Foreign Trade Zone Manual

(3) Release Order - CBP personnel shall not authorize any merchandise for delivery to a zone until a release order has been executed by the carrier which brought the merchandise to the port, unless the merchandise is released back to that same carrier for delivery to the zone (See 19 U.S.C. §1484). When a release order is required, it shall be made on any of the forms specified in 19 CFR 141.11 or by the following statement attached to the CBPF 214: Authority is hereby given to release the merchandise described in this application to: ________________________________________________ Name of Carrier_________________________________ ________________________________________________ Signature and title of carrier representative A blanket or qualified release order may be authorized for the transfer of merchandise to a zone as set forth in 19 CFR 141.11 and 146.32(b)(3).

(4) Application to Unlade – For merchandise unladen in the zone directly from the importing carrier, the application on e-214/CBPF 214 shall be supported by an application to unlade on CBPF 3171 (19 CFR 146.32(b)(4)).

(5) Other Documentation - The Port Director may require additional information or documentation as needed to conduct an examination of merchandise under CBP selective processing criteria, or to determine whether the merchandise is admissible to the zone (19 CFR 146.32(b)(5) and Section 6.3(a) FTZM). This includes documentation such as export certificates for certain steel products and machine tools under voluntary restraint agreements (see Sections 11.5 and 11.6 FTZM) and information needed for selectivity processing such as importers' and manufacturers' numbers. (d) Selectivity Processing, Document Review, and Examination – Cargo selectivity will be performed on all e-214 FTZ Admission Data. Automated Targeting System and Bio-Terrorism Act (BTA) processing will be performed. Prior Notice must be filed at the bill of lading level for FTZ and be in the system at the time of submission of the e-214 data. CBP will review the CBPF 214 application and supporting documentation for completeness and to determine whether the application may be approved without physical examination of the merchandise. CBP approves permits of admission for most low-risk shipments without examination, if the conditions for issuance of a permit under 19 CFR 146.32(c) otherwise exist. The decision whether to examine the merchandise is made according to various commodity and enforcement criteria maintained by CBP. Documentation will be reviewed and examinations conducted only at locations within a port of entry except as specified in Section 2.9 FTZM. 69