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to some other customs district or to some foreign place, may be taken 
possession of by the collector and stored at owner's expense. 
Ballast of no mercantile value may be unloaded under authority 
of a customs permit. Ballast cargo or coal can not be taken on board 
vessels while discharging except on a lading permit. A special per- 
mit authorizing the immediate landing and delivery of animals, 
automobiles, theatrical effects, periodicals, tropical fruits, perishable 
and other articles requiring immediate delivery may be issued prior 
to the arrival of the importing vessel upon application by the importer 
and the deposit with the collector of a sum equal to double the esti- 
mated duties, the collector giving early notice to the appraiser who 
will promptly detail an officer to examine and appraise the mer- 
chandise. 
Entry of cargo—Formal entry of imported merchandise is required 
to be made within 48 hours, exclusive of Sundays and holidays, after 
the entry of the importing vessel. Entry must be made of all impor- 
tations, whether free or dutiable and regardless of their value, and 
is made principally for the following purposes: (a) Consumption; 
(6) warehouse, for storage for three years, if desired, without payment 
of duty; (¢) warehouse and immediate exportation; (d) warehouse 
and transportation; and (e) transportation without appraisement. 
Unless such production is impracticable, no merchandise exceeding 
$100 in value, except personal effects accompanying passengers and 
goods entered for warehouse and immediate exportation, is admis- 
sible into the United States without the production, upon entry of 
the goods, of a consular invoice prepared before the shipment thereof, 
describing the goods and specifying the foreign sale price therecf and 
all charges assessed thereon to the point of exportation, and certified 
by the American consular officer at the place of manufacture or 
exportation or by designated substitutes. The consular invoice and 
the covering bill of lading or express receipt, or bonds providing for 
their production, must be presented upon application for entry, 
together with, when required, a statement by the manufacturer 
abroad showing the cost, of production and the purchase price of the 
goods. 
Delivery of cargo—Entry having been made of the merchandise, 
and any duties thereon having been estimated and paid, or secured to 
be paid, the collector shall grant a permit to deliver such merchandise, 
and then, and not before, it shall be lawful to deliver the same. 
Merchandise for which no delivery permit has been received within 
48 hours after a vessel's entry shall be taken possession of by the dis- 
charging inspector and stored at owmer’s expense in general order 
stores unless an extension of time is granted by the collector. The 
collector will designate at the time of entry at least one package of 
every invoice, and not less than one in every 10 packages, exceptin