19 U.S.C. § 1483 — Repealed. Pub. L. 97–446, title II, § 201(c),

Page 179 TITLE 19—CUSTOMS DUTIES § 1484 (b) Shipments not purchased and not shipped by manufacturer If the merchandise is shipped to a person in the United States by a person other than the manufacturer, otherwise than by purchase, such person shall state on the invoice the time when, the place where, the person from whom such merchandise was purchased, and the price paid therefor in the currency of the purchase, stating whether gold, silver, or paper. (c) Importer provision of information Any information required to be set forth on an invoice may alternatively be provided by any of the parties qualifying as an ‘‘importer of record’’ under section 1484(a)(2)(B) of this title by such means, in such form or manner, and within such time as the Secretary shall by regu- lation prescribe. (d) Exceptions by regulations The Secretary of the Treasury may by regula- tions provide for such exceptions from the re- quirements of this section as he deems advisable and may allow for the submission or electronic transmission of partial invoices, electronic equivalents of invoices, bills, or other docu- ments or parts thereof, required under this sec- tion. (June 17, 1930, ch. 497, title IV, § 481, 46 Stat. 719; Pub. L. 103–182, title VI, § 636, Dec. 8, 1993, 107 Stat. 2200.) Editorial Notes PRIOR PROVISIONS Provisions similar to those in this section were con- tained in act Sept. 21, 1922, ch. 356, title IV, § 481, 42 Stat. 958. That section was superseded by section 481 of act June 17, 1930, comprising this section, and repealed by section 651(a)(1) of the 1930 act. Provisions as to the weights or measures, and cur- rency, in which invoices should be made out and the contents of invoices, with additional provisions as to invoices of merchandise intended for immediate trans- portation without appraisement, and a provision as to the signing of the invoice, were contained in R.S. § 2837 and act Oct. 3, 1913, ch. 16, § III, C, 38 Stat. 181 (super- seding Customs Administrative Act of June 10, 1890, ch. 407, § 2, 26 Stat. 131, as amended by Payne-Aldrich Tariff Act of Aug. 5, 1909, ch. 6, § 28, 36 Stat. 91), which were superseded by act Sept. 21, 1922, ch. 356, title IV, § 481, 42 Stat. 958, and repealed by sections 642 and 643 there- of. R.S. §§ 2838, 2853 (as amended by Act June 10, 1880, ch. 190) and 2860, contained provisions concerning invoices and their contents, prior to repeal by Customs Admin- istrative Act of June 10, 1890, ch. 407, § 29, 26 Stat. 141. Act May 27, 1921, ch. 14, § 401, 42 Stat. 16, required in- voices to contain, in addition to statements then re- quired by law, such other statements as the Secretary of the Treasury should prescribe, and a statement as to the currency in which made out, and section 402 of that Act required the owner, importer, etc., to set forth on the invoice or statement in form of an invoice, and in the entry, in addition to statements then required by law such statements, under oath if required, as the Sec- retary might prescribe. These provisions were omitted from the Code as superseded by this section, and sec- tion 1485(a) of this title. Provisions on the subject matter of subdivision (c) of this section were contained in act Oct. 3, 1913, ch. 16, § III, W, 38 Stat. 190, which was superseded by act Sept. 21, 1922, ch. 356, title IV, § 481, 42 Stat. 958, and repealed by section 643 thereof. AMENDMENTS 1993—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 103–182, § 636(1)(A), amended introductory provisions generally. Prior to amend- ment, introductory provisions read as follows: ‘‘All in- voices of merchandise to be imported into the United States shall set forth—’’. Subsec. (a)(3). Pub. L. 103–182, § 636(1)(B), amended par. (3) generally. Prior to amendment, par. (3) read as follows: ‘‘A detailed description of the merchandise, in- cluding the name by which each item is known, the grade or quality, and the marks, numbers, or symbols under which sold by the seller or manufacturer to the trade in the country of exportation, together with the marks and numbers of the packages in which the mer- chandise is packed;’’. Subsec. (a)(10). Pub. L. 103–182, § 636(1)(C), amended par. (10) generally. Prior to amendment, par. (10) read as follows: ‘‘Any other facts deemed necessary to a proper appraisement, examination, and classification of the merchandise that the Secretary of the Treasury may require.’’ Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 103–182, § 636(2), amended subsec. (c) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (c) read as follows: ‘‘When the merchandise has been purchased in different consular districts for shipment to the United States and is assembled for shipment and embraced in a single invoice which is produced for certification under the provisions of paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of section 1482 of this title, the invoice shall have at- tached thereto the original bills or invoices received by the shipper, or extracts therefrom, showing the actual prices paid or to be paid for such merchandise. The con- sular officer to whom the invoice is so produced for cer- tification may require that any such original bill or in- voice be certified by the consular officer for the district in which the merchandise was purchased.’’ Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 103–182, § 636(3), inserted before pe- riod at end ‘‘and may allow for the submission or elec- tronic transmission of partial invoices, electronic equivalents of invoices, bills, or other documents or parts thereof, required under this section’’. § 1482. Repealed. Pub. L. 103–182, title VI, § 690(b)(8), Dec. 8, 1993, 107 Stat. 2223 Section, acts June 17, 1930, ch. 497, title IV, § 482, 46 Stat. 720; Proc. No. 2695, July 4, 1946, 11 F.R. 7517, 60 Stat. 1352; Oct. 25, 1951, ch. 562, § 4(4), 65 Stat. 640; Aug. 8, 1953, ch. 397, § 16(a), 67 Stat. 517; June 2, 1970, Pub. L. 91–271, title III, § 301(h), 84 Stat. 288, set forth require- ments for certified invoices including time of certifi- cation, declarations, number and destination of copies, and certification by other than an American consulate in remote areas. § 1483. Repealed. Pub. L. 97–446, title II, § 201(c), Jan. 12, 1983, 96 Stat. 2349 Section, acts June 17, 1930, ch. 497, title IV, § 483, 46 Stat. 721; Oct. 3, 1978, Pub. L. 95–410, title II, § 207, 92 Stat. 901, provided that for specified purposes the con- signee of merchandise be deemed the owner. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF REPEAL Repeal effective with respect to merchandise entered on and after 30th day after Jan. 12, 1983, see section 201(g) of Pub. L. 97–446, set out as an Effective Date of 1983 Amendment note under section 1484 of this title. § 1484. Entry of merchandise (a) Requirement and time (1) Except as provided in sections 1490, 1498, 1552, and 1553 of this title, one of the parties qualifying as ‘‘importer of record’’ under para- graph (2)(B), either in person or by an agent au-