# 19 C.F.R. § 10.728 (2026): Effect of noncompliance; failure to provide documentation regarding third country transportation

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## Section

- **Citation:** 19 C.F.R. § 10.728 (2026)
- **Heading:** Effect of noncompliance; failure to provide documentation regarding third country transportation
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Title 19 CFR: Customs Duties / Chapter I: U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY › DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY / Part 10: ARTICLES CONDITIONALLY FREE, SUBJECT TO A REDUCED RATE, ETC. / Subpart L: United States-Australia Free Trade Agreement / § 10.728: § 10.728   Effect of noncompliance › failure to provide documentation regarding third country transportation.

## Text

(a)
General.
If the importer fails to comply with any requirement under this subpart, including submission of a complete supporting statement prepared in accordance with § 10.724 of this subpart, when requested, the port director may deny preferential treatment to the imported good.
(b)
Failure to provide documentation regarding third country transportation.
Where the requirements for preferential treatment set forth elsewhere in this subpart are met, the port director nevertheless may deny preferential treatment to an originating good if the good is shipped through or transshipped in a country other than a Party to the AFTA, and the importer of the good does not provide, at the request of the port director, evidence demonstrating to the satisfaction of the port director that the conditions set forth in § 10.741 of this subpart were met.

## Nearby sections

- [19 C.F.R. § 10.721 (2026) § 10.721   Scope.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T19_P10_S10_721.md)
- [19 C.F.R. § 10.722 (2026) § 10.722   General definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T19_P10_S10_722.md)
- [19 C.F.R. § 10.723 (2026) § 10.723   Filing of claim for preferential tariff treatment upon importation.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T19_P10_S10_723.md)
- [19 C.F.R. § 10.724 (2026) § 10.724   Supporting statement.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T19_P10_S10_724.md)
- [19 C.F.R. § 10.725 (2026) § 10.725   Importer obligations.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T19_P10_S10_725.md)
- [19 C.F.R. § 10.726 (2026) § 10.726   Supporting statement not required.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T19_P10_S10_726.md)
- [19 C.F.R. § 10.727 (2026) § 10.727   Maintenance of records.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T19_P10_S10_727.md)
- [19 C.F.R. § 10.728 (2026) § 10.728   Effect of noncompliance; failure to provide documentation regarding third country transportation.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T19_P10_S10_728.md)
- [19 C.F.R. § 10.729 (2026) § 10.729   Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T19_P10_S10_729.md)
- [19 C.F.R. § 10.730 (2026) § 10.730   Originating goods.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T19_P10_S10_730.md)
- [19 C.F.R. § 10.731 (2026) § 10.731   Textile and apparel goods classifiable as goods put up in sets.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T19_P10_S10_731.md)
- [19 C.F.R. § 10.732 (2026) § 10.732   De minimis.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T19_P10_S10_732.md)
- [19 C.F.R. § 10.733 (2026) § 10.733   Accumulation.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T19_P10_S10_733.md)
- [19 C.F.R. § 10.734 (2026) § 10.734   Regional value content.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T19_P10_S10_734.md)

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