# 19 CFR § 10.728: Effect of noncompliance; failure to provide documentation regarding third country transportation

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-19-10.728

## Section

- **Citation:** 19 CFR § 10.728
- **Heading:** Effect of noncompliance; failure to provide documentation regarding third country transportation
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 22, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 19—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 > Import Requirements

## 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 CFR § 10.721 § 10.721 Scope.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-19-10.721.md)
- [19 CFR § 10.722 § 10.722 General definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-19-10.722.md)
- [19 CFR § 10.723 § 10.723 Filing of claim for preferential tariff treatment upon importation.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-19-10.723.md)
- [19 CFR § 10.724 § 10.724 Supporting statement.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-19-10.724.md)
- [19 CFR § 10.725 § 10.725 Importer obligations.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-19-10.725.md)
- [19 CFR § 10.726 § 10.726 Supporting statement not required.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-19-10.726.md)
- [19 CFR § 10.727 § 10.727 Maintenance of records.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-19-10.727.md)
- [19 CFR § 10.728 § 10.728 Effect of noncompliance; failure to provide documentation regarding third country transportation.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-19-10.728.md)
- [19 CFR § 10.729 § 10.729 Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-19-10.729.md)
- [19 CFR § 10.730 § 10.730 Originating goods.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-19-10.730.md)
- [19 CFR § 10.731 § 10.731 Textile and apparel goods classifiable as goods put up in sets.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-19-10.731.md)
- [19 CFR § 10.732 § 10.732 De minimis.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-19-10.732.md)
- [19 CFR § 10.733 § 10.733 Accumulation.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-19-10.733.md)
- [19 CFR § 10.734 § 10.734 Regional value content.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-19-10.734.md)

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