Meaning
Official customs documentation issued by United States Customs and Border Protection notifies importers that incoming shipments fail to satisfy country of origin marking requirements or physical safety standards. Issuance of CBP form 4647 halts the commercial distribution of imported connectivity hardware, radio modules or finished smart electronics until corrective action occurs under customs supervision. The document mandates either physical remarking or supervised destruction of non-compliant merchandise within thirty calendar days.
Failure to satisfy these conditions triggers formal redelivery demands and liquidates customs entry bonds.
Compliance Trigger
Inspection officers generate notice when physical enclosures or outer shipping cartons lack legible and permanent origin markings required under federal trade statutes. In hardware integration workflows, imported sub-assemblies lacking etched or molded country designation labels receive this notice during port inspection.
Marking Remedy
Importers cure non-compliance by applying approved permanent labels, laser etching or stamped country designations under customs supervision. An authorized officer must physically inspect the rectified shipment or verify signed proof of redelivery before releasing the import bond liability.
Financial Penalty
Unresolved notices result in ten percent marking duties assessed on the final entered value of the uncorrected hardware. The port director enforces redelivery provisions, levying liquidated damages equal to the full bond amount if merchandise enters domestic commerce without authorization.
