                        TITLE 19--CUSTOMS DUTIES
 
                      CHAPTER 4--TARIFF ACT OF 1930
 
                 SUBTITLE III--ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
 
      Part II--Report, Entry, and Unlading of Vessels and Vehicles
 
Sec. 1433. Report of arrival of vessels, vehicles, and aircraft


(a) Vessel arrival

    (1) Immediately upon the arrival at any port or place within the 
United States or the Virgin Islands of--
        (A) any vessel from a foreign port or place;
        (B) any foreign vessel from a domestic port;
        (C) any vessel of the United States carrying foreign merchandise 
    for which entry has not been made; or
        (D) any vessel which has visited a hovering vessel or received 
    merchandise while outside the territorial sea;

the master of the vessel shall report the arrival at the nearest customs 
facility or such other place as the Secretary may prescribe by 
regulations.
    (2) The Secretary may by regulation--
        (A) prescribe the manner in which arrivals are to be reported 
    under paragraph (1); and
        (B) extend the time in which reports of arrival must be made, 
    but not later than 24 hours after arrival.

(b) Vehicle arrival

    (1) Vehicles may arrive in the United States only at border crossing 
points designated by the Secretary.
    (2) Except as otherwise authorized by the Secretary, immediately 
upon the arrival of any vehicle in the United States at a border 
crossing point, the person in charge of the vehicle shall--
        (A) report the arrival; and
        (B) present the vehicle, and all persons and merchandise 
    (including baggage) on board, for inspection;

to the customs officer at the customs facility designated for that 
crossing point.

(c) Aircraft arrival

    The pilot of any aircraft arriving in the United States or the 
Virgin Islands from any foreign airport or place shall comply with such 
advance notification, arrival reporting, and landing requirements as the 
Secretary may by regulation prescribe.

(d) Presentation of documentation

    The master, person in charge of a vehicle, or aircraft pilot shall 
present, or transmit pursuant to an electronic data interchange system, 
to the Customs Service such information, data, documents, papers, or 
manifests as the Secretary may by regulation prescribe.

(e) Prohibition on departures and discharge

    Unless otherwise authorized by law, a vessel, aircraft or vehicle 
after arriving in the United States or Virgin Islands may, but only in 
accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary--
        (1) depart from the port, place, or airport of arrival; or
        (2) discharge any passenger or merchandise (including baggage).

(June 17, 1930, ch. 497, title IV, Sec. 433, 46 Stat. 711; Pub. L. 99-
570, title III, Sec. 3112, Oct. 27, 1986, 100 Stat. 3207-80; Pub. L. 
103-182, title VI, Sec. 652, Dec. 8, 1993, 107 Stat. 2209; Pub. L. 106-
476, title I, Sec. 1452(a)(1), Nov. 9, 2000, 114 Stat. 2167.)


                            Prior Provisions

    Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in act 
Sept. 21, 1922, ch. 356, title IV, Sec. 433, 42 Stat. 951. That section 
was superseded by section 433 of act June 17, 1930, comprising this 
section, and repealed by section 651(a)(1) of the 1930 act.
    R.S. Sec. 2774, requiring a report of arrival, and a further report 
in the form of a manifest, and imposing a penalty for violations was 
superseded by act Sept. 21, 1922, ch. 356, title IV, Sec. 433, 42 Stat. 
951, and repealed by section 642 of that act.
    R.S. Sec. 2772, relative to report and entry by the master of every 
vessel, bound to a port of delivery; section 2775, requiring a special 
report by the master of any vessel having on board distilled spirits or 
wines; and section 2832, relative to report of arrival of vessels 
proceeding to the ports of Natchez or Vicksburg, were also repealed by 
section 642 of the act of Sept. 21, 1922, ch. 356.


                               Amendments

    2000--Subsec. (a)(1)(C). Pub. L. 106-476 struck out ``bonded 
merchandise, or'' before ``foreign merchandise''.
    1993--Subsec. (a)(1)(D). Pub. L. 103-182, Sec. 652(1), added subpar. 
(D).
    Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 103-182, Sec. 652(2), substituted ``present, or 
transmit pursuant to an electronic data interchange system, to the 
Customs Service such information, data,'' for ``present to customs 
officers such''.
    Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 103-182, Sec. 652(3), amended subsec. (e) 
generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (e) read as follows: ``Unless 
otherwise authorized by law, a vessel, aircraft, or vehicle may, after 
arriving in the United States or the Virgin Islands--
        ``(1) depart from the port, place, or airport of arrival; or
        ``(2) discharge any passenger or merchandise (including 
    baggage);
only in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary.''
    1986--Pub. L. 99-570 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, 
section read as follows: ``Within twenty-four hours after the arrival of 
any vessel from a foreign port or place, or of a foreign vessel from a 
domestic port, or of a vessel of the United States carrying bonded 
merchandise, or foreign merchandise for which entry has not been made, 
at any port or place within the United States at which such vessel shall 
come to, the master shall, unless otherwise provided by law, report the 
arrival of the vessel at the nearest customhouse, under such regulations 
as the Commissioner of Customs may prescribe.''


                    Effective Date of 2000 Amendment

    Amendment by Pub. L. 106-476, except as otherwise provided, 
applicable with respect to goods entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, 
for consumption, on or after the 15th day after Nov. 9, 2000, see 
section 1471 of Pub. L. 106-476, set out as a note under section 58c of 
this title.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in sections 1436, 1441, 1448, 1459 of 
this title; title 46 section 12109.
