19 CFR 141.31: General requirements and definitions.
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 19—Customs Duties
- CHAPTER I—U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY; DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
- PART 141—ENTRY OF MERCHANDISE
- Subpart C—Powers of Attorney
(a) Limited or general power of attorney. A power of attorney may be executed for the transaction by an agent or attorney of a specified part or all the Customs business of the principal.
(b) [Reserved]
(c) Minor agents. A power of attorney to a minor shall not be accepted.
(d) Definitions of resident and nonresident. For the purposes of this subpart, “resident” means an individual who resides within, or a partnership one or more of whose partners reside within, the Customs territory of the United States or the Virgin Islands of the United States, or a corporation incorporated in any jurisdiction within the Customs territory of the United States or in the Virgin Islands of the United States. A “nonresident” means an individual, partnership, or corporation not meeting the definition of “resident.”
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