---
kind: "section"
citation: "19 C.F.R. § 181.73"
title: "19"
number: "181.73"
heading: "Notification of verification visit."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/19/181.73"
---

# §181.73. Notification of verification visit.

- (a) **Written notification required.** Prior to conducting a verification visit in Canada or Mexico pursuant to [§ 181.72(a)(2)(iii)](/cfr/19/181.72.md?p=a-2-iii) of this part, Customs shall give written notification of the intention to conduct the visit. Such notification shall be delivered:
  - (1) By certified or registered mail, or by any other method that produces a confirmation of receipt, to the address of the Canadian or Mexican exporter or producer whose premises are to be visited;
  - (2) To the customs administration of the country in which the visit is to occur; and
  - (3) If requested by the country in which the visit is to occur, to the embassy of that country located in the United States.
- (b) **Contents of notification.** The notification referred to in [paragraph (a)](#a) of this section shall include:
  - (1) The identity of the Customs office and officer issuing the notification;
  - (2) The name of the Canadian or Mexican exporter or producer of the good, or producer of the material, whose premises are to be visited;
  - (3) The date and place of the proposed verification visit;
  - (4) The object and scope of the proposed verification visit, including specific reference to the good or material that is the subject of the verification;
  - (5) The names and titles of the Customs officers performing the proposed verification visit;
  - (6) The legal authority for the proposed verification visit; and
  - (7) A request that the Canadian or Mexican exporter or producer of the good, or producer of the material, provide its written consent for the proposed verification visit.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 19 U.S.C. 66, 1202 (General Note 3(i), Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States), 1624, 3314; Subpart D of part 181 also issued under 19 U.S.C. 1520(d).

### Source

Source: T.D. 95-68, 60 FR 46364, Sept. 6, 1995, unless otherwise noted.