§1553. Entry for transportation and exportation; lottery material from Canada — Inbound Citations

Citations to 19 U.S.C. § 1553 as a whole

• 19 U.S.C. § 1484(a)(1)

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  (1) Except as provided in sections 1490, 1498, 1552, and 1553 of this title, one of the parties qualifying as “importer of record” under paragraph (2)(B), either in person or by an agent authorized by the party in writing, shall, using reasonable care—

  (A) make entry therefor by filing with the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection such documentation or, pursuant to an authorized electronic data interchange system, such information as is necessary to enable the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection to determine whether the merchandise may be released from custody of the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection;¹

  (B) complete the entry, or substitute 1 or more reconfigured entries on an import activity summary statement, by filing with the Customs Service the declared value, classification and rate of duty applicable to the merchandise, and such other documentation or, pursuant to an electronic data interchange system, such other information as is necessary to enable the Customs Service to—

  (i) properly assess duties on the merchandise,

  (ii) collect accurate statistics with respect to the merchandise, and

  (iii) determine whether any other applicable requirement of law (other than a requirement relating to release from customs custody) is met.