Form DS-1504 at a glance
What it is: Form DS-1504 is a Request for Customs Clearance of Merchandise. To the Secretary of State - Attention: Office of Foreign Missions.
Who signs: For an International Organization (Includes U.N.), the Authorized Representative signs and enters the Date (mm-dd-yyyy).
A filled-in Form DS-1504 example: a signed customs clearance request
How to fill out Form DS-1504, box by box
SIGN
For an International Organization (Includes U.N.), the Authorized Representative signs and enters the Date (mm-dd-yyyy).
More rules for Form DS-1504
The form requests that the necessary arrangements be made for the appropriate authorities to admit free of duty the merchandise described on it.
The information on the form will be used to adjudicate requests for customs clearance of merchandise.
Enter the Port of Clearance.
Enter the Name of Embassy, Legation, or International Organization (Includes U.N.).
Under Consignee, enter the Name (First, Middle, Last) and the Title.
Under Purpose, check Official, Personal, or Official and Personal. For Official, explain.
Enter the PID or, if newly assigned, check the box.
Enter the Carrier/Supplier, the Customs Entry or Manifest Number, and the Air Waybill or Bill of Lading Number.
Enter the Total Weight in lbs. or kg. and the Mail Entry Number.
In the Description of Merchandise, include the warehouse or Catalogue Number if withdrawn from a customs bonded warehouse or foreign trade zone. If vehicle, include Vehicle Identification Number, Make, Model, and Year.
Providing this information is voluntary; failure to provide the information requested on the form may result in denial of customs clearance of merchandise.
The public reporting burden is estimated to average 15 minutes per response.
Sources
[1] Form DS-1504, Request for Customs Clearance of Merchandise, U.S. Department of State (the Official source link on this page).