3229 Form – Fill Out and Use This PDF

(ARTICLES SHIPPED FROM INSULAR POSSESSIONS, EXCEPT PUERTO RICO, TO THE UNITED STATES1)

1. PORT

2. DATE

3. CERTIFICATE NO.

4. NAME OF PERSON COMPLETING CERTIFICATE

5. NAME OF FIRM

6. SHIPPERS EXPORT DEC. NO.

7. DATE FILED

8. CARRIER (Vessel or Airline)

9. DESTINATION (Port of)

10. CONSIGNED TO

11. LOCATION OF CONSIGNEE (City and State)

12.

13.

14.

FOREIGN MATERIALS2

MATERIALS DESCRIBED IN GENERAL NOTE 3 (a)(iv)(B)(2)3

MARKS AND

15.

16.

17.

18. DATE IMPORTED

19. DATE

QUANTITY

DESCRIPTION OF ARTICLES

NUMBERS

DESCRIPTION

VALUE

DESCRIPTION

INTO INSULAR

INCORPORATED INTO

POSSESSION

IMPORTED GOODS

20. INSULAR POSSESSION WHERE MERCHANDISE WAS PRODUCED OR MANUFACTURED

21. INSULAR POSSESSION OF WHICH MATERIALS ARE THE GROWTH, PRODUCT, OR MANUFACTURE

22. ADDRESS OF SHIPPER

I declare that I am the person named above, acting in the capacity indicated; that the description and other particulars

of the merchandise specified above are correct as set forth in this certificate; that the said merchandise was

produced or manufactured in the insular possession named above, and from the materials grown, produced, or

manufactured in the insular possession also named above, or of the United States, or of both; that if foreign materials

were used therein, their description and value are shown above.

EMAIL

23. SIGNATURE OF SHIPPER

DATE

SEE BACK OF FORM FOR FOOTNOTES AND PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT NOTICE.

CBP Form 3229 (8/18)

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1 General Note 3(a)(iv), Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS).

cost of transporting those materials to the insular possession, but excluding any

2 Each "foreign material" (i.e., a material which originated in sources other than an insular

duties or taxes assessed by the insular possession and any charges which may

accrue after landing;

possession or the United States) shall be listed on a separate line under columns 15 and

If the materials used in an article originated only in an insular possession or the

16.

Columns 15 and 16 do not apply to materials which are not considered "foreign"

under General Note 3(a)(iv)(B)(1), (2), HTSUS.

United States, state "none" in column 15 and leave column 16 blank.

"VALUE" as used in this certificate, refers to the sum of (a) the actual purchase price of

3 Columns 17, 18, and 19 shall be completed if the article incorporates any material

each foreign material used, or where a material is provided to the manufacturer without

described in General Note 3(a)(iv)(B)(2), HTSUS, which is not considered "foreign

charge, or at less than fair market value, the total of all expenses incurred in the growth,

material" under General Note 3(a)(iv). Each such material shall be listed on a

production, or manufacture of the material, including general expenses, plus an amount

separate line. If no such materials are used, state "none" in column 17 and leave

for profit; and (b) the

columns 18 and 19 blank.

EXCERPT FROM GENERAL NOTES, HARMONIZED TARIFF

and all goods previously imported into the customs territory of the United States with

SCHEDULE OF THE UNITED STATES

payment of all applicable duties and taxes imposed upon or by reason of importation

General Note 3(a)(iv)

which were shipped from the United States, without remission, refund, or drawback of

such duties or taxes, directly to the possession from which they are being returned

(iv)

Products of Insular Possessions

by direct shipment, are exempt from duty.

(A) Except as provided in additional U.S. note 5 of chapter 91and except as

(B) in determining whether goods produced or manufactured in any such insular

possession contain foreign materials to the value of more than 70 percent, no

provided in additional U.S. note 2 of chapter 96, and except as provided in

material shall be considered foreign which either -

section 423 of the Tax Reform Act of 1986, goods imported from insular

possessions of the United States which are outside the customs territory of the

(1) at the time such goods are entered, or

United States are subject to the rates of duty set forth in column 1 of the tariff

schedule, except that all such goods the growth or product of any such

(2) at the time such material is imported into the insular possession.

possession, or manufactured or produced in any such possession from

may be imported into the customs territory from a foreign country, and entered

materials the growth, product or manufacture of any such possession or of the

customs territory of the United States, or of both, which do not contain foreign

free of duty; except that no goods containing material to which (2) of this

materials to the value of more than 70 percent of their total value (or more

subparagraph applies shall be exempt from duty under subparagraph (A) unless

than 50 percent of their total value with respect to goods described in section

adequate documentation is supplied to show that the material has been

213(b) of the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act), coming to the

incorporated into such goods during the 18-month period after the date on which

customs territory of the United States directly from any such possession,

such material is imported into the insular possession.

CBP Form 3229 (8/18)

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