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§ 114.1 - Definitions.
The following are general definitions for the purpose of part 114:
(a) Commissioner. “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Customs.
(b) Issuing association. “Issuing association” means an association approved by the Commissioner for the issue of carnets in the Customs territory of the United States under a Customs Convention or bilateral Agreement to which the United States has acceded.
(c) Guaranteeing association. “Guaranteeing association” means an association approved by the Commissioner to guarantee the payment of obligations under carnets covering merchandise entering the Customs territory of the United States under a Customs Convention or bilateral Agreement to which the United States has acceded.
(d) A.T.A. carnet. “A.T.A. carnet” (Admission Temporaire—Temporary Admission) means the document reproduced as the Annex to the Customs Convention on the A.T.A. Carnet for the Temporary Admission of Goods (TIAS 6631).
(e) [Reserved]
(f) TIR carnet. “TIR carnet” (Transport International Routier) means the document reproduced as Annex 1 to the Customs Convention on the International Transport of Goods under Cover of TIR Carnets.
(g) TECRO/AIT Carnet. “TECRO/AIT carnet” means the document issued pursuant to the Bilateral Agreement between the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office (TECRO) and the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) to cover the temporary admission of goods.
§ 114.2 - Customs Conventions and Agreements.
The regulations in this part relate to carnets provided for in the following Customs Conventions and Agreements:
(a) Customs Convention on the A.T.A. Carnet for the Temporary Admission of Goods (hereinafter referred to as A.T.A. Convention).
(b) [Reserved]
(c) Customs Convention on the International Transport of Goods Under Cover of TIR Carnets, done at Geneva on November 14, 1975, as well as the 1959 TIR Convention, TIAS 6633.
(d) Agreement Between the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States and the American Institute in Taiwan on TECRO/AIT Carnet for the Temporary Admission of Goods (hereinafter referred to as the Agreement).
§ 114.3 - Carnets.
(a) Use. A carnet issued in conformity with the provisions of a Convention or Agreement identified in § 114.2 and with the regulations in this part shall serve as an entry document within the scope contemplated by the applicable Convention or Agreement and as a bond for the performance of acts in compliance with the provisions of such Convention or Agreement and the Customs statutes and regulations which are involved. Such carnet shall:
(1) Show the period for which it is valid,
(2) Be fully completed in accordance with the provisions of the Convention or Agreement which provides for its issuance, and
(3) Include an English translation whenever the goods covered by a carnet are described in another language.
(b) Area of validity. Carnets are valid in the customs territory of the United States which includes only the States, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico.