Sec. 146.63  Entry for consumption.

    (a) Foreign merchandise. Merchandise in foreign status or composed 
in part of merchandise in foreign status may be entered for consumption 
from a zone.
    (b) Zone-restricted merchandise. Merchandise in a zone-restricted 
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may be entered for consumption only when the Board has ruled that 
merchandise can be entered for consumption.
    (c) Estimated production--(1) Weekly entry. When merchandise is 
manufactured or otherwise changed in a zone (exclusive of packing) to 
its physical condition as entered within 24 hours before physical 
transfer from the zone for consumption, the port director may allow the 
person making entry to file an entry on Customs Form 3461 for the 
estimated removals of merchandise during the calendar week. The Customs 
Form 3461 must be accompanied by a pro forma invoice or schedule showing 
the number of units of each type of merchandise to be removed during the 
week and their zone and dutiable values. Merchandise covered by an entry 
made under the provisions of this section will be considered to be 
entered and may be removed only when the port director has accepted the 
entry on Customs Form 3461. If the actual removals will exceed the 
estimate for the week, the person making entry shall file an additional 
Customs Form 3461 to cover the additional units before their removal 
from the zone. Notwithstanding that a weekly entry may be allowed, all 
merchandise will be dutiable as provided in Sec. 146.65. When estimated 
removals exceed actual removals, that excess merchandise will not be 
considered to have been entered or constructively transferred to the 
Customs territory.
    (2) Individual transfers. After acceptance of the weekly entry, 
individual transfers of merchandise covered by the entry may be made 
from the zone.
    (d) Textiles and textile products. Subject to the existing statutory 
authority of the Board, textiles and textile products admitted into a 
zone, regardless of whether the merchandise has privileged or 
nonprivileged foreign status, which would have been subject to quota or 
visa or export license requirements in their condition at the time of 
importation (if entered for consumption rather than admitted to a zone), 
may not be subsequently transferred into Customs territory for 
consumption if, during the time the merchandise is in the zone, there 
has been a change by manipulation, manufacture, or other means:
    (1) In the country of origin of the merchandise as defined by 
Sec. 12.130 of this chapter;
    (2) To exempt from quota or visa or export license requirements 
other than a change brought about by statute, treaty, executive order or 
Presidential proclamation; or
    (3) From one textile category to another textile category.