19 CFR §4.99
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- (a)Customs Forms 1300, 1302, 1302-A, 1303, and 1304 printed by private parties or foreign governments shall be accepted provided the forms so printed:
- (1)Conform to the official Customs forms in wording arrangement, style, size of type, and paper specifications;
- (2)Conform to the official Customs forms in size, except that:
- (i)Each form may be printed on metric A4 size paper, 210 by 297 millimeters (approximately 8 1/4 by 11 2/3 inches).
- (ii)The vertical format of Customs Forms 1300, 1302-A, 1303, and 1304 may be increased in size up to a maximum of 14 inches.
- (iii)Customs Form 1302 may be reduced in size to not less than either 8 1/2 by 11 inches or 210 by 297 millimeters (metric A4 size). If Customs Form 1302 is reduced in size, the size of type used may be reduced proportionately.
- (b)If instructions are printed on the reverse side of the official Customs form, the instructions may be omitted from the privately printed forms, but the instructions shall be followed.
- (c)The port director, in his discretion, may accept a computer printout instead of Customs Form 1302 for use at a specific port. However, to ensure that computer printouts may be used at all ports, the private party or foreign government first must obtain specific approval from Headquarters, U.S. Customs Service.
- (d)Forms which do not comply with the requirements of this section are not acceptable without the specific approval of the Commissioner of Customs.