A vessel arrives at the port of San Francisco from Yokohama, Japan. The passengers fill out the Baggage Declaration and Entry form. A passenger has baggage arriving on another vessel. How must this baggage be handled for U.S. Customs purposes?
• U.S. Customs declaration requirements for items a traveler is bringing into the country • The difference between accompanied and unaccompanied baggage • Whether customs is more concerned with the physical location of the baggage or with the passenger’s obligation to declare all items
• Ask yourself: Does U.S. Customs require you to declare only what is physically with you, or everything you are importing on this trip, even if it comes later or on another vessel? • Consider how Customs keeps a complete record of a passenger’s imported goods: would using multiple forms make tracking easier or harder? • Think about standard customs forms: is there usually a special way to identify baggage that is not traveling with you at that moment?
• Verify whether all baggage, regardless of when or how it arrives, must be declared upon entry. • Check if there is a standard place or notation on the main declaration form for baggage arriving separately. • Confirm whether using a separate form is a normal requirement for common situations like unaccompanied baggage.
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