DD Form 1252: US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Declaration for Personal Property Shipments

Under COPY DESIGNATION, X one: 1 Attach to Manifest; 2 Place in envelope affixed to No. 1 cargo container or in No. 1 transocean cargo container; 3 Origin Transportation Office file; 4 Owner.

In box 1, TO, enter the Overseas POE/APOE, and in box 2, FROM, enter the Transportation Officer.

In Section A, Owner's CBP Declaration, attach a copy of orders; in box 3 enter the NAME (Last, First, Middle Initial), print or type, in box 4 the GRADE and in box 5 the DODID NUMBER.

In box 6 enter the UNIT ADDRESS OVERSEAS, including the APO number, and in box 7 the ADDRESS IN UNITED STATES, including the ZIP Code.

In box 8, DECLARATION FOR, X the appropriate item, Household Goods, Unaccompanied Baggage or Privately Owned Vehicle, and attach a copy of orders.

By signing, you declare that all items in this shipment to the United States consist only of personal property for your personal use or the use of members of your family who have been residing with you, that the shipment contains no prohibited items, and that none of the items are to be taken or shipped to the United States as an accommodation for others or for sale, barter, or exchange.

In (5), State number of the members of your family the declaration is made for; in (6), State number of the total quantities of alcohol beverages and cigars included in this and other sets of CBP declaration forms.

You have been serving overseas under competent Government orders and were (check the appropriate item): a. Assigned to permanent duty overseas. b. Required to perform temporary duty overseas for 140 days or more. c. Assigned to temporary duty overseas under orders which intended the duration to be 140 days or more. d. Directed from one overseas duty station to another overseas duty station and return of my personal property to the United States has been approved as indicated in supplemental instructions to orders. e. Directed to evacuate myself, family, or personal property to the United States. f. Directed to ship personal property in advance of the issuance of travel orders.

The statements in box 9 are made with full knowledge of the applicable provisions of DOD Regulation 4500.9-R Part V and overseas instructions.

Sign in SIGNATURE OF OWNER and enter the date as YYYYMMDD.

Any articles which are restricted or in excess of the quantities entitled to free entry under the law and regulations thereunder are listed and identified as such in the remarks space, with the cost or fair value, if not obtained by purchase, given for those not entitled to free entry, or if there are none, write the words "No Exceptions" in that space.

Box 11 is REMARKS and box 12 is FOR USE OF CBP OFFICERS.

Section B, Overseas Port Shipment Data, has NAME OF CARRIER in box 13 and VOYAGE OR FLIGHT NO. in box 14.

Any false statement or willful omission herein subjects the shipment to seizure and forfeiture or any person involved to a penalty equal to its value as well as to criminal prosecution.