The COVID Project
Context, not an orderThis record is guidance or an announcement kept for context. It is not counted among the orders in force.
The record
- Jurisdiction
- U.S. Customs and Border Protection with FEMA and the Department of State; all ports of entry
- Level
- Federal
- Authority
- 19 U.S.C. 1322(b); 19 C.F.R. 10.107
- Issued
- 2020-04-09 Apr. 9, 2020
- Effective
- 2020-04-09
- End
- not stated (read as 2020-09-30)
- In force
- Apr. 9, 2020 to Sept. 30, 2020
- Quarters
- 2020 Q22020 Q3
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Supply chainOther
- Addressees
- importers of donated relief goods
- carriers
- ports of entry
- Functions reached
- SC emergency medical supply imports
- OP carriers and ports of entry
- Character
- context
- Collection
- Coast Guard and ports AGY-USCG-PORTS
Operative words
[This message provides guidance on processing goods] imported for relief efforts in response to the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic. This covers the importation of international donations accepted by the Federal [Government under the International Assistance System] (IAS) Concept of Operations (CONOPS), and those goods being imported by U.S. [entities]... Under the IAS CONOPS, the importation has been sanctioned by the State [Department and FEMA and] the goods are eligible to be entered without the payment of duty or taxes pursuant to [19 U.S.C. 1322(b)]... upon arrival at a port, a cargo manifest must be provided by the arriving [carrier]. IAS goods do not require a formal entry and may be released off the manifest.
Enforcement
19 U.S.C. 1322(b); 19 C.F.R. 10.107
Notes
Federal channeling of relief imports; evidence of the supply emergency at the ports in April 2020.
Retrieval noteText read in full; bracketed words bridge line breaks. the legal effect (if any) lies in the rule, statute or order it announces (e.g., 85 Fed. Reg. 22349 for the duty postponement; 19 U.S.C. 1318). Cite the message as evidence of the operating regime).