# 31 CFR § 592.306: Importing authority

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-31-592.306

## Section

- **Citation:** 31 CFR § 592.306
- **Heading:** Importing authority
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 22, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 31—Money and Finance: Treasury > Subtitle B—Regulations Relating to Money and Finance > CHAPTER V—OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY > PART 592—ROUGH DIAMONDS CONTROL REGULATIONS > Subpart C—General Definitions

## Text

(a) The term importing authority means one or more entities designated by a Participant into whose territory a shipment of rough diamonds is being imported as having the authority to enforce the laws and regulations of the Participant regulating imports, including the verification of the Kimberley Process Certificate accompanying the shipment.
(b) The importing authorities for the United States are the U.S. Bureau of Customs and Border Protection or, in the case of a territory or possession of the United States with its own customs administration, analogous officials.
Note to § 592.306.
The Secretary of State will periodically publish in the Federal Register an up-to-date listing of the importing authorities of all Participants.

## Nearby sections

- [31 CFR § 592.101 § 592.101 Relation of this part to other laws and regulations.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-31-592.101.md)
- [31 CFR § 592.201 § 592.201 Prohibited importation and exportation of any rough diamond; permitted importation or exportation of any rough diamond.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-31-592.201.md)
- [31 CFR § 592.202 § 592.202 Evasions; attempts; conspiracies.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-31-592.202.md)
- [31 CFR § 592.301 § 592.301 Controlled through the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-31-592.301.md)
- [31 CFR § 592.302 § 592.302 Effective date.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-31-592.302.md)
- [31 CFR § 592.303 § 592.303 Entity.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-31-592.303.md)
- [31 CFR § 592.304 § 592.304 Exporting authority.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-31-592.304.md)
- [31 CFR § 592.305 § 592.305 Importation into the United States.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-31-592.305.md)
- [31 CFR § 592.306 § 592.306 Importing authority.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-31-592.306.md)
- [31 CFR § 592.307 § 592.307 Kimberley Process Certificate.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-31-592.307.md)
- [31 CFR § 592.308 § 592.308 Participant.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-31-592.308.md)
- [31 CFR § 592.309 § 592.309 Person.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-31-592.309.md)
- [31 CFR § 592.310 § 592.310 Rough diamond.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-31-592.310.md)
- [31 CFR § 592.311 § 592.311 United States.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-31-592.311.md)

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