or subagents. Any subagent so appointed must be a resident authorized to accept service of process in accordance with § 141.36.
Customhouse brokers. A power of attorney executed in favor of a licensed customhouse broker may specify that the power of attorney is granted to the broker to act through any of its licensed officers or authorized employees as provided in part 111 of this chapter.
Notes, amendments, and revision history
Amendments
[T.D. 73-175, 38 FR 17447, July 2, 1973, as amended by CBP Dec. 17-06, 82 FR 32239, July 13, 2017]
Authority
Authority: 19 U.S.C. 66, 1448, 1484, 1498, 1624. Subpart F also issued under 19 U.S.C. 1481; Subpart G also issued under 19 U.S.C. 1505; Section 141.1 also issued under 11 U.S.C. 507(a)(7)(F), 31 U.S.C. 191, 192; Section 141.4 also issued under 19 U.S.C. 1202 (General Note 3(e); Chapter 86, Additional U.S. Note 1; Chapter 89, Additional U.S. Note 1; Chapter 98, Subchapter III, U.S. Notes 3 and 4; Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States), 1498; Section 141.19 also issued under 19 U.S.C. 1485, 1486; Section 141.20 also issued under 19 U.S.C. 1485, 1623; Section 141.66 also issued under 19 U.S.C. 1490, 1623; Section 141.68 also issued under 19 U.S.C. 1315; Section 141.69 also issued under 19 U.S.C. 1315; Section 141.88 also issued under 19 U.S.C. 1401a(d), 1402(f); Section 141.90 also issued under 19 U.S.C. 1487; Section 141.112 also issued under 19 U.S.C. 1564; Section 141.113 also issued under 19 U.S.C. 1499, 1623.
Source
Source: T.D. 73-175, 38 FR 17447, July 2, 1973, unless otherwise noted.
Amendments
[T.D. 73-175, 38 FR 17447, July 2, 1973, as amended by CBP Dec. 17-06, 82 FR 32239, July 13, 2017]