Immediate Exportation (IE) is an in-bond entry type (Entry Type 63) that allows foreign merchandise to be exported from the same port where it arrived, without entering U.S. commerce or paying duties. Authorized by 19 U.S.C. § 1553 and administered under 19 CFR Part 18.
Typical scenarios:
- A misdirected shipment that needs to be returned to the foreign shipper
- Merchandise refused entry by an importer who cannot or will not take possession
- Goods that fail FDA, USDA, or other partner government agency requirements and must be returned
- Re-export of merchandise originally intended for the U.S. but redirected by the shipper
- Trans-shipment cargo that arrives and departs through the same port
Procedure.
- Filed electronically through ACE (or on legacy CBP Form 7512)
- Carrier's bond covers the duties owed if the merchandise is somehow diverted to U.S. commerce
- The merchandise must be exported within the time period specified by the port director (often days, not weeks — IE is meant to be "immediate")
- Export must be evidenced by a Vessel Manifest, Air Manifest, or other export document
Comparison to T&E and IT:
- IT (Type 61) — moves to another U.S. port for formal entry
- T&E (Type 62) — moves to another U.S. port for export
- IE (Type 63) — exported from the same port, no transportation segment
IE entries are common in port operations where decisions about acceptance, rejection, or redirection are made at the port of arrival. The carrier is generally the party responsible for filing and bond closure.