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a Special Permit is issued, the procedures of 19 CFR 142.21 through 19 CFR 142.28 shall be followed.
(4) Electronic Entry Filing - Entry documentation may be transmitted electronically from a zone to a CBP facility for approval and signature by CBP and returned to the zone through use of a facsimile machine, provided one is available C.S.D. 87-2. Procedures for qualifying for the Automated Broker Interface (ABI) are specified in 19 CFR 143, Subpart A. Procedures for filing electronic entries and electronic entry summaries are found in 19 CFR 143, Subpart D. Such entries must be filed through ABI (TD 90-92). Specific procedures for filing electronic entries and entry summaries for zone merchandise were issued via administrative message #0696 dated 10/2/90, and became effective 6/30/91.
(5) Supporting Documentation with Entry Summary - CBPF 3461 or the entry/entry summary on CBPF 7501 will be accompanied by the entry documentation, including invoices, as set forth in 19 CFR 141 and 19 CFR 142. The person with the right to make entry shall submit any other supporting documents required by law or regulations that relate to the transferred merchandise and provide the information necessary to support the admissibility, declared values, quantity, and classification of the merchandise.
(i) Examination Invoice - The Operator shall give a copy of the examination invoice filed upon admission of the merchandise to the zone to the person making entry to transfer the merchandise from the zone upon request of that person or the Port Director (19 CFR 146.37(b)).
The examination invoice presented by the importer upon admission of the goods to the zone may be used for making entry at the option of either the person making entry or the Port Director (19 CFR 146.32(b)). That is, the Port Director may demand that the examination invoice be used upon entry of the same merchandise. The examination invoice should be used when the merchandise has not been transformed in the zone into a new and different product. A copy of the invoice, modified to show the quantity and value of the merchandise being entered, may be accepted when merchandise covered by one examination invoice appears in two or more subsequent entries.
(ii) Waiver of Documentation - The Port Director may waive presentation of an invoice and supporting documentation required in 19 CFR 146.62(b)(1) with the entry or entry summary, if satisfied that presentation of those documents would be impractical, and the person making entry or the Operator either files invoices and supporting documentation with the Port Director or maintains and makes those records available for examination by CBP (19 CFR 146.62(c)). The Port 118