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CFR /  Title 7  /  Part 1493  /  Sec. 1493.290 Proof of entry.

(a) Diversion. The diversion of goods covered by a facility payment guarantee to a country other than that shown on the facility payment guarantee is prohibited, unless expressly authorized by the GSM.

(b) Records of proof of entry. Exporters must obtain and maintain records of an official or customary commercial nature and grant authorized USDA officials access to such documents or records as may be necessary to demonstrate the arrival of the goods authorized by the facility payment guarantee. Records demonstrating proof of entry must be in English or be accompanied by a certified or other translation acceptable to CCC. Records acceptable to meet this requirement include:

(1) For goods: An original certificate, signed by a duly authorized customs or port official of the emerging market, by the importer, by an agent or representative of the vessel or ship line which delivered the goods to the emerging market, or by a private surveyor in the emerging market, or other documentation deemed acceptable by CCC:

(i) Showing that the goods entered the emerging market;

(ii) Identifying the export carrier;

(iii) Describing the goods; and

(iv) Indicating date and place the goods were unloaded in the emerging market.

(2) [Reserved]