Free CBP Form 301 - Customs Bond - Federal

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

OMB No. 1651-0050 Exp. 12-31-2010
BOND NUMBER 1 (Assigned by CBP)

U.S. Customs and Border Protection CUSTOMS BOND
19 CFR Part 113

CBP USE ONLY

FILE REFERENCE

In order to secure payment of any duty, tax or charge and compliance with law or regulation as a result of activity covered by any condition referenced below, we, the below named principal(s) and surety(ies), bind ourselves to the United States in the amount or amounts, as set forth below.

Execution Date

SECTION I--Select Single Transaction OR Continuous Bond (not both) and fill in the applicable blank spaces. SINGLE TRANSACTION BOND CONTINUOUS BOND SECTION II-Activity Code 1 1a 2 Identification of transaction secured by this bond (e.g., entry no., seizure no., etc.) Date of transaction Port code

Effective date

This bond remains in force for one year beginning with the effective date and for each succeeding annual period, or until terminated. This bond constitutes a separate bond for each period in the amounts listed below for liabilities that accrue in each period. The intention to terminate this bond must be conveyed within the period and manner prescribed in the Customs Regulations.

This bond includes the following agreements. 2 (Check one box only, except that, 1a may be checked independently or with 1, and 3a may be checked independently or with 3. Line out all other parts of this section that are not used. Activity Name and Customs Regulations Activity Activity Name and Customs Regulations Limit of Liability Limit of Liability in which conditions codified Code in which conditions codified 5 6 7 8 9 10 Public Gauger. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113.67 Wool & Fur Products Labeling Acts Importation (Single Entry Only) . . . . . . . . . . . 113.68 Bill of Lading (Single Entry Only) . . . . . . . . . 113.69 Detention of Copyrighted Material (Single Entry Only). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113.70 Neutrality (Single Entry Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . 113.71 Court Costs for Condemned Goods (Single Entry Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113.72

Importer or broker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113.62 Drawback Payments Refunds . . . . . . . . . 113.65 Custodian of bonded merchandise. . . . . . . . .113.63 (Includes bonded carriers, freight forwarders, cartmen and lightermen, all classes of warehouse, container station operators) International Carrier. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113.64 3a Instruments of International Traffic . . . . . .113.66 Foreign Trade Zone Operator. . . . . . . . . . . . .113.73

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SECTION III-- List below all tradenames or unincorporated divisions that will be permitted to obligate this bond in the principal's name including their CBP identification Number(s). 3 (If more space is needed, use Section III (Continuation) on back of form.)
Importer Number Importer Name Importer Number Importer Name

Total number of importer names listed in Section III: If the surety fails to appoint an agent under Title 6, Principal and surely agree that any charge against the bond under any of the listed names is as though United States Code, Section 7, surety consents to service on the Clerk of any United States District it was made by the principal(s). Court or the U.S. Court of International Trade, where Principal and surety agree that they are bound to suit is brought on this bond. That clerk is to send the same extent as if they executed a separate bond notice of the service to the surety at: covering each set of conditions incorporated by reference to the Customs Regulations into this bond. Name and Address Importer No. 3 Mailing Address Requested by the Surety

SIGNATURE 5

SEAL

Name and Address

Importer No. 3

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SEAL

Name and Address 6

Surety No. 7

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SEAL

Name and Address 6

Surety No. 7

SIGNATURE 5

SEAL

SURETY Name 8 AGENTS

Identification No. 9

Name 8

Identification No. 9

PART 1 - CBP, PART 2 - SURETY, PART 3 - PRINCIPAL

CBP Form 301 (05/98)

Note: Turn carbons over before writing on back of form.

SECTION III (Continuation)
Importer Number Importer Name Importer Number Importer Name

WITNESSES

SIGNED, SEALED, and DELIVERED in the PRESENCE OF: Name and Address of Witness for the Principal

Name and Address of Witness for the Surety

Two witnesses are required to authenticate the signature of any person who signs as an individual or partner; however a witness may authenticate the signatures of both such SIGNATURE: non-corporate principals and Name and Address of Witness for the Principal sureties. No witness is needed to authenticate the signature of a corporate official or agent who signs for the corporation.

SIGNATURE: Name and Address of Witness for the Surety

SIGNATURE: EXPLANATIONS AND FOOTNOTES
1 2 3 The CBP Bond Number is a control number assigned by CBP to the bond contract when the bond is approved by an authorized CBP official. For all bond coverage available and the language of the bond conditions refer to Part 113, subpart G, Customs Regulations. The Importer Number is the CBP identification number filed pursuant to section 24.5, Customs Regulations. When the Internal Revenue Service employer identification number is used the two-digit suffix code must be shown. If the principal or surety is a corporation, the name of the State in which incorporated must be shown. See witness requirement above. 6

SIGNATURE:
Surety Name, if a corporation, shall be the company's name as it is spelled in the Surety Companies Annual List published in the Federal Register by the Department of the Treasury (Treasury Department Circular 570). Surety Number is the three digit identification code assigned by CBP to a surety company at the time the surety company initially gives notice to CBP that the company will be writing CBP bonds. Surety Agent is the individual granted a Corporate Surety Power of Attorney, CBP 5297, by the surety company executing the bond. Agent Identification No. shall be the individual's Social Security number as shown on the Corporate Surety Power of Attorney, CBP 5297, filed by the surety granting such power of attorney.

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Paperwork Reduction Act Notice: The Paperwork Reduction Act says we must tell you why we are collecting this information, how we will use it, and whether you have to give it to us. We ask for this information to carry out U.S. Customs and Border Protection laws and regulations of the United States. We need it to ensure that persons transacting business with CBP have the proper bond coverage to secure their transactions as required by law and regulation. Your response is required to enter into any transaction in which a bond is a prerequisite under the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended. The estimated average burden associated with this collection of information is 15 minutes per respondent or recordkeeper depending on individual circumstances. Comments concerning the accuracy of this burden estimate and suggestions for reducing this burden should be directed to U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Information Services Branch, Washington, DC 20229, and to the Office of Management and Budget, Paperwork Reduction Project (1651-0050), Washington, DC 20503. Privacy Act Statement: The following notice is given pursuant to section 7(b) of the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a). Furnishing the information of this form, including the Social Security Number, is mandatory. The primary use of the Social Security Number is to verify, in the CBP Automated System, at the time an agent submits a CBP bond for approval that the individual was granted a Corporate Surety Power of Attorney by the surety company. Section 7 of Act of July 30, 1947, chapter 390, 61 Stat. 646, authorizes the collection of this information.

CBP Form 301 (05/98)(Back)