§ 1312.28 - Distribution of export declaration.

§ 1312.28 Distribution of special controlled substances invoice.

Cross Reference

Link to an amendment published at 81 FR 97035, Dec. 30, 2016.

Cross Reference

Link to a delay published at 82 FR 8688, Jan. 30, 2017.

The required five copies of the special controlled substances export invoice, DEA (or BND) Form 236, will be distributed as follows:

(a) Copy 1 shall accompany the shipment and remain with the shipment

export declaration.

(a) The exporter must ensure that an official record of the export declaration (available from the DEA Diversion Control Division secure network application after the Administration issues a transaction identification number) accompanies the shipment of controlled substances to its destination.

(b) Copy 2 shall accompany the shipment and will be detached and retained by appropriate customs officials at the foreign country of destination.

(c) Copy 3 shall accompany the shipment and will be detached by the District Director of the U.S. Customs Service at the port of exportation, who shall sign and date the certification of customs on such Copy 3, noting any changes from the entries made by the exporter, and shall then promptly forward Copy 3 to the Import/Export Unit of the Administration.

(d) Copy 4 shall be forwarded, within the time limit required in § 1312.27 of this part, directly to the Import/Export Unit, Drug Enforcement Administration. The documentation required by § 1312.27(b)(4) of this part must be attached to this copy. See the Table of DEA Mailing Addresses in § 1321.01 of this chapter for the current mailing address.

(e) Copy 5 shall be retained by the exporter on file as his record of authority for the exportation.

[36 FR 7815, Apr. 24, 1971, as amended at 36 FR 13387, July 21, 1971. Redesignated at 38 FR 26609, Sept. 24, 1973, and amended at 45 FR 74715, Nov. 12, 1980; 51 FR 5319, Feb. 13, 1986; 52 FR 17291, May 7, 1987; 53 FR 48244, Nov. 30, 1988; 62 FR 13969, Mar. 24, 1997; 75 FR 10683, Mar. 9, 2010; 77 FR 4237, Jan. 27, 2012

The exporter, or their agent, must submit an official record of the export declaration and/or required data concerning the export transaction to a customs officer at the port of export in compliance with all export control requirements of agencies with export control authorities under the Act or statutory authority other than the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act.

(c) The exporter must maintain an official record of the export declaration and return information (both available from the Diversion Control Division secure network application after the Administration issues a transaction identification number) required pursuant to § 1312.27(d) as his or her record of authority for the exportation, in accordance with part 1304 of this chapter.

[81 FR 97035, Dec. 30, 2016]