Sale of imported goods on High Seas Regarding.

High seas sale clearance requirements: notarized contract, specified documents, registration and proof required for import assessment.

This notice prescribes customs clearance for High Seas Sale imports: submission of Bill of Lading, original notarized HSS contract, bank attested invoice and authority letter; HSS contract must be notarized by Import General Manifest filing and cannot be amended after customs registration. Applications are vetted by import assessment groups for genuineness and, upon approval, HSS contracts are registered and retained. A buyer may file a Bill of Entry before registration but must produce proof of HSS registration at examination or out of charge will be denied.