---
kind: "section"
citation: "19 C.F.R. § 143.43"
title: "19"
number: "143.43"
heading: "RLF eligibility criteria."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/19/143.43"
---

# §143.43. RLF eligibility criteria.

- (a) **Automation criteria.** To be eligible for RLF, a licensed customs broker or importer of record must be:
  - (1) Operational on the ABI (see [19 CFR part 143](/cfr/19/part143.md), [subpart A](/cfr/19/subpartA.md));
  - (2) Operational on the EIP prior to applying for RLF; and
  - (3) Operational on the ACH (or any other CBP-approved method of electronic payment), for purposes of directing the electronic payment of duties, taxes and fees (see [19 CFR 24.25](/cfr/19/24.25.md)), 30 days before transmitting a RLF entry.
- (b) **Broker must have national permit.** To be eligible for RLF, a licensed customs broker must hold a valid national permit (see [19 CFR 111.19(f)](/cfr/19/111.19.md?p=f)).
- (c) **Continuous bond.** A RLF entry must be secured with a continuous bond.

## Notes

### Source

Source: CBP Dec. 09-47, 74 FR 69020, Dec. 30, 2009, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 19 U.S.C. 66, 1321, 1414, 1481, 1484, 1498, 1624, 1641.

### Source

Source: T.D. 73-175, 38 FR 17463, July 2, 1973, unless otherwise noted.