An In-Bond Movement allows imported merchandise to travel from one U.S. customs port to another, or be exported through a different port, without entering U.S. commerce or paying duties. Authorized by 19 U.S.C. § 1551 and administered under 19 CFR Part 18.
Three primary types:
- Immediate Transportation (IT) — Entry Type 61 — merchandise moves from the port of arrival to another U.S. port, where it will be formally entered for consumption, warehoused, or further transported
- Transportation and Exportation (T&E) — Entry Type 62 — merchandise moves through U.S. territory to be exported through a different port (e.g., a Chinese shipment arriving in Los Angeles, traveling overland, and exiting through Newark for Europe)
- Immediate Exportation (IE) — Entry Type 63 — merchandise enters at a port and is exported through the same port, without entering U.S. commerce
Procedure. The carrier or customs broker files an in-bond application through ACE (CBP Form 7512 is the legacy paper form). The merchandise must arrive at the destination port within 30 days for IT moves and 15 days for T&E moves. The carrier's bond covers any duties owed if the merchandise is diverted or fails to arrive at destination.
Common uses:
- Direct delivery to inland ports (Chicago, Dallas, Memphis) without formal entry at the coast
- Movement to a Foreign Trade Zone or bonded warehouse at an inland port
- Trans-shipment between East and West Coast ports
- Land-bridge transport through the U.S. between Canada and Mexico
CBP requires arrival reporting (CBP Form 7512 part C, or electronic equivalent) within 24 hours of arrival at the destination port. Failure to arrive triggers liquidated damages against the carrier's bond.